As well as the breeding programme for the Common Crane, the conservation centre at Pensthorpe also has a breeding programme … More
Category: Natural History
Norfolk Journey: Day 5
Today we visited Pensthorpe, a nature reserve near Fakenham. It’s a mixture of a wildfowl collection and a wild area. … More
Norfolk Journey -Day 4
A wet morning and so we set off for Flitcham Abbey farm. This working farm has a wildlife haven with … More
Norfolk Journey – Day 3
A wet start to our third day in Norfolk. Pheasant, Robin, Dunnock and Wren all visited the garden, whilst a … More
Norfolk Journey-Day 1
Sue and I spent two weeks exploring the north of Norfolk and would like to share some of the highlights … More
Bullfinch
Last week I posted some pictures of the Black-Crowned Night Heron which is one of my favourite birds although rarely … More
Black-Crowned Night Heron
The black crowned night Heron is a small Heron species is found in southern Europe, North and South America, Africa … More
Turbulent waters
On the way back from Southend on the Jacob Marley, I became fascinated with the water being ejected from the … More
Naturelog: 18th August
A bright sunny morning found Keith and me at the RSPB Cliffe Pools reserve in North Kent. August can be … More
Naturelog: 28th July
At present both the Big Butterfly count and the national Dragonfly survey are both running and so I decided to … More