After Chris Bowden’s two informative Guest Blogs on vultures (Asia vulture crisis and Africa and Europe) it is worth noting that the recent global reassessment of species’ status has resulted in six species of African vulture being assessed as more threatened than previously. In fact, four species, all of which I have seen, Hooded, White-backed,…
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Globally threatened birds
It comes to something when four species of birds I have seen this year in the UK are added to the list of globally threatened bird species. The IUCN Red List is updated periodically, after much sucking of teeth and poring over the data (some of which are a bit ropy) and Birdlife International are…
Oscar Dewhurst – another Red Deer
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Oscar writes: Another one from Richmond Park a couple of weeks ago. On this morning there wasn’t really any mist, but the temperature was cool enough for this stag’s breath to be condensing, looking yellow as the sun shone through it. Nikon D800, Nikon 200-400mm f/4 VR lens
Birdwatch birders’ awards
Birdwatch magazine has excelled itself in this year’s Birders’ awards. There are 10 categories in which you can vote (whether you consider yourself a birder or not). I can imagine the voting being pretty close in some categories – in particular the ‘Guano Award for Environmental Harm’ category. The four ‘contenders’ are the Countryside Alliance,…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
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Mark writes: welcome back Ralph! I hope you’ve had a wildlife-rich, low-carbon, break.