Highlights of 2023 (2): Small Red-eyed damselfly at Eltham Palace.

Early July sees the emergence of the Small Red-eyed damselfly. From my local recording some years ago I knew of … More

In search of Bittern

Keith and I headed off for the London Wetland Centre last week in search of that elusive London winter visitor, … More

I was out the other day and witnessed a glorious autumnal sunset near my home.

Last week Keith and I went for a walk along the River Thames at Gravesend. Starting at Town Pier, walking … More

As I sit here today, looking out over the gardens, it is a grey and miserable day and the rain … More

This week’s local walk had another purpose: I checked out all the patches of Ivy to look for Ivy Bees, … More

As the butterfly season comes to a close, I was looking at what species I hadn’t seen so far and … More

One of the most exciting things I have come across this summer has been how some insects seek to mimic … More

The Grayling is a large butterfly, which is a master at camouflage and you normally only know it is present … More

One of my great pleasures this summer has been sorting through the various insects in the estate gardens around where … More