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The Blackcap which was seen in my garden on 6 December didn’t show up again until yesterday, 4 January, when it (or another male Blackcap) spent a large part of the middle of the day on the fat balls. We were given this rather flashy fat ball feeder and this Blackcap seems to love it…

The excellent SEO (Sociedad Espanola de Ornitologia, the Spanish partner of BirdLife International) is having a vote for their bird of the year and the choice offered is between Iberian Grey Shrike, Common Swift and Montagu’s Harrier. Last year the successful species was Quail (which was also up against Montagu’s Harrier and Iberian Grey Shrike)….

There really doesn’t seem to be much happening in the world of nature conservation today but I was very pleased to see the excellent Trees for Life reach and pass their fundraising target for this legal challenge against Nature Scotland.

Tim writes: Sabine’s Gulls are quite a difficult gull to see.  They breed in the high arctic but migrate south after breeding to spend the winter at sea off the continental shelves in the southern hemisphere. In the Atlantic they mainly winter off southern Africa and South America. They are only occasionally seen from land,…

Prof Sir Dieter Helm – former Chair of Natural Capital Committee. Author of two books highly rated by this blog; Net Zero (published 2020) and Green and Prosperous Land (published 2019). Joan Edwards OBE – for services to Marine Conservation Dr Alistair Burn MBE – for voluntary services to conservation in Cambridgeshire Raymond Marsh MBE…