For our first outing of the new year, Keith and I visited the London Wetland Centre with the prospect of … More
Category: Birds
Highlights of 2017: Black-winged Stilts
The Black-winged Stilt is a long-legged wading bird which normally breeds in the shallow lakes, marshes and ponds of the … More
Cattle Egret
A small Egret which used to be very rare in Britain, but whose numbers have increased over recent years along … More
Naturelog: 26th December
Boxing day brought a sunny day and two unexpected visitors to the garden. The first was a single Long-tailed Tit, which … More
Naturelog: 19th December
A pre-Christmas outing to central London with Keith. The morning’s target was to locate Little Owl in Hyde Park. I had … More
Naturelog: 17th December
A trip to the Kent coast with Bexley RSPB Group on a misty and cold morning. As we approached the … More
Nuthatch
On last weeks trip to Lynford in Norfolk, I had some wonderful views of Nuthatch. In many ways, it resembles and … More
Return of the Grey Wagtail
Pleased to see that the wintering Grey Wagtail that visited the garden regularly last winter has returned. We think it … More
Naturelog: 26th November
A crisp chilly morning and I was on my way to Norfolk / Suffolk borders with the local RSPB group. … More
Naturelog: 24th November
A week on from my photography course and I find myself back at the London Wetland Centre, this time … More