54 species of bird were recorded on or from my patch this year. The patch list rose by 4 to … 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.
Naturelog: Thursday 2nd January
Yesterday was a complete washout. Wet, windy and horrible was the only way of describing it so the year got … More
Naturelog: Patch update December 2013
Things continued to be busy on the patch. The Finches (Chaffinch and Greenfinch) continued to be regular visitors to the … More
M14
M14 (NGC6402) is a globular cluster in the constellation Opiuchus. It is about 30000 light years from Earth but is … More
Amsterdam Bridges
In a city with so many canals, there are of course a great many bridges
Naturelog: Sunday 29th December
A pleasant afternoon watching the birds in the garden. Mid-afternoon a group of about 12 Redwing flew over the garden … More
Naturelog: Saturday 28th December
A break in the bad weather allowed me to get out and do the Winter Thrush survey for December on … More
Naturelog: Christmas week
The weather in London over the past week has been against seeing many birds in the garden. The high winds … More
5080 Defiant
A member of the GWR Castle class, 5080 was originally named Ogmore Castle. It was built at Swindon in 1939 … More
Mandarin Duck
The Mandarin Duck was introduced into wildfowl collections in the Uk from its native home in China. Over the years … More
