Off to Greenwich Peninsular to look for migrant birds. During the week a number had been seen on the rough … 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.
M15
M15 (aka NGC7078) is a globular cluster seen in the constellation Pegasus. At an estimated 12 billion years old it … More
Naturelog: Friday 30th August
My first visit to the Tarn for a couple of weeks. It is good to see that we have avoided … More
Naturelog: Thursday 29th August
Have been very busy over the last few weeks so little opportunity to get out and about. The garden has … More
Bird Pictures: Grey wagtail
Another from the stamp lot I purchased last week. The Grey Wagtail is one of my favourite birds which we … More
Ashmolean Museum Oxford
The Ashmolean Museum in the centre of Oxford has the distinction of being the worlds first University Museum dating back … More
LCDR D4-4-0 No 737
D4-4-0 number 737 was built at Ashford for the London Chatham and Dover Railway. It entered into service in 1901 … More
Bird Pictures: Golden Oriole
I came across a job lot of Bird stamps the other day and so bought them out of interest to … More
M2
M2 (aka NGC7089) is one of the largest and oldest globular clusters known. It can be found in the constellation … More
Oxford Castle
The original castle was built in 1071 by Robert D’Oyly, a Norman baron who had come to England with William … More
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