St Martha’s day

St Martha is the patron saint of cooks – and this is her day. Page 148 of A Message from Martha will give you details of stewing, baking, frying and broiling of  Passenger Pigeons  – but first, catch your Passenger Pigeon, which might be a tad difficult today. Yesterday I saw the proofs of my…

Hen Harrier Day update

Not a great deal of news this week. We are ‘good to go’ for the event at Fairholmes Visitor Centre at 10am on 10 August.  This event is FULL – the car park is likely to be full to overflowing and there is no chance of extra capacity.  If you can come by bus, or…

Bee-eaters on IoW

The National Trust has announced that there is a pair of Bee-eaters (the only bird with three consecutive ‘e’s in its name? Probably not, though I can’t think of another) nesting on the Isle of Wight. As someone who spent six summers studying bee-eaters in the Camargue, I must say I am delighted.  The birds…