The reserve was relatively quiet bird-wise with the highlights being a small passage of House-martins and a juvenile Buzzard, which … 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.
Statues and Monuments: Sir Peter Scott
Peter Scott was born in September 1909. His father, the Antartic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, died when he was only … More
Bittern
Here are a couple of pictures of a Bittern taken at London Wetlands centre (6 miles from the City centre) … More
More than just birds!
Continuing the series of photos taken at the London Wetlands Centre whilst attending the wildlife photography workshop.
London Wetland Centre
Am travelling a lot this week so a chance to look back at some posts from one of my favourite … More
The Batlle of Naseby
June 14th 1645 saw a history-changing event. The English Civil War had dragged on for 3 years and neither the … More
Bare-throated Tiger-Heron
Originally posted on Stephen G Hipperson:
We saw a fair number of these Tiger-Herons. This one was standing in a tree, quite…
Aboard the SS Great Britain
There were three classes of Passengers on the SS Great Britain Luxury in First Class Comfort in Second Class Not … More
SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was the world’s first ocean liner. Launched in 1843 she was the … More
Bristol from the Water
In Bristol for a meeting, but also some time to do a little sightseeing. Arriving at Temple Meads Station, I … More
