Tim writes: so how does Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) differ from Common Redshank (T. totanus)? Spotted Redshank is slightly bigger and more elegant with longer legs and a longer, thinner bill that has a tiny downward kink at the tip. Spotted Redshank also has a more well-marked face pattern with an obvious eyestripe and pale…
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More from the Mirror on burning of our uplands
Emmerdale actor, Nick Miles, who is a Yorkshire Dales resident opposes heather burning and points out that birds of prey are killed illegally on grouse moors. Good for him! The Moorland Association, whose members are responsible for most of the torching of the uplands, say that burning stuff can have a positive impact on carbon…
Saturday cartoons from Ralph Underhill
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There are three Saturdays before this blog goes into a much reduced state of activity (see here). Today and next Saturday Ralph and I have chosen some of our favourites of his cartoons that have appeared here over the years. There are a lot to choose from: Ralph’s first cartoon to appear here was in…
This is worth a welcome
In response to this (click here) the usual suspects, except the National Gamekeepers Organisation, have said this: A strong game market and acceptance of game meat will mean a strong future for shooting. The continued use of lead shot has become a growing blocker for the game market. This was a key driver in the…
Bit feeble Roseanna
The management of deer in Scotland (and elsewhere) is a matter of mutual concern to nature conservationists and land managers alike. In the report of the Deer Working Group just over a year ago this recommendation was clear; The Working Group recommends that the Scottish Government should make a clear commitment to end the use…
#peatfreeapril
I’m one of a pile of signatories to this letter to George Eustice, Secretary of State for DEFRAomnishambles. Most of the other signatories know a lot more about peat and gardening than I do, but I can tell you that my enthusiasm for growing tomatoes, generated in lockdown last year, means that I know how…
Jane V. Adams – Get your feet out of my eyes!
Jane is a naturalist, photographer and nature writer living in Dorset. Her work has appeared in books, anthologies and blogs for charities such as The Wildlife Trusts and the International Bee Research Association. When she’s not exploring Dorset’s lanes and countryside she can be found lying on her stomach watching insects in her garden. Jane…
#stateofnature – please sign
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#stateofnature petition https://bit.ly/3kjLIsX
In the paper…
I was reading the paper this morning, when something caught my attention… …and put a smile on my face… …and I realised that to get headlines like these in 2030… …that we had to do this… #stateofnature petition https://bit.ly/3kjLIsX …and then everyone will be happy and can claim the credit – but actually, it was…
Guest blog – Why so timid on rewilding? by Olaf Lipor
Olaf Lipor is a well-known Scandinavian naturalist with a long track record of engagement in citizen science projects. His previous Guest Blogs here, about three, two and one year ago, were on a Fat Tax, Citizen Science and Pipit/Harrier interactions. Olaf is not yet found on Twitter. Olaf’s new book, Shades of Orange – a…