The Game Fair was cancelled because of rain and plagues of frogs etc but at the Bird Fair we sweltered in the sun – does that tell us anything about how the weather gods see us? Probably not. I felt that there were noticeably fewer people than usual around on all three days but Tim…
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Shuffle
The Bird Fair was great – and will have provided much inspiration for future blogs. I’ll come back to it soon but let’s change tack to politics. David Cameron, and everyone else, deserves a holiday, but the PM’s mind may be spinning over a rumoured reshuffle. Let me first say that I think that it…
Bird Fair Day 2 – time to buy for Christmas
Phew! What a scorcher! I mean, of course, the weather although these four ladies from Froglife, who’d like to collect your wildlife memories, might get a similar response. In a sea of blokes (yes, like me), in jeans (yes, like me), it’s nice to see some people have made the effort! …
The raptor haters? – Magnus Linklater
Magnus Linklater is a clever man as befits some Old Etonians and some former editors of The Scotsman newspaper. I’ve only met him once and we got on quite well as we looked at the heather moors of the Langholm Estate one sunny day. He wouldn’t deserve a place in this occasional series of articles,…
Bird Fair tomorrow, and tomorrow’s tomorrow and tomorrow’s tomorrow’s tomorrow
I’m really looking forward to the Bird Fair – I always do. This year looks as though it will be busier than ever for me as I am giving a talk and doing lots of book signings at various stands across the three days. But I know that the time will also be spent chatting…