Last year, the last evening with Swifts above my house was 8 August. This year, my last record so far, was the morning of 9 August before heading off to the Peak District. Are they really gone? I have seen them on evenings at home after days at the Bird Fair before – we’ll see….
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The media war
First things first, no-one much would be talking about Hen Harriers today if it weren’t for Hen Harrier Day and an e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting. Well done us! Standing in the rain in Lancashire, Northumberland and Derbyshire (and in the sun in Dorset – yes, I’m envious) is changing the story. Chris Packham…
Oscar Dewhurst – Blue-and-yellow Macaws
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Oscar writes: Blue-and-Yellow Macaws: One of my favourite things about where I was staying in the lowland Amazon (at Los Amigos Biological Research Station) was their 60m tower. Every evening groups of macaws would fly past. Here are two Blue-and-Yellow Macaws flying to roost. Nikon D300s, Nikon 600mm f4 AFS-II
Cartoon by Ralph Underhill
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George Monbiot wrote this week of being ‘Deviant and Proud’ in a world that worships markets.
Song for the Hen Harrier Day team across the country!
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You can find this protest song supporting Hen Harrier Day on You Tube. And its writer/performer, aurellio33, will be present at the Peak District Hen Harrier Day event on Sunday.