The Cormorant is one of our commonest waterbirds in the UK and can be seen pretty much everywhere across the … 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.
Comet ISON – to be or not to be?
Watchers waited with anticipation to see whether there would be anything left of comet ISON when it emerged from the … More
Patch update November
Things finally began to get busy on the patch. We had the return of the Finches (Chaffinch, Goldfinch and Greenfinch) … More
Blood Moon
Photo by Paul Russell (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11481133@N04/) I had never really given a lot of thought to the term ‘Blood Moon’ until … More
The Butterfly House (9)
Views of Amsterdam (4)
Having looked at the canal side houses here are some pictures from our recent trip to Amsterdam of the dwellings … More
3650 GWR Shunter
3650 is a representative of the class 57 shunting engine, which operated on the Great Western Railway. It was built … More
Naturelog: Tuesday 26th November
Working at home today so able to see two unusual visitors to the garden. Eurasian Treecreeper is an uncommon bird … More
The Butterfly House (8)
Naturelog: Monday 25th November
Today I went to do the Winter Thrush Survey for November at Sutcliffe Park LNR and surrounding area. After the … More
