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Butterflies galore in between the rain.

On Monday I visited the RSPB reserve at Broadwater Warren with Nicole and Andrew. I have not visited this reserve…

beautiful Demoiselle, Broadwater Warren, Purple and Gold Moth, Silver Washed Fritillary, White Admiral

In search of an American Bonaparte

A lovely day dawned as Nicole, Andrew and I made our way to the Kent Wildlife Trust reserve at Oare…

7-spot ladybird, Bees, Bonaparte's Gull, Common Darter, Oare Marshes

Butterflies and Dragonflies in Greenwich

A chance to visit a copy of local sites in Greenwich last week. My first stop was the Ecology Park…

Black-Tailed Skimmer, Common Darter, Common Tern, Greenwich Ecology Park, Marbled White, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Vanbrugh Pits

Patch walk: 6 July

Having been away from home for over 2 weeks, it was with some anticipation that I did the local patch…

Azure Damselfly, Common Carder Bee, Little Grebe, Marmalade Hoverfly, Meadow Brown, Tarn, Tarnwood park

And the wind blew, but the butterflies still flew.

A cool, windy, overcast day did not bode well for a visit to Hutchinson’s Bank in search of butterflies. In…

Hutchinsons Bank NR, Marbled White, Meadow Brown

Birds and Butterflies of Montana Palencia

We had two days in Montana Palencia and on the first day, we visited Couvee des Francises in the morning.…

The Bay of Biscay

My trip to northern Spain last week consisted of two separate parts, two days of sea-watching in and around the…

Bay of Biscay, Dolphins, Gannets, Whales

Revisiting the Picos

Here are some more pictures of my trip to Northern Spain in 2019

Birding the Picos

Keith and I spent two days recently birdwatching in the Picos de Europa, a range of mountains in the north…

Alpine Accentor, Alpine Chough, Griffon Vulture, Picos de Europa

Stunning Picos

. Some more pictures of the stunning scenery seen on my recent trip to the Picos de Europa in Northern…

Picos de Europa

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