I do love a silver Birch tree. There is something fascinating about these trees and their peeling bark. I found … More
Author: Pete
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
And then there were two!
I have had 2 Buzzards over the Garden most days for the last week. Are they a pair? Will they … More
Sights of Spring
Lots of Spring Flowers out this week
Spring has Sprung
March dawns and its time for the first invertebrate surveys on my patch. So on a rare sunny day I … More
Rutland Water
Listened to a talk on Rutland Water yesterday which reminded me what an excellent place for wildlife and of my … More
The return of the Buzzard
In mid-December I posted about a buzzard which I had seen regularly over the garden. I thought it might be … More
Northern Pintail
The Northern Pintail is one of my favourite ducks. The population in the UK is stable, unlike many parts of … More
The return of the Pelican
Hot on the heels of the announcement about the planned White Stork reintroduction in Dagenham comes news of another proposed … More
Mallard
A common duck of parks and lakes, which is resident across the UK, although rarer in upland areas. There are … More
White Storks in London!
Exciting news as it was announced that there is to be a White Stork reintroduction programme in a Dagenham Country … More
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