On the right track?

It’s good to hear that various statutory agencies are jumping around and paying attention following the publication of some photos here on Wednesday of the condition of a public right of way and a designated site.  Well done Bob Berzins for highlighting this issue and bringing it to the attention of those who ought to…

Ho! ho! ho! HOT wishes you a meddling merry Christmas!

It’s so lovely that the Hawk and Owl Trust trustees have sent us all a Christmas message. And I see that the HOT have gained one Henry Robinson as a trustee. Could this be (I think it could) the past president of the Country Landowners Association? It’s a small world isn’t it? Remember the last…

Working hard over the Christmas break

I’ll be working hard over the Christmas break – well, I’ll be luxuriating in looking at some of the best bird photographs ever!  I’m the least knowledgeable judge on the panel of the Bird Photographer of the Year 2017 competition. Having peeked at some of the entries it’s going to be great fun and very…

Guest blog – What if a Swift were a bat or a newt? by Dick Newell

Lifetime bird watcher and over 60 years an RSPB member, Dick Newell, retired from the software industry, now devotes time to devising ways to help Swifts, which led recently to the BTO giving a Marsh Award for Innovative Ornithology to Action for Swifts.  actionforswifts.blogspot.com documents a large number of case studies, designs and ideas   …