Chris Packham and team have done a great job in publicising events on Malta over the last 10 days. This was a self-funded project done for the love of birds. And what a great example it has been of the use of celebrity to promote a cause. If you haven’t seen the videos from Malta…
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Busy day
Yesterday was a busy day in a busy week. A consequence of giving a talk to the Hampshire Ornithological Society on 29 March is that, if you are me, over 300 people sing Happy Birthday! to you – which was highly embarrassing and very sweet of them. I had stayed with friends and I took…
Time to buy
My new book, Fighting for Birds – 25 years in nature conservation, is now available to buy from Pelagic Publishing. The paperback is £12.99 and the hardback is £19.99 – an ebook will follow in a few weeks. Chris Packham wrote the Foreword and describes Fighting for Birds as ‘a triumph and if you have…
Well done Hawk and Owl Trust!
The Hawk and Owl Trust is a small but very good NGO, in my opinion. I was particularly pleased to see this formal and robust support for the epetition on vicarious liability on the HOT’s website. And this strongly worded piece from HOT’s President, and Springwatch heart-throb (I am told – he does nothing to…
It’s Winter all over the world – readers’ offer.
My summer holidays are beginning to fall into a familiar pattern. We book an attractive cottage in the West Country which is every bit as nice as it looked on the internet when we arrive and see it in reality. The weather is a bit English, the phone reception is appalling, there’s a nice pub…