The RSPB has admitted killing hundreds of birds on its reserves, prompting an accusation of “extraordinary hypocrisy” from the Countryside Alliance. The RSPB recently criticised the licenced destruction of buzzard eggs and nests to protect a pheasant shoot and said a cull of lesser black-backed gulls should be halted. But on Thursday the charity revealed […]
Tag: Lapwing
Polder Arkemheen – Eemland
Afgelopen weken een aantal keren na het werk via de Polder Arkemheen-Eemland terug gereden naar huis. Dit Mekka voor de weidevogels en de fotografen begint alweer langzaamaan vol te stromen met de weidevogels. Tureluur en Grutto zijn er al weer volop aanwezig. Ook grote groepen verschillende soorten ganzen bevolken de weilanden. Naast deze vogels zijn […]
A lovely day at Potteric Carr
I started a new job with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust recently as a Wildlife Support Officer and although it’s only part time, what with training days and getting up to speed with how things work, there’s not been much time for posting material on here. In addition I’ve started shooting ‘RAW’ images which has meant much […]