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Just here to look at bird pictures 🪶
Wigeon at Rainham Marshes #UKWildlife 🦉 🪶
January 1, 2026 at 5:46 PM
2 Lapwing at Rainham Marshes #UKWildlife 🪶 🦉
January 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Here's a Pintail from a visit to Rainham Marshes yesterday #UKWildlife 🪶 🦉
December 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A Coal Tit from yesterday's walk #UKWildlife 🪶 🦉
December 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
a Robin for xmas day 🪶 🦉 #ukwildlife
December 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Time lapse of last night's #Jupiter system with Europa shadow transit. Covers 3 hours of real time. 79 x 3000 x 10 ms RGB in Celestron 8" at f/10. #astrophotography
December 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
a xmas day Mallard 🪶🦉 #ukwildlife
December 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
and here are a couple of Parakeets #ukwildlife
December 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Here is a Great Tit I saw today in the park today🦉🪶 #ukwildlife
December 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Marshmallows with wings and a tail.

Stunning views of three more absolutely beautiful Northern Long-tailed Tits at Tingwall, Shetland today.

Here's one of them.

#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #RareBirdsUK #Birds #UKWildlife
October 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
If you want to contribute to this good work for nature in London, there is a survey here, have your say.. 🦉🪶🦋🦊

londonlnrs.commonplace.is
London's Local Nature Recovery Strategy
The LNRS is part of a new system of spatial biodiversity strategies in England, required by law under the Environment Act 2021. London is one of the 48 regions tasked with creating this strategy.
londonlnrs.commonplace.is
October 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
frightening moat wall of Dover Castle #facesinthings
September 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Painted Lady at Dover Castle yesterday #ukwildlife 🦋
September 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Jackdaw at Dover Castle today #ukwildlife 🦉
September 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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“If we see one, that’s already amazing. If we see one and we know which direction it came from, that’s doubly amazing.” @science.org 🔭🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
Neutrino astronomers set biggest traps ever for messengers from cosmic accelerators
Country-size array of radio antennas could trace ultra–high-energy particles back to supernovae and black holes
www.science.org
August 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Butterflies and moths are tricky, so am quite pleased with this Speckled Wood #ukwildlife
August 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
August 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
a borb of a Mallard #ukwildlife 🪶
August 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
there were a lot of adolescent Egyptian Geese at the lower pond #ukwildlife 🪶
August 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Back out with my camera today after a long break, and I found this Green Woodpecker, a first for me #ukwildlife 🪶
August 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
quietly proud of the Perilla/Shiso I've grown from seed, it shimmers in the breeze #VegetableGardening
July 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
was away for a couple of days and this was my little harvest when I got back #VegetableGardening
July 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
trying to fix a drink but there a peas everywhere #vegetablegardening
June 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Robin landed and gave me this look, right after this photo it took the feather and flew off #ukwildlife 🪶 #nestingtime
April 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
the mum Mallard with most of her chicks, she's got my best wishes🪶 #ukwildlife
March 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM