Author Archives: Bo Beolens

This article first appeared in the March 2026 edition of Birdwatching Magazine  The last time I stood glass in hand, surrounded by people counting down to midnight, must have been in the 1980s. Being a curmudgeonly hermit, I don’t miss … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the January 2026 edition of Birdwatching Magazine Discounting cats (if only!) and birds (never gonna happen), Common Frogs sit at the top of the food chain in my postage-stamp yard. Foxes haven’t found a way … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the December 2025 of Birdwatching Magazine Family myth has it that, when my mum was pregnant with me, a wasp went down the back of her dress and stung her seven times. Sadly, I can … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the November 2025 Edition of Birdwatching Magazine I last visited Bird Fair pre-Covid, and was struck then that, in late July, the harvest was well under way in the heart of England. As a boy, … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the October 2025 Edition of Birdwatching Magazine For my 200th Grumpy Article, a tribute to an ‘ordinary’ birder… Brian Anderson (1938-2025) was not a top lister, leading campaigner or expert birder; never presented a TV show … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the Autumn 2025 Edition of Birdwatching Magazine As spring stuttered to a close, I had an overdue outing, just a couple of morning hours birding. I chose an area of land accessed via the bottom … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the September 2025 Edition of Birdwatching Magazine I’ve been feeling my age of late. At times, it feels like Groundhog Day, as every 24 hours life seems to reset to the same old same old. … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the August 2025 Edition of Birdwatching Magazine A ruling party MP was challenging proposed planning legislation, as has every conservation organisation in the UK. Another ruling party MP labelled him part of the ‘Hedgehog Hezbollah’. Intemperate language … Continue reading →