The talk on Monday finished with some shots of the Northern Lights which reminded me of the wonderful views we … 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.
Memories of Norway
Attended a lecture yesterday on the wildlife of Norway, which reminded me of our fantastic trip along the coast in … More
A rare visitor
This is a picture of a male Smew in the collection at London Wetland Centre, which Keith took on our … More
Birding the Globe
No not the account of a round-the-world birding trip, though that would be amazing, but a trip to London’s Southbank … More
Looking for Winter Wildfowl
Yesterday, I went with Andrew and Nicole to Abberton Reservoir to look for wintering wildfowl. Abberton is a reserve based … More
In search of Bittern
Keith and I visited the London Wetland Centre last Friday in search of the elusive bird of the reed bed, … More
The calm after the storms
Having experienced two major storms (Isha and Jocelyn) in quick succession, I was keen to get down to the Tarn … More
A stroll in the park
I had to go into Sidcuo at the end of last week and so took the opportunity afterwards to have … More
The world in miniature
As I attended a couple of microscopic ID courses during 2023, I bought myself a small microscope at Christmas that … More
Winter sun on Trees
Yesterday morning, I was struck by the patterns made by the early morning sun on the trees in the gardens.
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