Oscar Dewhurst – Whitethroat

Oscar writes: Walking through some scrub early one morning I heard a Whitethroat singing and soon spotted it at the top of a Hawthorn bush. Moving round so the sun was at a better angle I was able to get a few images before it took off. Nikon D800, Nikon 600mm f/4 AF-S II lens,…

A slightly dull report

Yesterday’s blog considered an interesting report by gamekeepers about the state of the countryside and today’s blog is about a slightly dull report by the BTO, RSPB and the JNCC about the state of breeding bird populations in the countryside.  Yesterday’s report was based on a questionnaire survey whereas this one is based on tens…