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Naturelog: Thursday 1st May

Venturing farther afield today as I travel to the eastern part of Dorset to visit Brownsea Island. The island lies … More

Avocet, Black-Tailed Godwits, Brownsea Island, Greenshank, Red Squirrel, Sandwich Tern, Spoonbill

Naturelog: Wednesday 30th April

This morning walked to the RSPB reserve at Lodmoor. This marshland reserve is situated on the edge of Weymouth. There … More

Grey Heron, Little Egret, Northe Point, Oystercatcher, RSPB Lodmoor, Shelduck, Weymouth

Naturelog: Tuesday 29th April

Away for a few days last week birdwatching around Weymouth in Dorset on England’s south coast. The morning started off … More

Garganey, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, RSPB Radipole, Sandwich Tern, Weymouth

Great Crested Grebe

The largest of the UK Grebes, this species was almost hunted to extinction in the Uk as a source of … More

Great Crested Grebe

Abbotsbury Swannery

Abbotsbury Swannery near Weymouth in Dorset is unique in being the only managed nesting colony of Mute Swans in the … More

Abbotsbury Swannery, Mute Swan

Naturelog: Saturday 26th April

Off to visit Fingrinhoe Wick today with RSPB group. This is an Essex Wildlife Trust reserve, south east of Colchester, … More

Fingrinhoe Wick, Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Swallow

Naturelog: Wednesday 23rd April

The chance to pop into the London Wetland Centre for a couple of hours and what a couple of hours … More

Greenland Wheatear, London Wetland Centre, Mute Swan, Orange Tip, Redshank, Wheatear

Naturelog: Friday 18th April

The garden has remained quiet most of the week with a noticeable drop in visits to the feeder station. However … More

Eltham, Tarn

Naturelog: Wednesday 16th April

A lovely sunny afternoon so went off to Sutcliffe Park LNR to look for Butterflies and perhaps some early Dragonflies … More

Eltham, Sutcliffe Park LNR

Naturelog: Thursday 10th April

The morning dawned bright and sunny but my mood was anything but. Due to a broken rail there were no … More

Eltham, Eltham Palace, Tarn

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