Working at home today. There is little sign of activity in the garden. The cold snap seems to have slowed … 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.
Trifid Nebula
Another picture from Harvard NASA Telescope which I have just processed Have also signed up to use Bradford Telescope but … More
In search of a Diver
A free day so off early to Staines Reservoirs in search of Great Northern Diver. I haven’t been to this … More
A first sighting for my patch!
I was answering the door to a friend at 1730 when a Mute Swan flew across the road and on … More
The cold snap continues
A little bit more activity in the garden today. The Green woodpecker flew through mid morning but did not stop. … More
A cold shiver
After a couple of bright days the temperature has dropped and the bird activity in the garden has almost ceased. … More
Another Spring Day
A lovely spring day but only birding note was 50 Ring necked parakeets flying towards Hither Green roost along railway … More
Busy in the Garden
The garden has been very busy with much coming and going. It seems like in the last few days everything … More
First signs of spring?
The garden is full of activity. The squirrels are chasing each other around and the Blue tits are investigating the … More
Stars in the skies
Working at home most of the day. The garden was pretty quiet bird-wise, although at 1300 there was suddenly a … More
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