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Carpe diem
There were plenty of reasons not to do what I did yesterday; forecast heavy rain, forecast heavy seas and no certainty of success after 14 hours on a boat. On the other hand, yesterday was the only day this week, this month, this year, maybe this decade, when I could stroll down the road and…
Henry occupies another butt
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Henry looks sad. He thinks illegal raptor persecution is a blight on the uplands. He feels sad for all the Hen Harriers that have been bumped off. You could have your photo taken in a grouse butt too. Show your support for Henry and the hen harrier – occupy the butts. #HaveYouSeenHenry? …
Henry
Henry has some friends. Are you a friend of Henry? #HaveYouSeenHenry?
Crime and the Countryside Alliance
The Countryside Alliance is carrying out a survey of crime in the countryside. As you work through the survey you will eventually come to a section where they are particularly interested in wildlife crime, which I took to include illegal use of lead shot in killing wildfowl in England and Wales and loss of Hen…
How will LAG cope?
The reported resignation of Barnie White-Spunner from the Lead Ammunition Group marks a tactical retreat of the military man from a battle he could never win. The evidence for human and wildlife harm from lead poisoning is pretty much incontrovertible and so it was always going to be a rearguard action. It is rumoured that…
The loathsome Linnet
I have previously sketched out the reasons why the Linnet is generally regarded as Britain’s least-loved bird. It’s a little bird – its size signifies its insignificance. It isn’t much of a finch, let alone much of a bird. Size isn’t everything, but the Linnet is in every sense a little bird. It doesn’t measure…
Henry oop north again.
Welcome to Richmondshire? Then why is the sign pepperesd with shotgun pellet wounds? You be careful Henry. It’s a wildlife crime scene. #HaveYouSeenHenry?
Mulling eagles
Yesterday I was on Mull looking for eagles like many other tourists, and today I was reading about tourists going to Mull to look for eagles in the Guardian. Yesterday we passed two Germans who gave us a big grin and a thumbs up as they looked at a Buzzard. I looked around for an…
What’s a gin trap?
‘What’s a gin trap?’asks Henry? ‘Is it a place where you people drink gin?’ Not exactly Henry. I’d steer clear of them, if I were you! But this is a nice Norfolk pub. #HaveYouseenHenry?