Author: James Common
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Upon my latest visit to Half-Penny, it was not that birds that, as usual, occupied my undivided attention. Despite both the local Kingfishers and Dippers…
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Some of my bird watching friends don’t understand why I write for Shooting Times. I explain that, although there is a difference of views on…
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Aside from being an unlikely location in respect of such an evocative title, Wormwood Scrubs is a name which is familiar for all the…
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I have written before about the virtues of blogging from a personal perspective and the ample benefits it brings in terms of personal development, networking…
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High-flyer. The humble Mallard has been recorded flying at speeds of up to 55 miles per hour – slightly faster than the average speed of…
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To those familiar with this blog, you will know that I owe my passion for nature almost entirely to my Grandmother. The lady who first…
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October is an exciting time in the naturalist’s calendar: a period of conspicuous and adrenaline pumping change as leaves redden, red deer roar and myriad…
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In a groundbreaking study on sparrowhawks, scientists have found that city birds in Scotland are more successful than their country cousins. In this study, researchers from…
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Traversing the sunny (yet surprisingly cold) depths of Half-Penny this morning, one thing struck me above all else: the bounty of Autumnal fruit. This year,…
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Recently I had the distinct pleasure of chatting to Bel Jacobs, the lead editor of How Now Magazine – a webzine focused on highlighting human…
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A new petition has been launched calling on the government to outlaw the release of ecologically damaging balloons and sky lanterns. The unnecessary practice of…
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By large, birders are a nice bunch and bad behaviour and poor etiquette among devotees is, thankfully, rather scarce – though this does not mean…
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Wading birds gathered in record numbers at Dove Stone in the Peak District this breeding season, all thanks to an ambitious ongoing bog restoration programme…
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There are many words used to describe species which, through human intervention, have found themselves existing far outside of their historic, natural range. Terms such…