Standing up for Nature
A high tide on the Norfolk coast was the excuse for spending Saturday at Titchwell – but who really needs an excuse to be on the east coast in August (even early August)? For normal people, early August is summer – near the beginning of the school holidays and a break from work. For birders…
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Not much to quicken the pulse here https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/environment-secretarys-speech-at-countryfile-live-2019
One good tern deserves … four others as rare birds hatch on the Welsh coast Good news on The Skerries, off Anglesey, where four roseate tern chicks have hatched to two pairs of the elegant seabirds This is the highest number of roseate chicks on The Skerries for 29 years The successful hatching and fledgling is…
In 2017 the first pair of Pallid Harriers to nest in western Europe was reported from the Netherlands (see here). After no further nesting in the Netherlands in 2018 it might have seemed that this was a remarkable and amazing one-off event but the evidence is that Pallids are spreading west, not so slowly but…
Paul writes: if you have a bee hotel in your garden and notice that some of the tubes have been sealed with a green leaf then you have a Leafcutter Bee in residence. Another piece of evidence you may find are circular cut-outs from the edges of leaves on your plants. Leafcutter Bees are solitary…
The Artisans are an indie group based in the north of England. They released their debut album in April: “one of the guitar pop albums of the year” and “the most charming and quirky shimmering guitar pop.” You can download A Distant Call from Monday 12 August – to coincide with the Inglorious 12th. Email:…
Tim writes: penguins usually seem to stick with their own species, even when they nest in the same area. So this was a rare instance of inter-specific aggression between a Macaroni and a Chinstrap Penguin. I took the photograph at the south end of South Georgia where both species breed. This was at the beginning…
This cartoon was drawn for Scottish Environment Link – see here for their thoughts on prevention being better than cure.
Paul Sterry has an academic background in freshwater biology and is a passionate conservationist. He has been writing about natural history and photographing wildlife for the last 40 years, with an emphasis on the British scene. Bird Photographer of the Year and World Land Trust World Land Trust (WLT) is an international conservation charity that…
