Quite by accident last week I learnt of a nature reserve on the Thames Estuary run by Essex Wildlife Trust, … 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.
A Tilbury Walk
Yesterday Keith and I went for a walk at Tilbury Fort looking for migrant birds and some early butterflies. Even … More
Return to Rainham
Thinking about it it, I guess it must be about two years now since I last visited the RSPB reserve … More
A trip to the Lea Valley
This week I decided to visit the RSPB reserve at Rye Meads in the Lea Valley near Hoddesdon. the reserve … More
If at first you don’t succeed……
Well that’s what the old proverb says and so Monday I was back at the London Wetland Centre looking for … More
In search of a Garganey
After being at home all last week due to a health issue, I was keen to get out again this … More
East Anglian Weekend
Last weekend Sue and I did a trip to some of our favourite birdwatching spots in East Anglia. As followers … More
Spring Visit to Wetland Centre
Yesterday Keith and I along with Trevor visited the London Wetland Centre in search of Spring Migrants. Before we got … More
Around the world without leaving home
One thing about the pandemic is that we have had to find new ways of doing the things that we … More
South Coast Journey
It has been quite a time since I have been on a birdwatching trip, so it was great to spend … More
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