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… where the Curlew have very long bills … Not much wildlife here… … but lots here … … and just seeing these gnawed trees was an enormous treat and excitement.

The March Birdwatch looks very fresh and clean and comes in its new potato starch wrapper – but what about the articles? Dominic Mitchell mentions the recent acceptance of a bird close to the heart of many Northants birders – the Falcated Duck of 1986-87 and 1987-88. This was the first British record. Although the…

This year I am keeping a list of birds seen in or from my garden. Well, I’m on a respectable but not very impressive 30 species so far, 24 in January with an additional 6 this month: Robin House Sparrow Jackdaw Blackbird Woodpigeon Starling Black-headed Gull Great Tit Red Kite Carrion Crow Chaffinch Goldfinch Rook…

I like it when conservation organisations work together on important issues – here’s one. The Save Coul Links Conservation Coalition was formed by Buglife, Butterfly Conservation Scotland, Marine Conservation Society, National Trust for Scotland, Plantlife, RSPB Scotland and the Scottish Wildlife Trust to help save Coul Links – an internationally important wildlife site, protected by…