Old squaw in east Northants

It’s not every day that you see a globally threatened bird species in Northants. And it’s not every day that you see a sea-duck in Northants. So you can appreciate that it isn’t even every other day that you see both rolled into one – a Long-tailed Duck in east Northants.  However, there have been…

The King George – not just a warm-up for Cheltenham

The King George VI chase is racing’s Boxing Day highlight.  Second only to the Cheltenham Gold Cup in steeplechasing’s league table of prestige, this is usually a mid-winter battle between the best chasers of Britain, Ireland and sometimes of France too. The King George is often won by the same horses in successive years.  The…

Wildlife defence in England – a hollow force?

During his/her annual speech last night the Chief of the Environmental Defence Staff was horribly misquoted as  saying; I can understand, completely, that in times of slightly lower national richness we must clobber the environment for all it is worth.  I have, of course, no argument with our ‘greenest ever Prime Minister’ on that score. …

Introducing Oscar Dewhurst

Oscar Dewhurst is an 18 year-old wildlife photographer and birder from London. He’s been birding since he was 10, and photographing since he was 13, mainly in his local area of Southwest London, particularly at the WWT London Wetland Centre. Oscar’s work has been commended in several competitions, including the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of…