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East London

Contents
London Orbit Tower Rises at Olympic Park
The Orbit Tower, Olympic Park Stratford East London 2012
Redpoll
Bar Head Goose at Wanstead Flats
Greenfinch arrives
Eurostar Paris trains from London getting busier
London Overground starts next week

London Orbit Tower Rises at Olympic Park

Video show the construction well underway of the Orbit Tower at the London 2012 Olympic Park site in Stratford East London. The 115m tall art sculpture with a public viewing platform is formally named the Arcelor Mittal Orbit, and will … Continue reading

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The Orbit Tower, Olympic Park Stratford East London 2012

The Orbit Tower unveiled for Stratford Olympics Site I must have been out of touch recently because I wasn’t even aware there had been a series of proposals for building a large tower at Stratford East London, to make a … Continue reading

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Redpoll

A redpoll visited our wintry East London garden today, part of a small mixed flock of birds including Great Tits. It’s the first one I’ve seen, and this brings the garden birds list total up to 25. Redpoll Originally uploaded … Continue reading

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Bar Head Goose at Wanstead Flats

  Bar Head Goose at Wansted Flats, originally uploaded by Andyrob. The barhead or barheaded goose is an exotic species, probably an escape but there are reports of some breeding in the UK. They are specially adapted for flying at … Continue reading

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Greenfinch arrives

I just spotted a greenfinch, which is a common enough British bird, but it’s the first one I’ve seen in my East London garden. The number of species now visiting has at least doubled since I moved in here, last … Continue reading

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Eurostar Paris trains from London getting busier

I used to wonder what would happen after the Eurostar Paris trains were diverted from the interim Waterloo International station to the new St Pancras and now we are beginning to see the answer. International commuters in their thousands are … Continue reading

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London Overground starts next week

What is London Overground There’s a little two carriage train that runs from Barking to Gospel Oak, and then on to Richmond or Kew Gardens. The route carefully skirts around the whole of central London, passing through reservoirs and industrial … Continue reading

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Thanks for reading Andy Roberts articles about East London on the DARnet Blog