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Other blogs (10)
In this occasional series of links to other interesting blog posts, here are some more blogs that have caught my eye: Grantham ecology – the wildflower year around Grantham the Hoopoe blog by NHBS – an interview with Keith Betton and Mark Avery Jeff Ollerton – the holly, the mistletoe and the pollinators Raptor Persecution…
Wild food (21) – Primrose by Ian Carter
Hunting down things to eat (and write about) becomes more of a challenge as the winter months drag on, particularly during prolonged spells of cold weather. I certainly wasn’t expecting to find this species, at least not in flower, during the second half of December. Whilst it’s tempting to blame climate change for this…
Tim Melling – Parrot Crossbills
Parrot Crossbills are restricted to the Western Palearctic, breeding mainly in Scandinavia and NW Russia. But this population is nomadic, occasionally wandering to Britain when their pine cone crop fails. Wandering birds occasionally stay here to breed, and it has become apparent in recent years that a population of about 100 pairs breeds in Caledonian…
RSPB reaction to the e-petition that they ought to have written themselves
Gavin Gamble’s e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting came out of nowhere as far as I was concerned. But I have supported it and will continue to support it, and it has topped 20,000 signatures which is respectable rather than spectacular, but I remain confident that it will reach a much higher total by the…