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I haven’t quite finished my Christmas shopping and yet the first Birdwatch magazine of 2015 has arrived through my letter box. And it’s a good one. Chris Packham won the poll for Conservation Hero of the Year – quite rightly – for his actions on Malta, Hen Harriers and so much more. I’ve been lucky…
Sea eagles take turkeys off crofters’ Christmas table
In a shock revelation cameras have proved that eagles are not vegetarian. Film from White-tailed Eagle nests not only confirmed that the birds had white tails but that they were indeed eagles and ate meat. Although none of the images taken from nests showed the large birds bringing back nuts and berries to their ravenous…
Wildlife sites
Alan Parfitt made a good point in a comment here yesterday – SSSIs were originally meant to be good examples of fine habitats rather than a complete coverage of such habitats. Increasingly, they are the last remnants of those habitats and have remained largely because of their SSSI status. This is good news (the designation…
Blown away
I needed to get out fairly early to finish delivering leaflets for my excellent MP, Andy Sawford. This meant leaving the house before it was light and walking around the neighbouring streets around 0745. Funnily enough, there weren’t many other people about. I don’t want to be a postman when I grow up! Just a…