Category Archives: Latest GOB Articles

This article first appeared in the December 2023 edition of Birdwatching Magazine Whoever thought that the ‘cancel culture’ would impact birders? Maybe I should have expected it as ostriches are falsely supposed to bury their heads in the sand. ‘Cancelling’ … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the November 2023 issue of Birdwatching Magazine “Water, Water every where, nor any drop to drink…” so said Coleridge in the Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Of course he was talking about becalmed mariners driven mad … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the November 2023 edition of Birdwatching Magazine “Kronk” said the obliging Raven passing overhead. Hawkeye and I watched it into the distance as it seemed to hiccup in flight every time it called. Lovely. It … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the October 2023 edition of Birdwatching Magazine They say that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and that no good deed goes unpunished. Providence seems reluctant to give a sucker an even … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the Autumn 2023 edition of Birdwatching Magazine The southeast of this country has 85% of the world’s chalk streams… a higher percentage of special habitat than Peru has cloud forest and rarer than Madagascar’s dry … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the September 2023 edition of Birdwatching Magazine “Is that a Marsh Frog?” I asked Hawkeye as we sat on the viewing ramp overlooking the vast reedbeds of a local reserve. “Nope” came a voice behind … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the August 2023 edition of Birdwatching Magazine Avid followers of this column will recall my childlike delight when no less than two hedgehogs managed to scale my walls and take up residence. As I write … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the July 2023 edition of Birdwatching Magazine I have no birding rivals, so I’ve no idea why I set myself birding targets. Maybe it’s because the older I get the harder it is to motivate … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the June 2023 edition of Birdwatching Magazine As parliamentary constituency boundaries change, lots of politicians scrabble to get selected as party candidates. This means our doormats will be covered in pamphlets and our email in-boxes … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the May 2023 edition of Birdwatching Magazine Hawkeye is a carnivore, and a hunter. She’d have to be really hungry to chase down a bird for the table, but otherwise the hunting instinct is strong. … Continue reading →