I very much enjoyed the SOC Conference in Troon. The SOC made me feel young – not for many decades have I stayed up until 0330 drinking and talking like I did on Friday night (Saturday morning). There were lots of great talks but I’ll stick to a seabird theme here – partly because I…
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Have you seen a Cuckoo lately?
The BTO Cuckoo-tracking project is just fascinating. ‘Our’ cuckoos are now in central Africa. Have you heard the one about the Scot, the Welshman and the Englishman? Chance is a Scot, a Scottish cuckoo tagged at Loch Katrine. He is in Nigeria at the moment and he followed a very similar route through Europe on…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
Guest Blog – Kids and nature by Andy Simpson
It is hard to imagine a great childhood that would not involve being outdoors, being active and exploring natural places. From playing conkers and wading through fallen leaves in the Autumn to discovering the magic of a rockpool at the seaside, those are the memories of glorious days we want our children to have. I…
A message from Pitcairn
Last week I met two islanders from Pitcairn; Melva Warren Evans and Simon Young. We met in London and I asked them about their hopes for the Pitcairn protected marine area which their community wants to see the UK government establish. Melva was born on Pitcairn and is one of the descendents of the crew…
RBBP – a treat
The report of the Rare Breeding Birds Panel is a treat, a delight, a pleasure. That’s partly because the Panel does a very good job in compiling the records and writing them up, and partly because British Birds does a good job in publishing them but largely because birds are brilliant! In each of these…
Controversial?
Last week I spent an enjoyable Monday evening at the Royal Society listening to four really good speakers at an event organised by the World Land Trust and entitled Controversial Conservation. Chris Packham was the star turn – and he is a star. Chris’s talk ranged widely over the state of wildlife and the environment….
Do you tweet? – revisited
Back in April I listed the Twitter followers of a range of individual organisations (and myself). In almost exactly six months, how have the rankings changed? The answer is – not much! Here are a range of organisations and their current followers, their rank in terms of followers back in April, and the % change…
Not a book review – just some homework
Findlay Wilde writes a blog too – it’s very good. This is Findlay’s Music homework – what a star! Click here.
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
Just one in five children are connected with nature – more in towns than the country BBC, Guardian and Metro.