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As a zoologist I'm sometimes accused of looking at the world through my "zoology goggles", which is something akin to "beer goggles" minus the potentially hazardous consequences. Generally, such behaviour can be equated with regularly...

Sorry not to write this update earlier - trailer wheel brake issues and a salmon count - and since it was such a fantastic day, frosty and sunny (-8 degrees C last night) it seemed justifiable to download the latest data later on - as I'm writing...

We are now into November, so it is time once again for Top Lodge to start up our exceedingly popular series of walks to see the red kites coming into roost. Many places around the country have feeding stations that attract kites to allow people to see...

I spent Friday with 90 very enthusiastic RSPB volunteers and staff members talking about climate change and the challenge it poses for all of life on earth (and yes that definitely includes us – but also everything else that shares this planet with...

BirdLife International (the RSPB is the BirdLife Partner in the UK) has just published a handy round-up of news covering the Important Bird Area (IBA) programme. One of the cornerstones of bird conservation world-wide is the identification of (IBAs)....

I have a new iPhone which looks as though it might replace my much-loved Blackberry. One of its advantages is that I can write and manage this blog whilst on the move. iPhones come with 'apps' - applications. These packages come with the phone...

As you may have gathered by now, I like to base my gardening for wildlife on observation: there’s nothing I like more than a good old nosey around a garden seeking out which creature is using which plant. And so on Saturday I pootled along to a...

Yesterday the great and the good of the farming industry packed into a chilly barn on the border of Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to get very enthusiastic about saving wildlife. There was enthusiastic talk of changing the way our countryside is farmed...

I've checked again for new data today (Friday 6th) but there's none available yet. It's looking like it'll become available tomorrow - as that's 7 days into November. Unfortunately I don't have access to a computer at the weekend...

One of my favourite things at this time of year is beginning to plan what I’m going to grow next year. Usually it is a case of having been tempted by something I have seen growing this year, and here is one that has got me all excited and is right...