Henry thought that Snilesworth sounded like a nice place – ‘Very Yorkshire!’ he said – so I told him a bit about its unfortunate history back a long time ago – see here. Mr Mark Osborne seems to have managed the site since 2000 and delivered a record grouse shooting day for the North York…
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Songbird Survival Twitter account goes bonkers
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Songbird Survival got involved in a discussion with @HenryHenHarrier and myself (@markavery) at the weekend, but their Twitter account seemed to go a bit bonkers. In response to every question about Songbird Survival’s views, they tweeted about Spoonbills at Holkham. Their top trump appeared to be a review of Holkham Hall on tripadvisor. Ooh err!…
Henry goes to Yorkshire
A large bit of heather moorland in the north of England? Must be lots of ringtails up here thought Henry! I told him that it might be a bit of a struggle to find any girlfriends up here but he was adamant. North Yorkshire (includes North York Moors National Park & Yorkshire Dales NP) is…
Royal Baby name – could it be Henry?
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As a staunch Royalist (pictured here at the very gates of Sandringham) Henry is agog over the royal baby. Betting suggests that we should expect a girl (must be some inside information) but if it were a boy then wouldn’t Henry be a good name? You can get 33/1 with Betfair. And have you noticed…
Donana 5 – wrapping up
It seems a long time ago that I was looking at herons, and raptors, and storks and larks in southern Andalucia – but the memories will stay with me. I must go back and read Portrait of a Wilderness – written about the area in the years before I was born. I remember reading Guy…
Henry goes to Holkham
Henry likes going to posh houses. He enjoyed his visit to Holkham Hall where he saw Buzzards and Red Kites flying over the parkland. That’s a very good sign of progress don’t you think? Henry did think that the Palladian revival architecture was slightly marred by that large marquee thing – is it a tea…
Little Owls on St George’s Day
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Henry and I were in Yorkshire yesterday, but as he drove me home (what a clever Hen Harrier he is) we passed Lilford in the Nene Valley and I realised that today was an anniversary. Little Owls were successfully introduced into the UK at Lilford Hall by the 4th Baron Lilford in 1889; on St…
Henry finds a friend
Is that a very large Hen Harrier or a very small Richard Porter? It’s both! Henry knew that he’d get a nice cup of tea chez Porter (and he also got some nice chocolate cake too). I know, it’s not exactly a mate for life, but it’s good to have cake now and again to…
Henry finds a safe haven
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Flying up and down in north Norfolk can be a bit scary. Too many bad things have happened in that part of the world. But today Henry seems to have found somewhere safe to settle for a while. I don’t think he will find a mate here – but I found a delicious bacon sandwich…
Henry goes back to Norfolk
Henry is visiting the area where a record number of poisoned birds of prey were found, leading to the conviction of a former gamekeeper. Henry may not have a girlfriend but he does have balls! #HaveYouSeenHenry? You remember, do you, the events which led to the conviction of the Stody Estate’s former gamekeeper Alan Lambert…