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Naturelog: Friday 9th January

The weather influenced a change in destination for a days birding in Kent and Keith and I went out to … More

Fieldfare, Kestrel, RSPB CLiffe

Bus Art (1)

2014 was the year of the bus and the London Transport authority commissioned a number of artists to create street … More

London Bus sculptures

Naturelog: Wednesday 7th January

Stopped off briefly this afternoon at Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve on the way home from a meeting. I wasn’t really … More

Blackbird, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Sutcliffe Park LNR

Naturelog: Tuesday 5th January

A grey morning but the first opportunity this year to get out and do some birdwatching away from the local … More

Cayuga Duck, Grey Heron, Kelsey Park, Little Grebe, Mandarin Duck, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck

Harlequin Duck visits Britain

A Male Harlequin duck Photo by Peggy Cadigan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/30146540@N02/) The news that a male Harlequin duck had been seen on … More

Harlequin Duck

Naturelog: My patch 2014 (1)

It is true to say that 2014 was a year of highs and lows on my local patch with regard … More

Tarn

Event photograph of the year 2014

Like yesterdays choice my choice for the event of year was fairly straightforward. In November we went to the Tower … More

Poppies, Tower of London

When the Thames Came to a Standstill: Frost Fairs on the Thames

Originally posted on Travelusion:
Between 1309 and 1814, the river Thames froze twenty three times. This ice was thick enough…

Frost Fairs, River Thames

Naturelog: Tuesday 23rd December

A morning walk round the patch. At last the algal bloom seems to be clearing from the Tarn but it … More

Eurasian Coot, Long-tailed Tit, Mallard, Moorhen, Tarn

Naturelog: Thursday 18th December

A damp overcast morning but went off in search of some winter thrushes at Sutcliffe Park LNR. A Grey wagtail … More

Canada Goose, common snipe, Common Starling, Grey Wagtail, Greylag Goose, Sutcliffe Park LNR, Tufted Duck

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