These are just a few image highlights from the pages of this blog from 2016.
This Hoatzin image is by Oscar Dewhurst – 6 November
One of Ralph’s best cartoons of the year – 21 May
One of my favourite birds of the year:
This was nice:
And this:
I saw a White-tailed Eagle here:
The Birdwatch-Birdguides Roadrunners team in the Champion of the Flyways event – and on my birthday:
Bruce Springsteen concert:
Shania Twain (don’t know how she got in here) – 25 July:
One of Tim Melling’s best images – Ivory Gull and Polar Bear 23 July:
Gordon Yates’s much-used and amazing image of Hen Harrier:
The strange story of the blue plaque:
West Pennine Moors saved – hooray!
Remarkable Birds published in September this year:
We passed this figure on 13 August:
And these were the constituencies who supported the e-petition:
And the breakdown of political parties:
And Henry seemed to enjoy himself too:
Quite a lot actually:
Thanks for all your support in 2016 – more to do in 2017. Happy New Year!
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And the winner?
That aviary-pun suffering, unarmed-parapet-jumping, birding-type bloke averring the ecological, social and moral necessity to BAN DRIVEN GROUSE SHOOTING.
If deep-set social mores can be changed (and it happens all the time) then so can driven grouse moors.
The highlight of 2016 was the success of your petition, Mark. Hopefully, it will pave the way for more widespread action from environmental NGOs and the caring public. Pressure needs to be brought to bear on organisations like the National Trust to safeguard their own land against damaging activities. Thank you for all your hard work on behalf of our wildlife and long may your campaigning continue.