Following on from my blog yesterday it’s worth reading this update from the LRWT. There is quite a lot more that could be said about this – I’m thinking about whether to say it or not.
Category: EVENTS: BirdFair, HHDay, Game Fair etc
Bird Fair donation from 2019, and what of the future?
I am a great fan of the Bird Fair – but will we ever see it again? The last face-to-face, binocular-to-binocular, pint-to-pint Bird Fair was in 2019 and it would be a brave organiser who would risk calling the world to Rutland Water in August 2021 what with Covid and all. But if you can…
Very pleased
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I purchased this piece of artwork (by Patricia Malcolm) in the Hen Harrier Day auction. I’m very pleased with it. It will look down at me as I sit at a computer.
In the garden
In the garden this afternoon filming a chat for Hen Harrier Day online on Saturday.
NEWS: No Bird Fair 2020
It was nice of Tim Appleton to ‘phone me with the news that the Bird Fair has bowed to the inevitable – the next Bird Fair will be 2021. I’ll miss it, more for the friends I won’t see, than for the event itself (although it is a very fine event). Maybe we’ll be out…
Events dear boy, events…
The London Wildlife Festival, which was hit by strong winds last year, has had to be postponed until 20`2`1. That’s a great shame and I hope it will be third time lucky for them. Also, the first HHDay event in Wales is paused. No doubt the Bird Fair folk are watching events closely, and with…
Looking ahead
My calendar is emptying rapidly – I expect yours is too. There are talks I’ve been asked to give which have been cancelled, no surprises there, and events to which I was hoping to go which have been cancelled or postponed. Even attending a family wedding in June looks somewhat up in the air… However,…
Tony Juniper on grouse shooting
I didn’t attend this evening event at the Bird Fair, and hadn’t realised that it had been recorded, so I was surprised to hear quite how ‘establishment’ Tony Juniper sounded on this subject.
Bird Fair slower thoughts
Yesterday I gave you some quick thoughts on the Bird Fair – here are some slower thoughts. I love the Bird Fair – it’s like an old friend – much loved even with its idiosyncrasies and irritating habits. And I meet many old friends at the Bird Fair each year, and usually make some new…
Bird Fair quick thoughts
Bird Fair 2019 was great the weather was mostly OK but rain on Friday made the slithering around in places part of the fun – I can’t remember a recent Bird Fair when we’ve had to do that (but they all merge into one really) I met some interesting new people and some interesting old…