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

Highlights of 2023 (6): Butterflies of Hutchinsons Bank

Sue and I made several trips this Summer to the LWT reserve at Hutchinsons Bank at New Addington, one of…

Glanville Fritillary, Hutchinsons Bank NR, Small Blue

Highlights of 2023 (5): The Coast of New Forest

In March, Sue and I had a short break in the New Forest We started our trip at Blashford Lakes,…

Highlights of 2023 (4): Norfolk in February

A great break in North Norfolk with some great bird sightings.

Norfolk wildlife

Christmas Greetings

A Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year to you all

Christmas

Highlights of 2023 (3): Giants of Steam

I didn’t get around to visiting a lot of steam railways this year but had a great day at the…

Bluebell Railway, Giants of Steam

You never know what you will see

At the end of last week, Keith and I met up in Gravesend for a pre-Christmas lunch, but before eating…

Gravesend, Mistle Thrush, Pied Avocet

Highlights of 2023 (2): Small Red-eyed damselfly at Eltham Palace.

Early July sees the emergence of the Small Red-eyed damselfly. From my local recording some years ago I knew of…

Eltham Palace, Ringlet, Small Red-eyed Damselfly

Highlights of 2023 (1): Butterflies in Spain

So as I sit here thinking about my highlights of 2023, the first that comes to mind is the wonderful…

The Order of St John of Jerusalem

The Order of the Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, better known as the Knights Hospitallers, was…

Knights Hoppitaller

In search of Bittern

Keith and I headed off for the London Wetland Centre last week in search of that elusive London winter visitor,…

London Wetland Centre

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