Spring has Sprung

March dawns and its time for the first invertebrate surveys on my patch. So on a rare sunny day I … More

Rutland Water

Listened to a talk on Rutland Water yesterday which reminded me what an excellent place for wildlife and of my … More

In mid-December I posted about a buzzard which I had seen regularly over the garden. I thought it might be … More

The Northern Pintail is one of my favourite ducks. The population in the UK is stable, unlike many parts of … More

Hot on the heels of the announcement about the planned White Stork reintroduction in Dagenham comes news of another proposed … More

A common duck of parks and lakes, which is resident across the UK, although rarer in upland areas. There are … More

A free afternoon and a chance to visit Sutcliffe Park Local Nature Reserve in Eltham. The reserve consists of the … More

A walk around the Tarn produced the usual cast of Characters. The drake Teal was still present with a group … More

Last week, I went with Andrew and Nicole to visit Abberton Reservoir, just south of Colchester in Essex. This large … More

A bright sunny winter morning and a good chance for a walk along the River Thames at Erith. This stretch … More