Naturelog: 21st March

A bright sunny morning and a chance to have a stroll around the Tarn. As I approached a bird … More

Naturelog: 17th March

This was the first visit that Keith and I had made to the London Wetland Centre this year and it … More

Arthur Sullivan was born in May 1842, the son of a bandmaster. He composed his first anthem at the age … More

Snow has become increasingly rare in London and this past weekend we experienced our first snowfall of the year. It … More

In the midst of a very busy week in which even blog posts had to take a back seat, it … More

It’s the weekend of the RSPB winter garden bird count and as long-serving readers of my blog will know this … More

Later in the day, I went to our local nature reserve at Sutcliffe Park. It was a bright sunny frosty … More

Why does it always seem to happen? I go away for a week and another local birdwatcher finds 2 first … More

Henry Bartle Frere was born in March 1815 in Monmouthshire. He was educated at the East India company college and … More