Guest Blogs

I’m always interested in offers of Guest Blogs for this site.  If you have a burning issue that you would like to get off your chest, and you can write in an interesting way, then get in touch, please. You can’t buy your way onto this site – no-one has ever paid to publish a…

Guest Blog – BTO & CLO by Andy Clements

  BTO recently hosted a visit from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (CLO), Ithaca, NY, USA marking the exciting culmination of a year’s discussions to set up a long-term collaboration between our two organisations. It is thanks to Mark for initiating contact between myself and John Fitzpatrick, CEO at Cornell Lab, following Mark’s US road…

Guest Blog – Good v Bad Science – Good v Bad Birdwatching by David Christian Rose

David is currently studying for a PhD at the University of Cambridge.  His research looks into how the interpretation of climate science affects biodiversity conservation policy-making and practice in England.  He is a keen birdwatcher and has a strong interest in British wildlife conservation.   I have been very interested in recent weeks to read…

Guest Blog – What’s so funny ‘bout peace, love and understanding? by Colin Williams

Colin Williams is a writer who explores our relationship with the natural world. He is also a conservationist and for many years worked with cetacean conservation organisation ORCA surveying whales and dolphins in northern Europe. He’s also worked for Planet Whale as a whale watching guide and in 2012 was writer-in-residence at WhaleFest.   The…