Category Archives: Latest GOB Articles

Hands up who like fluffy kittens? (This article first appeared in the April 2015 edition of Birdwatching magazine) Hands up who likes furry pets, penguins and Puffins. OK. Now, hands up who likes starlings, snakes and spiders. A few generations … Continue reading →

Declinism (This article first appeared in the March 2015 Edition of Birdwatching) Regular readers will know that I am a greybeard. My tertials show signs of wear, I’m in moult and my plumage is leucistic! It’s as well I am … Continue reading →

Let’s Shake On It (This article first appeared in the February 2015 Edition of Birdwatching) Popular myth would have it that we used to be a nation of ladies gentlemen… our word was our bond. The great and good had … Continue reading →

What have you done today to make you feel proud? (This article first appeared in the January Edition of Birdwatching) So asked Heather Small on her album ‘Proud’. Two things led to me asking myself, and you, that question. The … Continue reading →

Go Ahead… Make My Day (This article first appeared in the January 2015 edition of Birdwatching magazine) I was lying in bed counting diving Gannets. (When you get to my age sleep is like a birding tour, every day you … Continue reading →

Shoes, Ships & Sealing Wax… (This article first appeared in the December 2014 edition of Birdwatching magazine) Birding has gone all hi-tech lately, with apps and software, anti-shake bins and pictures taken through your scope by mobile phones, but have … Continue reading →

Jollies, Junkets, Freebies & Fam Trips (This article first appeared in the November 2014 edition of Birdwatching magazine) It astounds me that those who have get more, and those who haven’t often get that taken away! Stars attending galas leave … Continue reading →

Record Breakers (This article first appeared in the October 2014 edition of Birdwatching) When an old mate of mine got his newly retired dad into birding some of the birds he saw were a surprise. Before he ticked Swallow he … Continue reading →

Gone Fishing (This article first appeared in the September 2014 edition of Birdwatching) I enjoy watching boxing. I feel that brute force and athleticism combine, creating choreography no less fascinating than the ‘beautiful’ game we English get so over in a World … Continue reading →

Nature’s Wonderland (This article first appeared in the August 2014 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) Which is Britain’s largest nature reserve? Is it in Wales, or Scotland or perhaps East Anglia? Look out of your window…yes folks, there it is! Our gardens … Continue reading →