My first trip into Central London for nearly 18 months was to visit the British Museum to see a couple … 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 return to Tilbury
The weather forecast wasn’t promising but Keith and I decided to further explore the marsh at Tilbury Fort in Essex. … More
Across the water
It has been awhile since my last birdwatching trip, so it was with anticipation that I set off to meet … More
Nightingales Sing
Sue and I trip down to see Keith on his home patch for a few hours birdwatching. Our first stop … More
Sunrise from talainsphotographyblog
I am a real sucker for a great sunrise or sunset photo, so I had to share this one when … More
A WALK ALONG THE RIVER
It was good to be able to get back to visiting familiar haunts. It is probably a year since Keith … More
It’s good to be out again
A post-lockdown trip back to Bough Beech. The water level is still high and there is little to be seen … More
Mute Swan
So that’s why its called Crittalls Corner
I have lived just down the A20 from Crittalls Corner for 21 years and wondered where the name came from? … More
Canada Goose
The Canada Goose is one of our common resident geese, Introduced from North America from the late 17th century it … More
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