4468 Mallard was built at Doncaster in 1938. The A4 class was designed for the North-Eastern Railway by Sir Nigel … 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.
Butterflies galore in between the rain.
On Monday I visited the RSPB reserve at Broadwater Warren with Nicole and Andrew. I have not visited this reserve … More
In search of an American Bonaparte
A lovely day dawned as Nicole, Andrew and I made our way to the Kent Wildlife Trust reserve at Oare … More
Butterflies and Dragonflies in Greenwich
A chance to visit a copy of local sites in Greenwich last week. My first stop was the Ecology Park … More
Patch walk: 6 July
Having been away from home for over 2 weeks, it was with some anticipation that I did the local patch … More
And the wind blew, but the butterflies still flew.
A cool, windy, overcast day did not bode well for a visit to Hutchinson’s Bank in search of butterflies. In … More
Birds and Butterflies of Montana Palencia
We had two days in Montana Palencia and on the first day, we visited Couvee des Francises in the morning. … More
The Bay of Biscay
My trip to northern Spain last week consisted of two separate parts, two days of sea-watching in and around the … More
Revisiting the Picos
Here are some more pictures of my trip to Northern Spain in 2019
Birding the Picos
Keith and I spent two days recently birdwatching in the Picos de Europa, a range of mountains in the north … More
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