The decision of SNH to issue a licence for a mass cull of Ravens in Perthshire is absolutely stunning in its stupidity – see here. The next thing they’ll suggest is taking away Ravens from their nests, raising them in captivity and then letting them go again a few weeks later – see here. It…
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A quick Swift
I saw my first Swift of the year this morning at Stanwick Lakes. In fact it was my earliest record there since I started using Birdtrack in 2005. Spring really has arrived when the Swifts are back – although it was just the one for me this morning! And I still haven’t seen a House…
Paul Leyland – Eyed Ladybird
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Paul writes: I went to Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire on Wednesday to look for Puffins, Gannets etc., but also kept a lookout for insects. I was rewarded when I came across this beautiful Eyed Ladybird (Anatis ocellata) sunning itself on the timber barrier along the cliff edge. It was extra special because it’s the…
Tim Melling – Robin Accentor
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Tim writes: to British birdwatchers this will look like the result of a unnatural union between a Robin and a Dunnock. But this is actually a high altitude Himalayan Dunnock relative known as a Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides), whose scientific name translates as Dunnock, like a Robin. It looked and behaved just like a…
Cuckoo!
I’ve spent the last couple of days with the World Land Trust at the BTO HQ in Thetford (thank you! BTO). There was a meeting of partners from across the world (mostly Latin America but also Vietnam, Malaysia, India and Madagascar) and so I was seeing images of Jaguars, Orangutans and a wealth of…