- very nice blog by Findlay Wilde about coming runner up in the Animal Hero awards. I’m quite jealous that Findlay has had his photo taken with Brian May, but then Bohemian Rhapsody was at No 1 when I heard I had a place at Cambridge.
- Well done to Dominik Reynolds who won the award – a very deserving winner.
- Scotland goes for radical land reforms – seems like a good idea – click here and here
- Voting for our national bird (Round 1) ends on Sunday (midnight) – like in all elections, don’t complain about the result if you don’t vote.
- this is a beautifully illustrated blog of Martin Harper’s – can we have more of this please?
- are you coming to the Rally for Nature on 9 December?
- interesting news on Great Bustard reintroduction with 33 birds released this year.
- the RSPB is crowdfunding analysis of Turtle Dove shit – no shit!
- where do you think the BTO Cuckoos are now? Have a look here.
- Taxi! for Defra – click here
- everybody seems to be trying to sell me Christmas cards and/or raffle tickets (from the Labour party to the BTO) – I’ve got my Christmas cards from Findlay!