At the end of November I posted this about the WWT’s ‘refocus’ document. I’d read it several times and couldn’t really make much sense of it. It felt a little more like something one would find on a corporate website which was aiming not to tell you anything than the sharp new vision for a…
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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
Two weeks today (or yesterday or the day before) you might be doing the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. I will; probably listening to Desert Island Discs while I do. It’s a tradition now that attracts around half a million participants each year. You can read what I think of it in the next Birdwatch magazine…
Tim Melling – Ring Ouzel
Tim writes: I took this photograph in the Peak District’s Crowden Valley in mid-September when lots of birdwatchers were trying to see the Lammergeier. But I was more amazed at the number of Ring Ouzels feasting on Rowan berries. The best count I heard of was 50 on 1 September but I visited frequently during…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
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Not all white birds are (sea) gulls
I’ve been listening to the cricket commentary of the match between Sri Lanka and England over the last few days – it’s going very well for us. The commentators are all still based in the UK but they are doing their best, and doing pretty well, to bring the match to life for us all….
Interesting paper
I came across this paper partly because it cites a paper I co-authored on Roseate Tern conservation many, many years ago. And the Roseate Tern is a species very close to my heart (see Fighting for Birds Chapter 3, In the pink – roseate terns). It’s a fascinating study which unlocks some of the facts…
What’s up with Woodland Trust?
This is their pinned Tweet on Twitter and has been for a month; Their online shop is closed; Their Facebook page is similar; Seems quite serious and worrying. I wish the Woodland Trust well but it’s probably time for Woodland Trust to come clean to their supporters and others about what is happening.
Ban driven grouse shooting – debate postponed
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This email arrived overnight to tell me that debates in Westminster Hall are now postponed due to COVID. It’s a shame that the ‘Don’t criminalise trespass‘ petition won’t get its well-deserved debate and ‘Ban driven grouse shooting‘ also has to wait for a few more weeks for its latest outing. But it makes quite a…
Guest blog by Celtic Reptile and Amphibian
Celtic Reptile & Amphibian is an organisation which focusses on ex-situ conservation of UK and European native herps, through captive breeding. Twitter @CelticReptile See more here. Harvey Tweats is one Co-director of Celtic Reptile & Amphibian and focusses on ecology and species restoration. He is a longstanding rewilder and widescale nature restoration advocate, inspired by…