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Invasion of the Parakeets

A few mornings ago a ‘squadron’ of Ring-necked Parakeets raided our garden feeders.

Ring-Necked Parakeet

Birds of Welney

Some more photos from my trip to Norfolk at the weekend            

Common Pochard, Coot, Goldfinch, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Tree Sparrow, Welney WWT, Whooper Swan

Naturelog: January 24th

Sunday found me on a RSPB group outing to Welney Wildfowl centre in Norfolk. This is one of my favourite … More

Reed Bunting, Tree Sparrow, Welney WWT, Whooper Swan

Naturelog: Tuesday 19th January

A chance to get out of London and travel down to Chatham to look for the Great Northern Diver which … More

Abbots Court, Chatham dockyard, Hoo, House Sparrow, Little Egret, Redshank

Naturelog: 15th January

Popped into Greenwich Peninsular ecology park for an hour this morning. One of the volunteers diredted me to the Alder … More

Coot, Greenwich Ecology Park, Moorhen, Tarn

Great Northern Diver

A few weeks ago Keith and I went down to Chatham Docks to see the Great Northern Diver that is … More

Great Northern Diver

Naturelog: 8th January (2)

Some more photos from the trip Keith and I made to the London Wetland Centre last Friday       … More

common snipe, Eurasian Bittern, Eurasian Wigeon, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Mandarin Duck

Naturelog: 8th January

After a week taken up primarily with the marking of students assignments (a task which I find far harder and … More

common snipe, Eurasian Bittern, lesser black-backed gull, London Wetland Centre, Mandarin Duck, Shoveler

Naturelog: 7th January

Popped into Sutcliffe Park Local Nature reserve this morning for a quick visit to see what was present on the … More

Eurasian Coot, Mallard, Robin, Sutcliffe Park LNR, Tufted Duck

Naturelog: 5th January

  A misty morning as I arrived at Footscray meadows for a local RSPB walk. Whilst waiting for the group … More

Footscray Meadows, Grey Wagtail, Mallard, Ring-Necked Parakeet

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