The weekend before last, I was at the Irish Raptor Study Groups’ conference in Dublin. What a great bunch of people – passionate and so friendly. It might seem just a little stereotypical to say that one always gets a friendly welcome in Ireland, in all parts of Ireland, but in my experience it is…
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to Simon King and the Wildlife Trusts! And well done to all who helped this e-petition get over the 100,000 signature line.
Travelling
I was in Dublin at the weekend and because I had the time, I travelled there by train and ferry. Instead of driving to Luton or Stansted and flying to Dublin and getting a lift or taxi to the conference venue I was dropped off in Northampton, took a train from Northampton to Milton…
Have you just been paid?
Several people have said to me that a crowdfunder right after Christmas is swimming against the tide, but the BAWC raptor-tagging fundraiser has already passed its first target of £10,000 in about a week. Wow! People have been really generous. Click here if you suddenly find you have some money in your bank account and…
Conclusions built on sand
‘We conclude that these data demonstrate that there is a low risk to honey bees from systemic residues in nectar and pollen following the use of thiamethoxam as a seed treatment on oilseed rape and maize‘ – the Syngenta study, October 2013 Most people interested in bees and neonicotinoid pesticides probably won’t read the scientific…
Leaving Dublin
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I’m on my way home from an excellent Irish Raptor Study Group conference, topped up by a visit to Leopardstown.
Crowdfunder comments
The BAWC crowdfunder is doing really well – it’s already at £9000. It’s really nice to see some of the comments that people have left when they donate money: Raptors need saving from wildlife crime. The Government are not interested in wildlife crime so I am pleased you are. Good luck with this project –…
You be a judge
The shortlists for each of the categories in the Bird Photographer of the Year Awards are published. So you can decide for yourself who the winners are. You’ll find it a lot easier in the privacy of your own home than in a room with a lot of people who have similarly firm opinions and…
A tale of two tags
I’ve just given the GWCT some money as they have a crowdfunder running so that they can study Woodcock, and I like Woodcock. Earlier this week, I gave some money to Birders Against Wildlife Crime so that they can study birds of prey: I like birds of prey too. The two appeals would make an…
Winter Woodcock – watch (don’t shoot)
Did you see the Woodcock on Winterwatch last night? Didn’t you just want to shoot them? No? How strange. If you did shoot them then you wouldn’t have to tell anyone and we wouldn’t have any record of your behaviour. We wouldn’t know if you shot more this year than last year, for example. Woodcock…