Oscar writes: This was taken from outside the Bittern hide at Minsmere during the spring. On warm days the Hobbies would hunt over the reed bed for most of the day, delighting visitors with their antics. I spent several hours in there trying to photograph them as they hurtled past the hide at lightning speed!…
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Is it moving?
Andy Richardson’s e-petition asking the BBC to sack Chris Packham may have died. It certainly is difficult to discern signs of life. It’s stuck on c2,500 signatures, just as it was yesterday and the day before. Whereas, whoever posted the e-petition asking the BBC not to sack Chris must be pleased that it is into…
Well, well, well.
So – it’s Jeremy Corbyn. I voted for him so I guess I must be pleased, but I am somewhat nervous too. Interesting times. Today is the first time I have ever woken up knowing that the leader of Labour Party has politics some way to the left of my own. It’s a strange feeling….
Not exactly a book review
I’m sorry I haven’t had time to write a book review this week – let alone to read a book. But there is a book link in this blog. If you want to understand why the Countryside Alliance want Chris Packham to be sacked by the BBC then you only have to read his Foreword…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
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Should the BBC sack Chris Packham ?
Apparently not, judging by the outpouring of support for him over the last few days. This e-petition calls on the BBC to sack him – and has been signed by c.2,500 people. This e-petition calls on the BBC to keep him – and has been signed by over 60,000 people It’s obviously a close-run thing…
Another 1000 this week – now past 16000 signatures
This is where we were last week – at 15,000 signatures to ban driven grouse shooting. Now we have passed 16,000 signatures. 1000 new signatures in a week is pretty good going. I hope I’m not being unduly optimistic to hope that we will pass 25,000 signatures by the end of the six-month period. There…
H&OT blah blah blah blah blah
In a letter in yesterday’s Times (what an awful paper it is these days – I didn’t buy it, I promise) there was a letter by the Hawk and Owl Trust chair Philip Merricks. Apparently ‘no conservation body is doing more to bring the illegal persecution of hen harriers to an end’ than the Hawk…
An RSPB summer reception – Minister gushes about RSPB
Yesterday afternoon I attended an RSPB summer reception in the palace of Westminster. It was a good event but a little bit light on parliamentarians. However, there were a some big-hitters in the room and some very good words in the short speeches. Our host was Baroness Parminter who is a considerable force for good…
You can do this… (1)
This is the first of a series of blogs to help you to help Hen Harriers and the upland environment by increasing the pressure on the Westminster government to ban driven grouse shooting. This suggestion depends on you having a Twitter account. If you don’t, then maybe you should consider getting one, but there will…