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Here are some quotes from a press release from Abzed’s Ian Gregory which was released yesterday morning: From: Ian Gregory <[email protected]>Sent: 27 January 2019 09:58Subject: Official Figures Reveal RSPB’s “Increasing Failure” To Protect Endangered Birds   Embargo 00.01 Monday 28 January 2019 Government data shows the RSPB is four times less successful with hen harriers…

Paul writes: Empis tessellata is a common fly and can be seen throughout the UK, it belongs to the family Empidae, also known as Dagger Flies. The family is quite distinctive, typically with a small head combined with long body and legs. There are several similar species, Empis tessellata can be told from its black…

A series of quotes relevant to the environment and/or campaigning. This week’s quote is from Leo Tolstoy (died 1910). Leo Tolstoy. Photo: Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. More on Tolstoy here.

Long-tailed Tit. Photo: Tim Melling I looked out between 9am and 10am to record the birds I saw in my garden. It’s a good ritual which brings hundreds of thousands of people together in a common activity and thinking about nature for a while each year. My records were as follows; species seen in chronological…

Great Tit. Photo: Tim Melling It’s the weekend for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. I’ll be looking out of the window for an hour this morning to see what birds are using my garden. A Reed Bunting or a Blackcap would be quite exciting as I haven’t seen either in the garden yet in 2019…