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Eltham Palace (1): The history

This article was originally posted in 2013. I am re-posting it as an introduction to some new blogs on the…

Eltham, Eltham Lodge, Eltham Palace, London

The first day of Spring

  err…. think someone forgot to tell the weather here in the UK!!!

Snow

Bewick’s Swan

  The Bewick’s Swan is a winter visitor to the Uk found mainly in coastal areas of England and the…

Bewick's Swan

Naturelog: 25th February

Keith and I went on a trip with Bexley RSPB group down to the WWT at Slimbridge on the Bristol…

Avocet, Common Crane, Red-breasted goose, White-Fronted Goose, WWT Slimbridge

Naturelog: 24th February

Kieth and I spent the morning at Staines Reservoir looking for the American Horned Lark, which is still present. As…

American Horned Lark, Fieldfare, Little Grebe, Shelduck, Wigeon

Naturelog: 22nd February

  A bright winters day and a trip to Walthamstow Wetlands in east London, in search of a Little Bunting…

Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Little Bunting, Scaup, Walthamstow Wetlands

Housesteads Fort

Hadrian's Wall, Housesteads Fort

Hadrian’s Wall

Hadrian's Wall, Roman history

Naturelog: 9th February

On our way home from Weymouth, Sue and I made a lunchtime stop at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, near Ringwood…

Blashford Lakes, Brambling, Siskin

Naturelog: 8th February

On the way to Ferrybridge for coffee this morning a Eurasian Sparrowhawk flew over the harbour at Weymouth. On the…

common snipe, Dunnock, Ferrybridge, House Sparrow, Lapwing, RSPB Lodmoor

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