Apologies for the lack of posts over the past couple of weeks but I have been unwell. Feeling better now … 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.
4771 Green Arrow
4771 Green Arrow was built is in 1936 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster. It is a … More
4468 Mallard
4468 Mallard was built at Doncaster in 1938. The A4 class was designed for the North-Eastern Railway by Sir Nigel … More
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
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