I’m really glad the gulls didn’t get me because I wanted to see some bats – Greater Horseshoe Bats (GHBs). Going down to Devon was definitely a ‘family’ thing, not a ‘work’ thing, or a ‘birds’ thing, and so I hadn’t really thought about the wildlife aspects of the visit – except the killer gulls…
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Devon – and I survived
Last week I spent some time in Devon – risky eh?! I even spent some time on the coast. I saw a lot of gulls – big gulls. Really big gulls. And many of them saw me too. I even went to Brixham. And I survived. It would have been ironic to have been killed…
Oscar Dewhurst – Little Owl
Oscar writes: while I was in Richmond Park one evening I was told about a family of little owls with two chicks that had been seen in a small bit of woodland. Next morning I was up at 3.45 to get there for before sunrise, and as I approached the trees I could immediately see…
Two more reviews of Inglorious
James Attlee in the Independent ‘ Avery is a reasonable man; by his own admission “a wishy-washy liberal” who has engaged in fruitless years of dialogue with the grouse-shooting industry in his efforts to gain concessions. Once roused, however, he proves indefatigable. So far the political connections and powerful lobbying of the industry has maintained the…
Henry’s Game Fair
I’ve been to many Game Fairs but this was Henry’s first. He was a little bit nervous but he had a gaggle of burly minders with him. As well as myself there were Lawrie and Phil from BAWC and Alan Davies from The Biggest Twitch. It was a rather quiet Game Fair I felt, fewer…