Phew! What a scorcher! I mean, of course, the weather although these four ladies from Froglife, who’d like to collect your wildlife memories, might get a similar response. In a sea of blokes (yes, like me), in jeans (yes, like me), it’s nice to see some people have made the effort! …
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Bird Fair day 1 and bits and pieces
Bird Fair: I met some really nice people yesterday and some of them were buying my book Fighting for Birds. Lots of Twittery and Bloggy people introduced themselves and it is really nice to put a face to a Twitter name. For example, it was nice to meet @ValGall and even nicer to read on…
The raptor haters? – Magnus Linklater
Magnus Linklater is a clever man as befits some Old Etonians and some former editors of The Scotsman newspaper. I’ve only met him once and we got on quite well as we looked at the heather moors of the Langholm Estate one sunny day. He wouldn’t deserve a place in this occasional series of articles,…
Bird Fair tomorrow, and tomorrow’s tomorrow and tomorrow’s tomorrow’s tomorrow
I’m really looking forward to the Bird Fair – I always do. This year looks as though it will be busier than ever for me as I am giving a talk and doing lots of book signings at various stands across the three days. But I know that the time will also be spent chatting…
But seriously
On Monday I suggested that twitching should be one of the competitive sports which gets its two hours a week in English primary schools, but today I’ll try to be a bit more serious about the subject. I tend to steer clear of education as a topic as there is a tendency for all of…