On a recent trip to Gravesend came across this wonderful piece of street art.
Close encounter of the Grebe kind.
On Monday I made my way to Staines Reservoir, just south of Heathrow Airport in search of wintering divers and…
A walk by the river
Last week Keith and I met up in Gravesend for a walk along the River Thames. It was quite quiet…
Light up the Norwegian Sky
The talk on Monday finished with some shots of the Northern Lights which reminded me of the wonderful views we…
Memories of Norway
Attended a lecture yesterday on the wildlife of Norway, which reminded me of our fantastic trip along the coast in…
A rare visitor
This is a picture of a male Smew in the collection at London Wetland Centre, which Keith took on our…
Birding the Globe
No not the account of a round-the-world birding trip, though that would be amazing, but a trip to London’s Southbank…
Looking for Winter Wildfowl
Yesterday, I went with Andrew and Nicole to Abberton Reservoir to look for wintering wildfowl. Abberton is a reserve based…
In search of Bittern
Keith and I visited the London Wetland Centre last Friday in search of the elusive bird of the reed bed,…
The calm after the storms
Having experienced two major storms (Isha and Jocelyn) in quick succession, I was keen to get down to the Tarn…
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