For the record…

The first time I mentioned coronavirus on this blog was on 27 February when I wrote; I’d be surprised if this disease kills as many people in the UK this year as die on our roads, but I might well be wrong. I may look foolish in future, but if so it won’t be the…

Events dear boy, events…

The London Wildlife Festival, which was hit by strong winds last year, has had to be postponed until 20`2`1. That’s a great shame and I hope it will be third time lucky for them. Also, the first HHDay event in Wales is paused. No doubt the Bird Fair folk are watching events closely, and with…

#COTF20 my garden birdwatch (6)

Four years ago I was a team member rushing around the Negev desert and the area around Eilat in Israel spotting birds in an international bird race. What a daft thing to do! But we raised a lot of money for conservation of migrant birds in Greece (and, quite honestly, had a lot of fun)….

#COTF20 my garden birdwatch (5)

Smart bird, eh? The Champions of the Flyway project is raising money for Steppe Eagle conservation – see here. No species added to my day list in a mid-afternoon watch so I’m still on 28 species for today. But I’ll have one more look and listen as it gets dark.