App review – Seek

by Peter Hanscomb

If your like me and struggle sometimes to identify just what species of plant , insect or animal you’ve just photographed this could be the app you’ve been waiting for. Free to download on both ISO and Android the apps simple to use and reasonably accurate.

All you need to do is open the app on your phone of tablet….

Take a picture of the subject you want to identify…….

Tap the identity photo button…..

And review the results……….

We tried a variety of different animals , plants and insects and whilst some answers were a bit generic, it identified the species or sub species in 18 out of 20 attempts. So not full proof but definitely worth downloading.

WILDLIFE – BRAMBLING

The Brambling – Fringilla montifringilla Bramblings are the same size and shape as a chaffinch. In their summer breeding plumage, males have a glossy black head and back, but in winter the black feathers are hidden by pale fringes, giving the head and back a more mottled black and brown appearance. Females have a brown…

by phans66 February 14, 2026January 2, 2026

WILDLIFE – LITTLE OWL

The Little Owl – Athene noctua The little owl was first introduced to the UK in the 1800s. Look out for them in trees overlooking grassland from where they swoop down to catch small prey with their sharp talons. The little owl makes its home in small copses, on parkland, around farms and in orchards…

by phans66 February 7, 2026January 1, 2026

LOCATION – SWINDON LAGOONS

Swindon Lagoons , Shaw Forest , Swindon , SN5 7ET Swindon Lagoons is an incredible story of nature’s ability to recover. Until 1985 the lagoons stored waste by-products of Thames Water’s sewage treatment works. Thames Water cleared them out, they were planted with reeds, and wildlife has flooded back under the management of the Wiltshire…

by phans66 January 31, 2026December 22, 2025