I was going to write about welfare issues in horse racing – but, to be honest, I just don’t feel like it right now, so that blog is delayed, but it will come here eventually. But in the interim, have a look at the recent British Horseracing Authority report on the subject – click here.
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Tim Melling – Stripe-throated Yuhina
Tim writes: Stripe-throated Yuhina (Yuhina gularis) is a common bird of forested hills in the southern Himalayas across to China and Vietnam. They would be a plain, unmemorable bird apart from an enormous, erect crest and a distinctive stripey throat. Both its English and scientific names come from the Nepalese word for this bird (Yuhin),…
Earth Hour and another hour
This evening, at 20:30, it’s Earth Hour where we are asked to turn off lights etc for an hour. I’ll be doing it – will you? And overnight we will make the twice-yearly one hour change to our clocks. Spring Forward, Fall Back, yes I know. This has become, to me, a symbol of our…
from Mr Carbo
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
Videoconferencing
I spent a large chunk of Wednesday in two meetings held by videoconferencing. I’ve done a bit of this before but this is the first time I have had to chair such a meeting with around a dozen people present – it’s quite hard work. But, we’ll all have to get used to it and…
Moorland Association fails to publicise fully the cessation of moorland burning plea
Apparently stopping torching the uplands is not the Moorland Association’s idea of latest news….
Bird song (12) – Great Tits (5)
In 1984, from pretty close to this time of year, and for a two-week period, I helped a fellow post-doc at the Zoology Department in Oxford carry out a field experiment in the University Parks on song recognition in Great Tits. We studied 13 male Great Tits holding territories for at least the second year…
Bird song (11 ) – Robin
It’s easy to see why the Robin is our favourite bird. They are common, occur in towns and gardens as well as the countryside, are confiding to the point of appearing friendly, easy to identify, have a nice orange patch on their breast and have beautiful dark eyes. Haven’t you ever looked deep into a…
Press release – Ban Bloodsports on Yorkshire Moors
Grouse shooting industry suspends burning season following major blaze on Meltham Moor Friday, 27 March 2020 Grouse moor burning season has prematurely ended from today after the Moorland Association requested its members stop the practice. It follows more than 200 hectares of rare blanket bog being damaged in a major blaze on Meltham Moor, West…