In the May BB there are many other interesting articles as well as the important paper on Peak District raptors (or lack of them) mentioned earlier. What was the origin of the term ‘jizz’? Apparently the explanations that have often circulated are simply nonsense! What fun! This is an interesting article by the Greenwood brothers,…
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I’m a bit puzzled
I know, or at least I think I know, that Ian Coghill recounted a tale of what Michael Gove had said to him, Nick Downshire (chair of the Moorland Association) and Amanda Anderson, to a room which consisted largely of grouse moor managers. I know this because the intelligence rapidly trickled back from that meeting…
Forest of Bowland AONB – get a new logo!
Forest of Bowland AONB, get a new logo! Or even better, use your good offices to help the Hen Harrier, the bird featured on your signs (see above), to recover in numbers in your patch. In a recent online poll I asked readers of this blog which of three logos they thought were most appropriate…
Red Kites in April
I’m keeping a note of whether I see Red Kites on each day through the year – in April the tally was 20 days out of 30. The grotty weather and spending a few days in London are probably the reason for the lower strike rate in April than in other months. January: 22 days…
Fighting for Birds – signed copies
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I have a few hardback copies of Fighting for Birds available for the bargain price of £10 (which includes postage, packing, my signature and a dedication to whomsoever you want). Published in 2012, Fighting for Birds is an account of nature conservation issues and topics based on my experience of working for the RSPB…
Save an albatross and a turtle?
Hookpod Ltd PRESS RELEASE Sir David Attenborough backs UK Innovation to save albatrosses and turtles Globally, an albatross dies on a fishing hook every 5 minutes. Six out of seven marine turtles are threatened with extinction. Thanks to a clever design by UK company Hookpod, there’s now a proven answer. The Hookpod is small in…
Petitions update 30 April
Not much to say about this because nothing much is happening.
My first House Martin
I like House Martins. Yesterday at Stanwick Lakes I was wearing a T-shirt (Hen Harrier Day 2014 if you really want to know), shirt, fleece and my Barbour but I wasn’t warm in the cold NE wind. However, there were 2 Common Sandpipers and my first LRP of the year so it felt as though…
Guest blog – Save Mortimer Forest by Nigel Rowley
Nigel Rowley is a founder member of the Save Mortimer Forest campaign which was started earlier this year when the public became aware of proposals by the Forestry Commission and Forest Holidays to build a large holiday complex in Mortimer Forest. Twitter: @MortimerForest Mortimer Forest, near Ludlow, on the border of Herefordshire and Shropshire, a…
Paul Leyland – Dandelions and hoverflies
Paul writes: Recently Mark wrote about the beauty of dandelions and I fully agree with him. As well as brightening up the dullest grass verge or lawn they are great for attracting insects. They are an ideal nectar source for lots of the early hoverflies that are beginning to appear. I found half a dozen…