Yesterday Keith and I went to Tilbury and Gravesend in search of spring migrants and early Butterflies and Bees. We … More
Category: Insects
Wildlife Diary 2022
January Started the year with a lot of local birding and it was a local bird which took the highlight … More
Time for reflection 2
I am not sure if I have mentioned it before but I like to have a focus for each year … More
In search of the Bee-eater
The news that a group of Bee-eaters, a colourful visitor from southern Europe had taken up residence in a disused … More
Return to Rainham
Thinking about it it, I guess it must be about two years now since I last visited the RSPB reserve … More
Wildlife where you least expect it
These are a couple of pictures of a Harlequin Ladybird, which we found on our car windscreen at home the … More
Minsmere Revisited
I haven’t been able to visit the RSPB reserve at Minsmere since February so it was good to reconnect, even … More
Oare Marshes, Kent
Come with me to one of the best Nature Reserves in the country as we visited Oare Marshes last week. … More
Naturelog: Saturday 12th September 2015
The reserve was relatively quiet bird-wise with the highlights being a small passage of House-martins and a juvenile Buzzard, which … More
More than just birds!
Continuing the series of photos taken at the London Wetlands Centre whilst attending the wildlife photography workshop.