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If at first you don’t succeed……

Well that’s what the old proverb says and so Monday I was back at the London Wetland Centre looking for … More

Garganey, London Wetland Centre

East Anglian Weekend

Last weekend Sue and I did a trip to some of our favourite birdwatching spots in East Anglia. As followers … More

Cley, Minsmere RSPB, RSPB Titchwell, Welney WWT

Spring Visit to Wetland Centre

Yesterday Keith and I along with Trevor visited the London Wetland Centre in search of Spring Migrants. Before we got … More

Jay, Little Egret, London Wetland Centre, Moorhen, Teal

South Coast Journey

It has been quite a time since I have been on a birdwatching trip, so it was great to spend … More

Portsmouth, Portsmouth Dockyard, Portsmouth Harbour

A Town of Shoes

The Bata company began making shoes in the Czech republic, then part of Austria-Hungary, in 1894. The following year they … More

Bata Shoes, Tilbury

Coalhouse Fort

Coalhouse Fort stands on the north side of the River Thames. The current fort was built in the 1860s under … More

Coalhouse Fort

In search of a Stork

Last Wednesday Keith and I decided to try and catch up with the White Stork that has been wintering on … More

Coalhouse Fort, Tilbury, White Stork

Harty Church

The church of St Thomas the Apostle, Harty lies in the middle of Harty Marsh on the Isle of Sheppey, … More

Harty Church

A day on Sheppey

Last week Keith, Sue, and I spent a day birdwatching on the Isle of Sheppey, off the north coast of … More

Harty Ferry, Kestrel, Shelness, Shore Lark

Liner in the Devon sunset

Here is a photo of a liner that was laid up off Paignton during my recent trip together with an … More

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