Saturday Cartoon by Ralph Underhill

  And this is a passage from Chapter 7 of ‘A Message from Martha‘: ‘If we continue laying waste to the diversity of life and the natural beauty of the planet then we are like vandals going through an art gallery with spray paint and Stanley knives. When we come out the other side, or…

The week in birding by Jonnie Fisk

I was all ready to set off to the north Norfolk coast yesterday – not to see birds but to see northern lights – but it was cloudy.  The previous night there had been a great show of northern lights. They are on my British list – but not for years – dipped again! Can…

The week in birding – by Jonnie Fisk

  Wasn’t that Yellow-rumped Warbler, during Big Garden Birdwatch, in Durham amazing? It takes me back to Rock Creek Park in Washington where I saw lots of these and other US warblers in spring 2011.  But it also reminds me that I haven’t seen a Blackcap in my garden all winter. Gamekeepers don’t want to…

Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill

  To donate to the elephant appeal click on spaceforgiants.org/elephantappeal To raise a voice for raptor protection then sign this e-petition which yesterday passed 9000 signatures.  Might it just get to 10000 signatures – thus triggering a response from Defra – by 10:36 on 27 February? If you haven’t signed, then please do.  If you…