And so we say farewell to Liz Truss and Rory Stewart – both of whom were promoted in Theresa May’s reshuffle. Truss remains in the Cabinet and got the bigger job in Justice (never has a promotion been so unjust) and Rory Stewart is made Minister of State at International Development. Only George Eustice, the…
Author: Mark
Born Bristol, UK
Educated: Cleeve House School Bristol, Bristol Grammar School and Downing College Cambridge
Ph.D. University of Aberdeen, Winter activity of pipistrelle bats.
NERC post-doctoral Research Fellow, Edward Grey Institute, Oxford University
Former Conservation Director of the RSPB, 1989-2011
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Oscar Dewhurst – the great chick predation (2)
Oscar writes: Following on from last week’s post where I talked about the Black-headed Gull colony and predation of their chicks, Marsh Harriers were another bird that would take the chicks to feed their young. Whenever they came over the scrape at Minsmere the birds would get very agitated, and for good reason, as…
Standing up for Nature writing competition
If you would like to win a signed copy of my new book, Remarkable Birds, then write 400-1200 words on one of the four subjects below and maybe you will. We, myself and two other judges, will be looking for good writing about nature and its place in our lives. In any of these categories…
Remarkable Birds
My next book – available at The Bird Fair and afterwards in all good bookshops in UK (eg Foyles, Waterstones, WHSmith) from 1 September and USA from 13 September. Published by Thames and Hudson. Five signed copies available to be won – see later today for details of a writing competition.