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Last year, at about this time of year, I joined both the Hawk and Owl Trust and the League Against Cruel Sports. Because of their eager campaigning for brood meddling for Hen Harriers I have left the H&OT (I must put that metal badge in the post to them) but I recently got a renewal…

A poll organised by Rare Bird Alert (click here) which is essentially a repeat of a similar poll of over 6 months ago, suggests that birders (and others – for the poll was open to anyone) have set their faces more firmly against brood management as they have learned more about it. This is a…

I’ll be talking to the Northants Bird Club tomorrow evening (Wednesday 2 September) at The Fishing Lodge at Pitsford Reservoir, just outside the village of Holcot on the Brixworth road (NN6 9SJ). Kick off is at 7.30pm. I guess I’ll talk about Hen Harriers and why we should ban driven grouse shooting mostly! But I’ll…

Natural England would like your views on moving Water Voles for development purposes. This damn nature sure gets in the way, doesn’t it?      

  It’s just as illegal to kill a Buzzard as it is to kill a Hen Harrier. Satellite-tagging a lot of Buzzards, particularly in areas close to driven grouse moors would, I bet, lead to a lot of interesting information about Buzzard movements and survival, and also lead to some interesting ‘disappearances’ which could be…