A lovely spring day but only birding note was 50 Ring necked parakeets flying towards Hither Green roost along railway … 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.
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
Closed for refurbishment
After attending a morning training session in central London I went to the British Museum meaning to do some work … More
The Snow returneth
The highlight of the morning was the Sparrowhawk passing through the garden during a lull in the snow . It … More
A King and a Mandarin
Off now to a new site – Brookmill Park in Lewisham. A small park with the River Revensbourne running through … More
Blackheath and Greenwich
First stop this morning was the North of Blackheath (An area I refer to as the Dell). I have often … More
January Patch round-up
species seen on my patch in January: 32 Greylag Goose [sp] (Anser anser) Canada Goose [sp] (Branta canadensis) Muscovy Duck … More
Windy Greenwich Peninsular
Spent the morning at home working and was rewarded with views of the Nuthatch in its usual trees. Decided to … More
