Went to see the ‘Sky tonight’ show at the planetarium attached to the Royal Observatory Greenwich ( http://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory/ ). This … 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.
Bird pictures: Siskin
The bird on the left in the lower picture is a female Common Chaffinch
Birdlog: Wednesday 10th April
At lunchtime found myself near Sutcliffe Park LNR so decided to drop in for a while to see if there … More
Grey Squirrels
Many people seem to dislike the Grey Squirrel blaming them for dislodging our native Red Squirrel. But I think it … More
Roman London
Pictures of the model of Roman London [Displayed in the Museum of London]
Roman London revealed
Exciting news about Roman London from the ‘ Bloomberg place Dig site’ Well done @molarchaeology! Our understanding of Roman London … More
Birdlog: Tuesday 9th April
First stop this morning was Well Hall Pleasaunce, a park in North Eltham. The singing of Robins filled the air … More
Dumbell Nebula
The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as M 27, or NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, at … More
First Butterfly report 2013
The first Butterfly report this spring that I have seen It's starting to feel like #spring in today's #RSPB Monday … More
Bird Pictures: Glossy ibis
These birds were photographed on Lesvos
