This book was conceived on this blog when Paul Thomas approached me with the idea of producing regular cartoons. I was glad to give him the opportunity to publish his work here and to promote his artwork. And now he has produced a book of cartoons – some of which will be familiar to you…
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Tim Melling – Common Sandpiper
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Tim writes: The “kitty-needie, kitty-needie” song of Common Sandpiper is a familiar summer sound on northern rivers and reservoirs. Most breeding waders are resident in Britain, with their numbers bolstered by a winter influx from the north and east. But Common Sandpiper is a summer visitor that migrates to sub-Saharan Africa for the winter. It…
Peak leaf-peeping time
I popped in to London a few days ago. Well, if you can call a journey which involved four trains and two tubes ‘popping in’ then I popped in. And two of the trains were cancelled and the other two were late so it was quite a slow ‘pop’. The 07:38 from Wellingborough was cancelled…
by Mr Carbo
Inspired by the Revive launch on Tuesday evening.
The banned Iceland Christmas video
Great publicity for Iceland stores, and odd that this could not be broadcast…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
There is a difference between allowing someone to express hateful views and giving them a megaphone to do so…
Cross? No, staff are quite pleased actually…
James Cross steps down today and Marian Spain of Plantlife appointed interim Chief Executive of Natural England. See announcement here on the awful GOV.UK site.
No ordinary bird!
I came across this card whilst on a secret mission…somewhere in the general area of the Cotswolds. There are several people to whom I can imagine sending a card headed ‘No ordinary bird’ and obviously the Hen Harrier is no ordinary bird to me, and many readers of this blog. But I was interested when…
MPs’ responses to your letters #peoplesmanifestoforwildlife
Thank you if you have already written to your MP about the Manifesto for Wildlife. If you haven’t got around to it yet then do please give it a go – here is some information and advice. Here are MPs from whom you have told me that you have had substantive replies (I’m sure there…
RSPB press release – first Storm Petrel chick for Shiants
Storm Petrel. Photo: Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com) RSPB press release: First storm petrel chick for Shiant Isles Project records calls from burrow A European storm petrel chick has been recorded calling on the Shiant Isles for the very first time. This is an important step for the Shiant Isles Recovery Project as it’s the first known…