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Wuthering Moors 70 – EU infraction proceedings
The Guardian has an excellent story on burning of blanket bogs on grouse moors today. Well done to Guy Shrubsole who has done a better job than I managed in getting these details out of Defra. Read the Guardian story here. The papers released by Defra confirm what you will have heard in this blog:…
What a great weekend!
I’m home again after a great Hen Harrier weekend. Thank you to BAWC and all the individual organisers for the work they put into making it a success. Rainham Marshes was hot and sunny. Parkgate was mild and dry despite the promise of rain – and we saw a ringtail Hen Harrier over the marsh….
Paul Leyland – Black-horned Cleg
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Paul writes: I’ve seen a lot in the press lately about an invasion of horseflies, due to the hot weather. Also lots of advice about how to avoid them. I must be one of the few people who actually hope to find one, especially a female. One look at the eyes in this photograph…
Hen Harrier Sunday
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I’ll be here today… …because this happens… … and governments aren’t doing nearly enough to stop it. #stopkillinghenharriers
Tim Melling – Common Rosefinch
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Tim writes: I have heard this bird described by three different names plus one uncomplimentary nickname. The official name is Common Rosefinch, but older bird books describe it as Scarlet Rosefinch or Scarlet Grosbeak. But there are dozens of Rosefinch species in Asia, most of which have pink males, so scarlet doesn’t really differentiate it. …
Hen Harrier Saturday
I’ll be here today… …because this happens… … and governments aren’t doing nearly enough to stop it. #stopkillinghenharriers
Hen Harrier weekend coming up
What a bird eh? This is a food pass in mid air where the male (above) passes prey that he has caught to the female (below) who takes it back to the nest and the chicks. What a sight! And what a brilliantly captured image by Gordon Yates. Yet these protected birds are very rarely…
We’re heading for the Inglorious 12th
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Thank you, Mr Carbo.
Bowland Gull Cull 22
Dear Mr Mark Avery, Thank you for your complaint of Sunday the 5th of August 2018, regarding RFI 3929. We are committed to fully investigating all complaints from our customers and you will receive a response at stage 1 of the complaints process no later than Tuesday the 28th of August 2018. Our complaints procedure…