Searching for Dragons

Making the most of my changed itinerary last week, I also managed to fit the first of a new survey. … More

Bees of Chiswick

Spent last Saturday on the grounds of Chiswick House surveying the local bee population. The day was a joint effort … More

After being away last week it was back to the weekly survey walk around our estate gardens and the Tarn. … More

January Started the year with a lot of local birding and it was a local bird which took the highlight … More

A bright warm sunny morning saw Keith and I at West Court Farm near Cliffe in Kent. As usual our … More

A few months ago I made a first visit to the RSPB reserve at Rye Meads in Hertfordshire ( https://petesfavouritethings.blog/2022/05/05/a-trip-to-the-lea-valley/ … More

Thinking about it it, I guess it must be about two years now since I last visited the RSPB reserve … More

I haven’t been able to visit the RSPB reserve at Minsmere since February so it was good to reconnect, even … More

On Monday Sue and I travelled down to Sevenoaks Nature Reserve to meet our friends Keith and Elaine for a, … More