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Sutcliffe Park

A bright sunny day and a trip to our Local Nature Reserve at Sutcliffe Park. The LNR consists of the … More

Little Grebe, Sutcliffe Park LNR

In search of winter wildfowl

A cold clear day in February saw Nicole, Andrew and I driving to Abberton Reservoir, south of Colchester, in Essex. … More

Abberton Reservoir, Goosander, Rock Pipit, Slavonian Grebe

Battersea Park

A sunny Sunday morning and a trip to Battersea Park in search of one of the more exotic ducks that … More

Battersea Park, Mandarin Duck

Return to Tooting

Today I returned to Tooting Common, hoping to get another view of the Ferruginous Duck that has been spending the … More

birding, Birds, Canada Goose, Eurasian Coot, Ferruginous Duck, nature, Photography, Tooting Common, wildlife

Reflections

On my recent trip to the London wetland Centre I was struck by the wonderful reflections in the water

Birds, London Wetland Centre, Reflections

Once Bittern, twice…….

First trip of the year to the London wetland Centre in search of wintering Bittern. Although the Eurasian Bittern is … More

Birds, Bittern, Eurasian Bittern, London Wetland Centre

A New Year begins

First walk of the year around the Tarn. I was greeted by a very friendly Robin, one of a number … More

Birds, Canada Goose, Coot, Eurasian Teal, nature, Tarn

Grey day in Gravesend comes good

Yesterday was a grey dull day. Keith and I had planned to meet up in Gravesend for our regular walk … More

Birds, Gravesend, Hawfinch, Song Thrush

A trip to Tooting

At the end of last week , I took a morning trip to Tooting Common in search of a Ferruginous … More

Ferruginous Duck, Tooting Common

A rare Visitor

The news of a Dartford warbler on Hampstead Heath meant I set off to see if I could see this … More

Dartford Warbler, Hampstead Heath

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