Category Archives: Latest GOB Articles

Thinking Inside the Box (This article first appeared in the January 2013 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) I grew up in the Garden of England in the 1950s. Autumn days were spent riding our bikes to out of the way orchards where … Continue reading →

Bird Fair Blues (This article first appeared in the January 2013 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) Three days of fame is just about as much as I would ever want to cope with… it may be affirming, but it is also exhausting, … Continue reading →

Time for a Cool Change* (This article first appeared in the December 2012 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) Is it about age? No, it can’t be as I’ve met twitchers in their sixties and seventies. Perhaps then, it is about how long … Continue reading →

Just when you thought it was safe… (This article first appeared in the November 2012 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) Just when you think things cannot get worse life turns around and bites you on the butt… I ranted last month about … Continue reading →

The Mammoths in the Room (This article first appeared in the October 2012 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) We Brits pride ourselves on being at the forefront of conservation with organisations like the RSPB not only preserving habitats and challenging government policy … Continue reading →

Give me my raptor today… (This article first appeared in the September 2012 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) (Apologies to Van Morrison for the misquote above) I am well beyond grumpy – my irritation has leapt the barrier of vexed and left … Continue reading →

Birding By Numbers… (This article first appeared in the August 2012 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) What is listing all about? A recent ‘listing’ debate on my county internet mailing group was prompted by my revelation that a flyover Lapwing had taken … Continue reading →

A Wing and a Prayer… (This article first appeared in the July 2012 edition of ‘Birdwatching’) This article is also a ‘podcast’ on Talking Naturally – see Podcast page for link God knows our birdlife has suffered at our hands … Continue reading →

Birding For All This article appeared in the January 2012 edition of Birdwatch Birders beware! I am about to ride a hobbyhorse and shamelessly promote an initiative I took ten years ago that still needs to sink deeper into the … Continue reading →

Gulls  Aloud This article appeared in the December 2011 edition of Birdwatch I have a pact with the fragrant Mrs Grumpy – or ‘the voice of reason’ as I have been instructed I should refer to her. If I have been … Continue reading →