Art Deco houses in Frinton-on-Sea and birds and butterflies at The Naze in late April 2025

I walked from Walton-on-the-Naze to Frinton-on-Sea and viewed some Art Deco houses from the beach hut area down below the cliffs

Then I wandered along the top of the cliff where there were several houses with sea views and others along the small side roads - all looked fantastic!

This one was for sale - dreaming!!!!

 

Back in Walton-on-the-Naze there were beach huts in tiers

A Pied Wagtail was looking for the Naze Tower

World War 2 pill box on The Naze nature reserve

Kestrel on a tree in front of a blue sky

Speckled Wood butterfly

Peacock butterfly

Comma butterfly

I believe that this is a Drinker moth caterpillar

There is a Kestrel box on the side of the Naze Tower

Marsh Harrier attached to a sailing boat at low tide on the Backwater estuary

Lovely exotic Parrots on the outside of a mobile home in the holiday park!

Visit to Abberton Reservoir nature reserve just after Christmas 2023

During my stay in Brightlingsea during Christmas week 2023, I was lucky enough to get a lift to Abberton Reservoir nature reserve - my first and, probably, last as I can only travel by public transport.

It was a dull day and kept showering every so often.  I was in a bird hide during one of the showers and was treated to distant group of Goldeneyes, plus - somewhere in the crowd - there was a female Smew!

Stonechat on a shrub at the edge of the reservoir

Layer de la Haye church in the distance past a field of sheep

Pair of Gadwells

Male and female Eurasian Teal

Swans on the reservoir in front of an electricity pylon

Male Goosander in the distance

 

Interesting architecture - houses and buildings - seen during a Christmas walk in Brightlingsea, Essex

I spent a week in Brightlingsea over Christmas and saw more than wildlife while I was there.  Below are photographs of interesting buildings in the town during a walk on Christmas Day.

Jacob's Hall - a very, very old house on the High Street

I liked the window on this house

Interesting black and white house

All the houses along the High St were different

Lovely roof above a doorway

Houses at Hurst Green

The Rosebud pub at Hurst Green

Lots of the houses had Doric Columns by the front door

Ancient barn

Timber framed house

House with interesting windows and picket fence

I liked the wrought iron porch on this large brick-built house

This amazing large house used to be a hotel/pub and is now divided into three flats

Wreck Warehouse - Cinque Port Board of Trade