You’re Next
I’ve collaborated with the musician John Bentley to create this video for his song ‘You’re Next’. It’s a song-list of extinct species, …
Sunset Puffins
It’s a distinctive silhouette which has graced the shores of the UK for thousands of years. But now, due to marine pollution …
Bempton birds – Cousin Puffin and the Ancestral Auk
Non-scientists often think the mysteries of the living world have been solved. Nothing could be further from the truth. There’s plenty of …
The Earth is having its features rearranged
This tweet from the RSPB South West caught my eye: “Due to climate change & improvements to the way our land is …
Kittiwakes are calling
Kittiwakes are the most beautiful and delicate of the gulls. Their yellow beaks, black legs, dark eyes and plaintive call are so …
I’ve flown 6,000 miles and all I can see are Sparrows, Starlings and Pigeons
I’ve travelled from the UK to Washington DC. It’s 6,000 miles. I’m hoping to see some exotic birds and photograph them. The …
One that walks or haunts the stones, calling loudly
As I walk along the bank of the creek I keep hearing loud plops. Each time, I’m startled and can see nothing …
Witness for the Extinction
There’s a new report out on the State of the World’s Birds. It reports the science that 1 in 8 bird species …
A Caution to Everybody – The tragedy of the Great Auk
The Great Auk, Pinguinus impennis. This magnificent bird was made extinct by humans in the 1850s. Were all those feather pillows worth their death?