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Naturelog: 4th February

The weather this morning could not have been more different to yesterday. Crisp and clear and with the sun shining. … More

Black-Tailed Godwits, common snipe, Robin, Teal

Naturelog: 3rd February

Not an auspicious start to our trip to Dorset as it poured with rain from the time Sue and I … More

Hawfinch

Naturelog: 1st February

A west London trip, primarily to catch up with the American Horned Lark which has been seen at Staines on … More

Horned Lark

Naturelog: 26th January

Keith and I spent the day in Gravesend, a town of the south bank of the Thames estuary in Kent. We … More

Gravesend, Redshank, Ruddy Turnstone, Wren

A TOUCHING SCENE, BUT WHY? — Towheeblog

1-20-18 I got this image of two Acorn Woodpeckers touching beaks. Was this an adult and young so long after … More

Acorn Woodpecker, Black-Tailed Godwits

Highlights of 2017: Marsh Warbler

Continuing on from the theme of yesterday. The trip Keith and I had to Minsmere (and those wonderful Bitterns) was … More

Marsh Warbler

Highlights of 2017: Bitterns

Another of my 2017 highlights has to be the views we got of Bitterns this year, especially at Minsmere.

Eurasian Bittern

A spectacular sight

The sight of starlings gathering for an evening roost in winter, a murmuration, can be one of the most spectacular sights … More

Murmuration, Starling

Highlights of 2017:Barn Owl

Continuing my highlights of 2017, I must include the wonderful opportunity I got to see and photograph Barn Owls whilst … More

Barn Owl

Naturelog: 5th January

For our first outing of the new year, Keith and I visited the London Wetland Centre with the prospect of … More

Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Goldeneye, London Wetland Centre

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