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Rudston Monolith and a Scottish Lord.

During our recent visit to Yorkshire, we stopped at the village of Rudston to see the ‘Rudston Monolith’. The Monolith, … More

Walk around York

During our recent trip to Yorkshire, we spent a day in York. Sue wanted to see an exhibition at the … More

York, York Minster

Yorkshire Wildlife with a little bit of Rutland too

During a visit Sue and I recently made to see friends in Yorkshire I got the opportunity to spend a … More

Gannets, Little Egret, Puffins, RSPB Bempton, RSPB Fairburn Ings

Travelling the Elizabeth Line

I recently had my first opprtunity to travel on the Elizabeth Line, the newest addition to London’s transport network. It … More

Butterflies of Tilbury

Keith and I decided that, given the good weather forecast, we would return to Tilbury Fort to look for butterflies. … More

Tilbury

Return to Rye Meads

A few months ago I made a first visit to the RSPB reserve at Rye Meads in Hertfordshire ( https://petesfavouritethings.blog/2022/05/05/a-trip-to-the-lea-valley/ … More

Kingfisher, Little Ringed Plover, RSPB Rye Meads

In search of the Bee-eater

The news that a group of Bee-eaters, a colourful visitor from southern Europe had taken up residence in a disused … More

Avocet, Bee-eater, Cley, Redshank, Spoonbill

A walk through Rochester

After Keith and I had visited Gaia (See Tuesday’s post), we went for a walk around Rochester. Our first stop … More

Rochester

Visiting Gaia

Yesterday I went to Rochester to meet Keith and we visited an exhibition called Gaia in the Cathedral. Gaia is … More

Gaia, Rochester Cathedral

In search of a Spanish Visitor

A trip into London this week to visit Regent’s Park in search of an Iberian Chiffchaff, which normally breeds in … More

Canada Goose, Common Pochard, Egyptian Goose, Eurasian Coot, Regents Park

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