Derbyshire Nature Reserves

Time is of the essence today so little time for narrative
or captions so please excuse the rush.
This is the Nature Reserve at the
WILMINGTON GRAVEL PITS

BLACK-HEADED GULLs with young.

COOT

RAZOR STROP FUNGI

BAT BOX

male ORANGETIP BUTTERFLY

GREYLAG GEESE

HOVERFLY

NUTHATCH

BLACK-HEADED GULL

COMMON TERN

SELFHEAL

BADGER's SETT

Derby Day

With the wedding of Sarah Lindsay (daughter of Andy) to Stephen Taylor close at hand there is still much to do necessitating a visit this morning to Derby city centre. It was an added bonus that brother Shaun (centre) could also accompany us.

DERBY CATHEDRAL

and TOWN CENTRE

RED-TAILED HAWK

HARRIS HAWK

SAKER FALCON

COMMON BUZZARD

TAWNY OWL

BARN OWL

COMMON KESTREL

LITTLE OWL

The RAM emblem of the City

The now redundant Old Bell Hotel

Derby Inventors

here's hoping these can be read.

Some readers may remember the news item referring to a burglar's body being found in the chimney of a solicitor's office, well this is the building.

The 5 of us ended our day in the rather trendy

DIAL RESTAURANT