• Another terrible year for the hen harrier in England
    You may have seen this in the news already, if not, here is our press release on the hen harrier breeding failure in England this year and an article in the Guardian about this.
  • Help I don't know what it is....
    Hi everyone I really need help identifying a bird of prey that I spotted in Hickling, Norfolk on 3/7/10. I was driving down a countrylane between a wheat and barley field. There are lots of rabbits...
  • State of Nature
    By now you have probably seen the state of nature report on the news, heard it on the radio or found it on the web, if you want to find out more and get your hands on it (via a download) then you can...
  • Why the Someset Wetlands are like Glastonbury...
    Hot on the heels of Monday’s post about a British institution, today it’s the turn of another... It’s late June and the rain is sluicing down outside my window. It can only mean one thing: Glastonbury...
  • Where are all the cranes?
    For the past two or three weeks common cranes have been passing over the Dordogne, but only in groups of 100 or so flying north. These are seen about 2 or 3 days interval, the first being on 15th Feb...