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Letter: Why Special Treatment For These Birds?

Letter: Why Special Treatment For These Birds?

From Gordon Bridger Hon Alderman and former Mayor of Guildford I am not a bird watcher but Malcolm Fincham’s column is really a splendid account, which I only encountered by accident,…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.122

By Malcolm Fincham Will we be graced by an ‘earful of waxings’ this winter? My personal optimism is high, with a few having already been reported as far south as Suffolk.…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.121

By Malcolm Fincham Taking advantage of the autumn sun as it continued to shine, we entered the first weeks of October. A last-minute decision was made to take a break to Rye…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.120

By Malcolm Fincham As September drew to a close and the autumn equinox passed by, a few more local sighting of wheatears came my way. Once again it was at…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.119

By Malcolm Fincham The season of butterflies has been grinding to a close with not much possibility of adding any more to the respectable 40 species I have been fortunate to see…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.118

By Malcolm Fincham Although still hanging on to some warm and dry summer sunshine, seasonal tides have been in motion in the avian world. Maybe just an age thing, but signs…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.117

By Malcolm Fincham Having had so much success during the first few weeks of August, achieving some of my best pictures to date of both common buzzard and kingfishers, fortune…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.116

By Malcolm Fincham After a brief spell of heat, the weather cooled down in mid July. And as the month came to a close, so did our local sighting of…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.115

By Malcolm Fincham A sudden blast of hot air from the Continent by the middle of July brought with it temperatures touching 30 degrees centigrade. Perhaps a ‘tad’ too warm for my liking,…

Birdwatcher’s Diary No.114

By Malcolm Fincham June and July are well known to be quiet months for birdwatching enthusiasts, even uncommon species are scarce during this period. On arriving home from York with just a…