Walk for Wildlife – 22 September
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More on Iceland, whales and the Bird Fair
Please read to the bottom of this post. The recent comment from Linda about whaling, Iceland and holiday tours has really put some cats among some pigeons and generated some good comments from regular commenters here. I’ve had an invitation from one tour company to have a chat at the Bird Fair, a call from…
Lia is down
The RSPB announced yesterday that a female Hen Harrier (Lia), satellite-tagged in north Wales in 2017, was found dead in suspicious circumstances in mid Wales, near Tylwch, south of Llanidloes, in May this year. The results of the post mortem examination suggest that she might have been shot (although the evidence given is suggestive but…
Writing competition: July is the dullest month – or is it?
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July is the dullest month for birding – it’s a well-known fact! That’s why birders get interested in dragonflies! Or is it the dullest month? Maybe it’s the best? It may be the best if you are keen on dragonflies. This blog’s 2018 writing competition is to make the case that any particular month of…
Potteric Carr – really wild
I was at Potteric Carr on Sunday and before I did my little event for them (which was fun, if a bit sweaty) I had a walk around the nature reserve. I saw several of Plantlife’s Pickable12 flowers including quite a lot of Meadowsweet from this hide. I also saw my first of three Bittern…
Seen at Frampton Marsh RSPB nature reserve
The RSPB seems to be working its Sedge Warblers to death these days. Not seen at Frampton Marsh on Saturday morning (not by me anyway): Red-necked Phalarope, Pectoral Sandpiper, Curlew Sands. Seen at Frampton Marsh on Saturday morning (by me anyway): Painted Lady, Spoonbill, Whooper Swan, thousands of Black-tailed Godwits, Little Stint, Spotted Redshanks, Wood…
In case you missed it: comments on Bird Fair, Iceland, whales, wildlife tours
Sometimes there are comments on this blog which are so good that they deserve elevating to a post in their own right so that they get a wider audience. In response to my recent short post on the Bird Fair (but also relevant to this post on Iceland, and to this one) there was the…
Birdwatch August issue
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The latest Birdwatch landed on my doormat today and will be available in the shops soon. It’s what we could think of as the Hen Harrier Day issue! There’s a useful leaflet with details of Hen Harrier Day events but much more. Rob Sheldon writes about HHDays past and present and the Guest Blog by…
The last straw?
Bought in a cafe in Idaho – a metal straw and cleaner to reduce the number of plastic straws one uses (provided you remember to take it with you). There aren’t many circumstances where a straw is really needed, and they usually turn up in places where your drink has arrived in a plastic…
#justice4henharriers
There’s not much to report but it’s an excuse to repost one of Gordon Yates’s wonderful images. I met with our lawyers last week. We are still waiting to hear whether we have leave to appeal. We hope to hear, one way or another, by the end of July which isn’t far away, but even…