Tomorrow, wildlife cameraman and natural history presenter Gordon Buchanan will appear at the Holyrood Petitions Committee to ask the Scottish Parliament to support a RSPB campaign formally to adopt the Golden Eagle as Scotland’s national bird. The campaign calls for the adoption of the Golden Eagle as a new national symbol, alongside the lion rampant,…
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Oscar Dewhurst – Stonechat
Oscar writes: One October morning, just after dawn, while I was out photographing the deer rut, I came across a pair of Stonechats in a patch of bracken. This provided too much of a distraction, and I didn’t get another deer photograph that morning! I love the frost on the bracken, and the colours…
BGBW with my MP
I did the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch with my MP, Andy Sawford, yesterday morning. I was grateful to Andy for popping in for an hour on his way to do some knocking on doors nearby. He seemed to bring some luck with him because the bird total was the best I recall for several…
The week in birding by Jonnie Fisk
Our Red-necked Phalaropes go to the Pacific and their loons come to Northern Ireland. Do you remember when getting BW Stilt for your year list just meant a walk down to the sea at Titchwell any day of the year? Kumlien’s Gull? Click here. Welsh for LB Dowitcher? Giach Gylfin-hir of course!
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill