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Birds and trains and history and all of the things that I enjoy

Sutcliffe Park

A bright sunny day and a trip to our Local Nature Reserve at Sutcliffe Park. The LNR consists of the…

Little Grebe, Sutcliffe Park LNR

In search of winter wildfowl

A cold clear day in February saw Nicole, Andrew and I driving to Abberton Reservoir, south of Colchester, in Essex.…

Abberton Reservoir, Goosander, Rock Pipit, Slavonian Grebe

Statues and Monuments: Three Standing Figures

Three Standing Figures is a large stone sculpture by Henry Moore and was sculpted in 1947–48. It was exhibited at the…

statues and memorials in London

Battersea Park

A sunny Sunday morning and a trip to Battersea Park in search of one of the more exotic ducks that…

Battersea Park, Mandarin Duck

Return to Tooting

Today I returned to Tooting Common, hoping to get another view of the Ferruginous Duck that has been spending the…

birding, Birds, Canada Goose, Eurasian Coot, Ferruginous Duck, nature, Photography, Tooting Common, wildlife

Reflections

On my recent trip to the London wetland Centre I was struck by the wonderful reflections in the water

Birds, London Wetland Centre, Reflections

Once Bittern, twice…….

First trip of the year to the London wetland Centre in search of wintering Bittern. Although the Eurasian Bittern is…

Birds, Bittern, Eurasian Bittern, London Wetland Centre

A New Year begins

First walk of the year around the Tarn. I was greeted by a very friendly Robin, one of a number…

Birds, Canada Goose, Coot, Eurasian Teal, nature, Tarn

Christmas Greetings

Wishing you all a Happy and Merry Christmas

Grey day in Gravesend comes good

Yesterday was a grey dull day. Keith and I had planned to meet up in Gravesend for our regular walk…

Birds, Gravesend, Hawfinch, Song Thrush

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