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Photographed on a Peak District grouse moor this week – but who knows how that large gap in the wing feathers on the left wing came about?

DEFRA is consulting on the measures it will introduce to protect sites of nature conservation value from impacts of vast releases of non-native gamebirds. Wild Justice doesn’t think much of the consultation and is suggesting how the public could respond – click here. The consultation closes on Monday so a wet weekend might provide an…

You may have got an envelope recently in which was a letter telling you about the 2021 Census (Scotland is having a census in 2022). One of the questions is about your religion (although what my religious beliefs have to do with anyone else I am not sure – but you don’t have to answer…

I hadn’t seen the Blackcap(s) in my garden for a week but yesterday I did see one, so they are still around. My Birdtrack records show that most of my sightings are in January and February but a few linger into March. Last year was the first that it appeared that the wintering birds turned…

Last week RaptorPersecutionUK highlighted this letter in the Telegraph. It stands as a monument to a largely bygone age, an age of intolerance to people and some wildlife species too. It is the antithesis to progress and enlightenment. These views are not completely gone, but it’s good that they are going. I assume that the…