hen harrier
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Nature Notes
A Confusion of Raptors. I am listening hard in the wind that comes off the downs; trying to silence the rustle of my ill-chosen coat with shallow breathing, directing cupped hands held behind my ears to the sky. Five woodlark are singing over Windmill Field. Still here, pouring their melancholy, heartbreaker alleluias over the earth. […]
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Nature Notes
A National Bird Vote.  It may not have escaped your attention that there is an alternative election going on. Author, broadcaster and fellow RSPB columnist, David Lindo (aka the brilliant Urban Birder) called for and has created a national debate on which of our British Birds should be voted our champion. So what do we […]