Arctic Redpolls soar over the Negev

That was a birthday to remember yesterday. Up at 0130, out at 0205, and birding until after dark at 1940 or so. And we saw…well I’ll tell you more about this trip to Israel over the next few days. Thank you to everyone who donated to the cause of helping the Hellenic Ornithological Society combat…

Happy Birthday to my binoculars!

Today my binoculars are 40 years old! They are as good as ever, unlike their owner who is 58 years old today. Both birthday boys are doing the Champions of the Flyway bird race in Israel today. If you would like to sponsor us on our birthday then please click here to donate money to…

Fineshade Wood should be an SSSI

When they came into being, all those years ago, SSSIs were selected as representative examples of wildlife-rich habitats.  There was no expectation that every qualifying site would be protected. Roll the clock on a few decades, and we can see that the SSSI notification has been very important in protecting our wildlife – hundreds of…

Oscar Dewhurst – Grizzly Bears

Oscar writes: This is the same bear that has been in a previous image, but was taken slightly before that one. We had stopped the car at a spot called Oxbow Bend, from where you can look out onto the Snake River. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a head just above…

That’s another eagle down then

It’s not an accident that a newspaper calling itself The Independent – and wanting to be forceful and influential – would have an eagle as its logo. So, that’s another dead eagle then. The Independent has been a pretty good newspaper over the years and it has also been a leading newspaper on environmental matters….