2017 – Page 116 – Mark Avery

Five weeks today – four more Hen Harrier Day events

Mark July 2, 2017September 12, 2021 Comments Off

South: Venue: RSPB Arne, Wareham, BH20 5BJ Start: 11am Speakers: Chris Packham, and tbc For more info: @HenHarrierDaySouth Highland: Venue: Community Hall, Boat of Garten, PH24 3BL Start: 1pm Speakers: Mark Avery, Andy Wightman MSP, Allan Bantick, Harry Huyton (One Kind), Ian Thomson (RSPB), Peter Argyle (Cairngorms NP) For more info: Facebook, @HHDayHighlands …

See you there on the Inglorious 12th

Mark July 2, 2017September 12, 2021 8 Comments

Sunday book review – The Red Squirrel by Scotland the Big Picture

Mark July 2, 2017July 17, 2018 7 Comments

This is a beautiful book with fantastic images. Most of the photos are by Neil McIntyre (with a few from James Shooter, Peter Cairns and Jackie Walker). Seen one Red Squirrel, seen them all? No! Despite this book having scores of Red Squirrel images the species is so photogenic and the images are so crisp…

Tim Melling – Hudsonian Godwit

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Tim writes: Hudsonian Godwit is quite a scarce North American shorebird and is classed as near-threatened by IUCN. It breeds only in five well scattered areas ranging from northern Alaska to the shores of Hudson Bay. It winters in southern South America but has regular stopover sites in North America, including southern Alaska where…

An Unreliable History of Birdwatching (14) by Paul Thomas

Mark July 1, 2017June 29, 2017 2 Comments