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Alan Tilmouth: days at the races
Spring provides plenty of opportunities to get stuck into identifying different subspecies of common birds – a challenge that our columnist...
28/05/2023
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Always entertaining, sometimes controversial – the views of some of birding's top opinion-makers.
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Lucy McRobert: chasing a Scilly big year
Twitching Canada Goose and Common Linnet were among our columnist's birding memories in 2022 as her husband attempted a competitive Scilly...
18/05/2023
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Jasmine Qureshi: the birds and the beetles
While birds will always capture our imagination, we should give a bit more love to the wonderful variety of insects we encounter.
07/05/2023
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Alan Tilmouth: taking birding to school
Bringing birding and the various skills it requires to the classroom would be a stroke of genius, suggests our columnist.
20/04/2023
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Lucy McRobert: the axing of Autumnwatch
Our columnist ponders whether the cancellation of the much-loved BBC show creates an opportunity for new British wildlife television...
05/04/2023
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Hep Cairnswood: the winter watcher
The appearance of a confiding local Barn Owl provided a welcome lift for Hep Cairnswood during a difficult midwinter for her in 2021.
26/03/2023
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Bill Oddie: invading The Dumbles
A day out at Slimbridge ended with an attempt to break in to the renowned reserve, but would Bill encounter the famous Sir Peter Scott?
12/03/2023
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Alex Rosenfield: catching the bug
Alex Rosenfield writes on how catching the birding bug has swiftly led to a healthy obsession.
05/03/2023
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Alan Tilmouth: who let the dogs in?
The number of dogs in protected areas and on nature reserves is increasing, and our columnist feels the time has come for change.
23/02/2023
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Laura Wade: birder-watching
For Laura Wade, observing birders in the field can provide almost as much entertainment as watching the birds themselves.
09/02/2023
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Matthew Jackson: in the company of owls
A magical encounter with some local Short-eared Owls offered a beacon of light during the lockdown darkness a couple of years ago.
22/01/2023
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Lucy McRobert: bird of a lifetime
A spectacular North American vagrant and thrilling subsequent twitch made autumn 2022 one to remember on Scilly.
12/01/2023
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