Category Archives: Latest GOB Articles

This article first appeared in the January 2023 edition of Birdwatching Magazine I’ve probably spent sixty of my seventy-three years being cynical. From sullen teens to firebrand twenties I raged against the unjust. Through my thirties and forties I was … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the December 2022 edition of Birdwatching Magazine I love my Hyundai Tucson Hybrid (other hybrids are available). Being decrepit I went for my first automatic. So, I can no longer imagine myself to be the … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the November 2022 edition of Birdwatching Magazine I planted a lavender bush to feed more pollinators. Last year it was a moderately successful and the spent blooms ended up in a pale in a bathroom … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the October 2022 edition of Birdwatching Magazine Recently, the Somerset Levels were declared a Super Nature Reserve. The conservation efforts of the RSPB and others have paid off with an avifauna not seen since the … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the September 2022 edition of Birdwatching Magazine My postage stamp yard was hard gardening through April into May… watering is a pain if your garden is 90% pots and containers. Warm dry weather is one … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the August 2022 edition of Birdwatching magazine Frustrated by spouse dictat, I was not birding. Spring clean-up in the garden had progressed nicely so winter’s frost-spawned gaps in the pots and flowerbeds needed filling. So, … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the July 2022 edition of Birdwatching magazine Does Akira Miyawaki mean anything to you? A sumo star perhaps, or maybe a character from the Lion King? It meant nothing to me until recently, which is … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the June 2022 edition of Birdwatching magazine My coastal conurbation has more blue-flagged beaches than anywhere of equivalent size in England, enjoyed in the past by the likes of Charles Dickins and JMW Turner, who … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the May 2022 edition of Birdwatching Magazine There are three types of farmers. There are money grabbing agri-businesses that put profit above people and would rather greenwash than change. Then there are farmers who see … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in the April 2022 edition of Birdwatching Magazine I keep a year list… I could say it’s citizen science, comparing each year to see how the planet is doing, and how the birds are faring in … Continue reading →