Despite the glossing over of the fact by the press release issued by the Moorland Association, with quotes from the Game and Wildlife ‘Conservation’ ‘Trust’, two tagged, brood-meddled Hen Harriers are missing. These two Hen Harriers are the subject of ongoing police investigations: So that’s something that wasn’t mentioned by the Moorland Association in their…
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Press release – Moorland Association
Satellite data from an innovative scheme to help boost England’s Hen Harrier population has shed new light on the activities of the birds at the centre of the initiative. Five Hen Harriers which fledged this summer were fitted with satellite tags as part of a trial of a brood management scheme in which a brood…
Tim Melling – Gentoo Penguin
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Tim writes: this is a Gentoo Penguin photographed at Neko Harbour on the Antarctic peninsula. This far south the place is full of snow and ice, but penguins usually climb to bare ground at the top of hills to nest as most species will not nest on snow. The two main reasons for this seemingly…
#HS2NoThankYou
At least 200 of us, and scores of trees, gathered by Euston Station yesterday afternoon to protest the habitat destruction which may be caused by HS2 – if it goes ahead. But, actually, even if it doesn’t because habitat loss is going ahead while the whole project is under review. You can’t replace an ancient…
Tim Melling – white Southern Giant Petrel
Tim writes: this is the rare white morph of the Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus). I have tried and failed to find out how rare this white morph is, but I have only seen about 6 during two trips to Antarctica, whereas I have seen thousands of brown ones. Usually white morph birds have a…
By Mr Carbo
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See you later today?
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[Ralph Underhill has been on holiday but will be back next week]
Your blackberrying stories
The readership of this blog seems to be packed with keen pickers of blackberries. I like the idea that you too have dark-stained fingers having come back from a visit to the hedgerows. This weekend is moving towards the end of the blackberry picking season and the weather forecast isn’t great. I think that a…
Repeal the Weeds Act of 1959
I’d really like to see this e-petition get over the 10,000 signature barrier and trigger a government response. It and all other open e-petitions on the parliament website probably have until mid-October (and the start of a general election campaign) before they will be automatically curtailed. But it is, I’m sure you will agree, a…
October Birdwatch
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October Birdwatch arrived through my narrow late-Victorian letterbox afew days ago and so you’ll find it in newsagents too. Well, when I say you’ll find it there you might not. Not only because the limited numbers are bound to sell out soon but also because there are so many magazines that I find it difficult…