Author Archives: Bo Beolens

GOB 196 – If the Government Won’t Do It, We Have To!

This article first appeared in the July 2025 Edition of Birdwatching Magazine Sir Isaac Walton, friend of the poet John Donne and author of The Complete Angler wrote about my local river… the Kentish Stour, a river then famous for its run … Continue reading

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GOB 195 – Survivors

This article first appeared in the June 2025 Edition of Birdwatching Magazine We do what we must to survive… Strategies are more ‘built in’ to birds than to us, but behaviour does change – back in the day when milkmen … Continue reading

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GOB 194 – The Big Sit

This article first appeared in the May 2025 Edition of Birdwatching Magazine Many birders will take part in a bird race; chasing around the country, from dawn to dusk at the beginning of May. I think that the record in … Continue reading

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GOB 193 – Bring a friend…

This article first appeared in the April 2025 Edition of Birdwatching Magazine Nearly four decades ago, living in London, I used to escape to the country at the weekends, most often with a friend. We used to stay at her … Continue reading

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GOB 193 – Bring a Friend…

Nearly four decades ago, living in London, I used to escape to the country at the weekends, most often with a friend. We used to stay at her mum’s in Bournemouth and go to the New Forest, the Dorset Heaths … Continue reading

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GOB 192 – The Mad Hatter

This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine in March 2025 I knew it was March because the hares were going mad; haring across the fields. Three chased each other, stopped, thought about it and then chased each other back the … Continue reading

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GOB 191 – Reasons to be…

This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine in February 2025 If you have stuck with me for the last two decades, you may recall a piece (2010) called ‘reasons to be cheerful…’ (To be fair the first 400 words were … Continue reading

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GOB 190 – Where there’s muck…

This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine in January 2025 I saw my first Lion in the wild with its legs sprawled either side of a low bough, lolling in the rising sun amid the long grass of a National … Continue reading

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GOB 189 – Mundane Magic

This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine in December 2024 I was watering our roof terrace containers… (I’ll stop swanking, we live on a hill and our sunken garage roof is fenced in and tiled.) As I turned back toward … Continue reading

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GOB 188 – A Bee In My Bonnet

This article first appeared on page 19 of Birdwatching Magazine December 2024 Back in lockdown I kept a diary… inevitably my tiny yard featured heavily. After all, where else could I go? I’m a gardener, albeit a bit of a … Continue reading

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