Alleged illegal killing of a protected hen harrier Court proceedings against a former gamekeeper, accused of shooting a protected hen harrier, have been dropped by the Crown Office, who have indicated that after considering all of the relevant material they could not use RSPB Scotland video evidence to support the prosecution in court. Since the…
Year: 2017
I’m in Torremolinos
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It’s not often one can write that! Today is an odd day. Normal service will be renewed tomorrow. I’m going to see some Monk Parakeets today.
Goodbye to Donana
And so we say farewell to Doñana after 12 days of research for a book. ‘We’? That’s me and Ruth Miller. The book? Watch this space but it may take a while!
Bad Defra; bad grouse moors.
There is dancing in the streets of El Rocio this morning as news spreads of the reprimand given to the UK government (esp Defra) by the EU over the poor job done by the UK to protect blanket bogs from burning. Blanket bogs don’t prosper under a scorched earth strategy and all this crap about…
It’s not all beer and skittles, you know!
No skittles at all. Researching a book requires great application and diligence. And birds can pop up anywhere. This Grey Heron caught me by surprise. Note it is the Garza Real (Royal Heron) in Spanish. The Purple Heron is the Garza Imperial. Is that because only emperors can wear purple or simply because it is…