This book is out of stock at the publishers, Bloomsbury, and has been for quite some time now, but then it was published in 2015 (hardback) and 2016 (updated paperback). So if you see one in a bookshop just blow the dust off it, please. I received my royalty payment for 2020 recently and it…
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Tim Melling – Spotted Redshank
Tim writes: so how does Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) differ from Common Redshank (T. totanus)? Spotted Redshank is slightly bigger and more elegant with longer legs and a longer, thinner bill that has a tiny downward kink at the tip. Spotted Redshank also has a more well-marked face pattern with an obvious eyestripe and pale…
More from the Mirror on burning of our uplands
Emmerdale actor, Nick Miles, who is a Yorkshire Dales resident opposes heather burning and points out that birds of prey are killed illegally on grouse moors. Good for him! The Moorland Association, whose members are responsible for most of the torching of the uplands, say that burning stuff can have a positive impact on carbon…
Saturday cartoons from Ralph Underhill
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There are three Saturdays before this blog goes into a much reduced state of activity (see here). Today and next Saturday Ralph and I have chosen some of our favourites of his cartoons that have appeared here over the years. There are a lot to choose from: Ralph’s first cartoon to appear here was in…
This is worth a welcome
In response to this (click here) the usual suspects, except the National Gamekeepers Organisation, have said this: A strong game market and acceptance of game meat will mean a strong future for shooting. The continued use of lead shot has become a growing blocker for the game market. This was a key driver in the…