Soon you will be able to buy a new book of mine which I’ve put together with my friend Keith Betton and will be published by Pelagic (who also published Fighting for Birds). It’s called Behind the Binoculars and it’s a series of interviews with birders about how they first got into birds, what birds…
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West Pennine Moors
From what I hear and read, there is little movement on the notification of the West Pennine Moors as an SSSI (see previous blog). Natural England say that: We are here to secure a healthy natural environment for people to enjoy, where wildlife is protected and England’s traditional landscapes are safeguarded for future generations. So,…
Round up
A few things: I enjoyed being at the Norfolk Bird Fair on Saturday. I gave a talk about Passenger Pigeons and Hen Harriers to c70 people and I thought it went well. I sold a few books, had a few chats, met a few friends and saw a Hobby overhead – did anyone else see…
Catfield final decision
Now that the general election is over, the EA has confirmed its decision not to issue abstraction licenses which might affect the conservation value of nearby wildlife sites. Hooray! See here, here, here, here, and here for some history. This blog is on the winning side – a good way to end the day…
Round up
Things I’ve noticed (and thank you to those who have helped me notice some of them): Lynx? Yes, please! Kielder looks a good place. want to object to fracking? Want free advice? Get some from a top firm of legal eagles. I’ll be speaking at the Norfolk Bird and Wildlife Fair on 16 May as…
Fourth birthday
This blog is four years old today. There have been over 2111 blog posts and over 26,000 comments in that time. This blog is an independent voice for nature, primarily in England, but in the UK, the EU and the world. Apart from Guest Blogs, every word of it is written by Mark Avery. It’s…
Natural England seem to have lost the West Pennine Moors
I view the north of England pretty much as an enigma wrapped in a cloth cap and walking a whippet. I’m better on the east of the country than the west where everywhere seems to be a town beginning with B, and it is indeed the area between Bolton and Blackburn with which we are…
Various
Things that caught my eye: a Chiffchaff caught my eye at Stanwick Lakes this morning. It also caught my ear – but with a call not a song (despite everything else being in song) so I am putting it down as a late winter visitor rather than an early spring arrival – though, who knows?!…
What’s the time? #timetoact
I was at the climate march in London on Saturday. It was fun like all marches are. I saw a few friends – which was good too. Here are some more photographs. What’s the time? Time to change!
Roundup
Just a few things: did you see this? It could only happen in Essex? Turtle Dove update Swansea tidal power – did you read about it here first? This is why you need bloggers – but… …if this ever happens to me I suggest you look for shotgun pellets. Be careful what you comment on…