Defra is being quite cryptic about the details of new cases of H5N8 but the RSPB has disclosed that cases have been found on its nature reserves at Frampton (Lincs) and Marshside (Merseyside). There is also a confirmed case in Gloucestershire. Updated information from Germany here. Thankfully, so far, there has only been one case…
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Guest blog – Food for Thought by Miles King
Lately I have been eating porridge for breakfast. I had forgotten how much I liked it, but there is another reason for having taken it up again. Oats are very good, apparently, at helping to restore gut flora and as I have been recovering from an infection which meant taking an awful lot of antibiotics…
Who says we live in a post-truth era?
I’m worried about this post-truth label. It seems to have gathered a lot of credence in a very short period and I don’t like the picture it paints. First though, as was pointed out to me, we haven’t exactly been living in a present-truth world for the last few decades, have we? Have we all…
Please support Chris Packham’s e-petition
Chris Packham’s e-petition calling for a pause in killing of rapidly declining wader species is cantering along again. Before Christmas it passed 17,000 signatures and yesterday it passed both 18,000 and 19,000 signatures. If you haven’t yet signed then maybe your signature will help move it past 20,000 signatures today. Please sign here. And then…
Last and first
The last species of bird I saw in 2016 was Wigeon (although I heard a Coot call a bit later). I was ultimately glad that I went out for a walk instead of sitting in front of a rather dull TV and a rather sparkling log fire – getting out is always worth it even…