I read the recent comments about wildlife tour companies and Iceland, following a blog on the Birdfair that Mark then converted into a blog, with interest (see also further later comments). I run a small wildlife tour business myself and therefore found it particularly relevant to what I do. I would like to point out…
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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…