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Category: Birds

Last walk of the year 2025

My final walk of 2025 was to complete a winter bird survey around Eltham Park. It was a cold, frosty … More

Eltham Park, Oxleas Meadows

There’s a Buzzard in my garden!

Since the end of summer we have had a least one Common Buzzard in the area where I live. I … More

Buzzard

In search of the YBW

A chance to get out and do some birdwatching last week, so I set out for the London Wildlife Trust … More

Egyptian Goose, Little Grebe, Walthamstow Wetlands

Winter walk

A rare dry sunny day amongst the wet windy November / December weather yesterday so I took the opportunity for … More

Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Eurasian Coot, Tarn

Gravesend walk

A sunny November morning and a walk along the promenade at Gravesend with Keith. By the time we arrived at … More

Common Pochard, Gravesend, Great Cormorant, Mute Swan

In search of Goosander (take 2)

At the end of last week Sue, Jasper and I returned to Footscray Meadows for a walk and another chance … More

Footscray Meadows, Goosander

In search of Goosander

Following reports of a female Goosander on the lake at Footscray Meadows I set off last Friday to see if … More

Footscray Meadows

In search of Firecrest

Having received some information from Andrew about a Firecrest he had found in a location close to me, I set … More

Eltham, Firecrest

Along the riverfront

I met Keith in Gravesend and after a refreshing cup of Coffee we made our way to the riverfront. Early … More

Gravesend

Finding Glossy Ibis

I wrote a week or so ago about the influx of Glossy Ibis’ into the UK in recent weeks. Last … More

Eurasian Coot, Eurasian Teal, Grey Heron, London Wetland Centre

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