In this occasional series of links to other interesting blog posts, here are some blogs that have caught my eye.
- Martin Harper, RSPB – A comment on the likely and untimely death of the Agriculture Bill
- Wild Justice – General licences in Wales
- Wild Justice – Gamebirds legal challenge
- Raptor Persecution UK – What happened to this buzzard, caught in a trap on Leadhills Estate?
- Raptor Persecution UK – Raising awareness of eagle persecution at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
I can’t find much else in the blogosphere that has grabbed my interest recently – can you point me in the right directions please?
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Roy Dennis’s blog on the peregrinations (sorry) of the IoW White-tailed eagle, Culver. Fascinating.
So much for the IOW, he couldn’t get away fast enough.
Dennis – he’ll be back. That’s what young raptors do. The Red Kites released on Black Isle in Scotland travelled to Orkney, Northumberland and Northern Ireland (from memory) but all nested close to the release site. What’s close? Within c20 miles at first (again from memory).
So we’ll see here the WTEs end up.
Didn’t read it Dennis? Culver returned to the IoW passing over Culver cliff at 1045am yesterday morning. A round trip of 680km! Brilliant maps with altitude included.
Dennis he was back 30 hours BEFORE you made that comment
Probably got hungry,maybe couldn’t catch his own food so went back to get his share of handout. At least he managed to be too late for the introduction Stork release in Sussex. They had moved on to Dorset and various places.
When I looked on Roy Dennis information he had not put his latest movement on.
We all know these Eagles move around the first two years and probably longer.
Nick Miles – Guest blog :- https://www.league.org.uk/blog/red-kites-and-me
Thanks Carole, I’ve just read it as you suggest, its very good, I’ve seen Nick Miles speak at a Hen Harrier day event ( no not in Bowland!) . He was very good it matters not that as he claims he is relatively unknowing its his passion, enthusiasm and sheer delight communicated so well that ought to be heard by all.
I thought this was quite an interesting story Mark https://anewnatureblog.com/2019/09/02/another-top-wildlife-site-trashed-landowner-given-paltry-fine-and-let-off-costs/
Interesting and extremely depressing. If there is so little consequence when a landowner trashes a SSSI the protection afforded by that designation would appear to count for almost nothing.
and it’s not hard to imagine some land agents making exactly that point to SSSI owners with malign thoughts on their minds.
I’d recommend ‘Common by Nature’ from James Common. https://commonbynature.co.uk/
Well I started reading Martin Harper’s blog but abandoned after 22 words because the 23rd word was “scones”. What is it with scones? Why is the World obsessed with scones? Are they the new opium of the people? We don’t need scones. Unlike fat and protein, there is no essential carbohydrate, let alone in scone form. They are not worth the milling of the wheat they are made from or any of the inputs used in its production.
There are distressing reports in the meejar about organised sheep theft and al fresco butchery – especially in Northamptonshire – but nothing about scone crime. They aren’t even worth stealing. They are nothing more than an almost edible platform for the balancing of jam and cream upon. They are just a device to make people fatter.
https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/outdoors/wildlifeandconservation/the-buzzard-is-a-success-story-but-it-is-too-successful/ not sure it is a blog but tells a story I think.