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…
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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…