Yesterday was the last day of September and, as with most of September, it was a lovely sunny day. I made a point of sitting out in the garden to feel the warmth of the sun on my face. A Pied Wagtail sat on a nearby chimney and called. A Peacock butterfly whizzed past but…
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Vote for Bob
The RSPB would like us to ‘Vote for Bob‘ who appears to be a Red Squirrel. Is Bob promising: an owl for everyone? a Red Squirrel for everyone? nuts for everyone? pointy ears for everyone? no grey days at all? I’m not really sure – Bob is like real politicians in being just a little…
Great twitch
The Isles of Scilly is a place that strange people visit at this time of year in search of rare birds. Stuck 28 miles west of Lands End the islands reach out to the North American continent and provide a landfall for birds swept across the Atlantic on strong winds. However, there are, of course…
Spoon-billed Sandpiper – great news!
This spoon-billed sandpiper chick is amazingly cute and has an amazing mother and an amazing grandfather. Its own cuteness needs no elaboration from me. Its mother was hand-reared by conservationists in Russia from eggs taken from nests on the breeding grounds. The reared birds were then released to set off on their 5000 mile journey…
A day less busy
Yesterday I spent a lovely few hours at the RSPB nature reserve at Rainham Marshes. I like Rainham, with its quirky-looking visitor centre and its medieval grazing marshes surrounded by the hustle and bustle of modern life. Planes fly over, boats pass on the Thames, cars and lorries pass along the roads, and trains, including…
Breaking news – Malta halts hunting season until 10 October
See here Well done to the Maltese Prime Minister! That will make Prince William’s visit to celebrate 50 years of independence less controversial.
Och No!
A great debate, a massive turnout (84.6%) – but nothing changes? No – everything changes a bit. You can’t have such an important debate, held with such passion, and then life goes on the same. It just isn’t possible. Cameron has entered that dangerous ‘I haven’t got much time left to do something good’ period…
Nothing earth-shattering
Today: I read quite a lot about grouse shooting and its history I watched a Red Admiral feeding on ivy in my garden I ‘phoned a friend I sat in the garden enjoying the sunshine I booked train tickets to go to London on the People’s Climate March on Sunday Tomorrow: I will reveal…
Do you tweet? – re-revisited
In April 2013 and October 2013 I listed the Twitter followings of a range of wildlife organisations in the UK. I thought it would be fun to revisit that list now. Here are the 17 organisations listed with, in brackets; their number of Twitter followers (in thousands), their previous ranking in October 2013’s list and…
Too late to be rescued this parliament
The report of the highly-respected Environmental Audit Committee dishes out Red and Amber cards to this government over its environmental record. It is now largely too late to rescue its reputation before we vote in May. Far from what David Cameron claimed, it is clear that this is the ‘Red-and-Amber-most’ government ever! See for yourself…