Standing up for Nature
Mark writes: I’ve been lucky enough to see a few spring migrants this week, whilst hearing almost every day that the death toll on Red Kites and Buzzards keeps rising in Ross-shire. This week I added Sedge Warbler, Ring Ousel (in a rabbit-grazed field in east Northamptonshire) and Garganey (in nearby Cambs) to my list…
Mark writes: The reward for information about the deaths of 12 Red Kites and four Buzzards in Ross-shire keeps increasing; £5k from the RSPB, £5k from an anonymous donor and over £1k from the public so far. To contribute, visit this Just Giving page. Do Wood Ducks cross the Atlantic sometimes? And did the…
Did you see that story about the Red-necked Phalarope, tagged by the RSPB on Shetland, which wintered off Peru in the Pacific? Amazing! Aren’t birds brilliant? Here is an excellent account of identification of Buff-bellied Pipit. I wonder how long that diver will stay in Devon – I’ll be down there in the not-too-distant future.