Category Archives: Latest GOB Articles

Coasting or on the Rocks? This article first appeared in the April 2020 edition of Birdwatching magazine I live in a well-known seaside town which has recently shrugged off its reliance on Del Boy day-trippers, to replace that with an … Continue reading →

Extinction Rebellion This article first appeared in the February 2020 edition of Birdwatching magazine Extinction Rebellion, what’s it all about? Should we be supporting it or stopping their disruption and hippy naivety? Are they heroes or are they just uncooperative … Continue reading →

Twist in the Tail This article first appeared in the January 2020 edition of Birdwatching magazine I think I may have thrown the birding baby out with the feline bathwater! Regular readers will know that I fight a running battle … Continue reading →

Birds of Pay This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine December 2019 The glorious sunshine of yesterday gave way to a steady drizzle in the cool of the morning, leaving me in no doubt that Autumn had begun. Having spent … Continue reading →

Nifty Grades of Shade This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine November 2019 As climate change brings 50MPH winds rattling my windows and rain running down the hill outside like a mountain torrent, it’s easy to think about shelter, but … Continue reading →

Old & Grumpy This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine October 2019 Despite my previous 120+ columns it is only weeks ago that I made it to the allotted biblical span. If one were to be guided by what is … Continue reading →

Killing the Golden Goose This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine Autumn 2019 A study that put together data across 91 countries from scientific papers and government reports noted that biodiversity is below safe levels across more than half of … Continue reading →

Pondering This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine September 2019 Around 150 years ago there were about a million ponds in the UK – a pond being a body of water less than two acres in area. Surprisingly, well over … Continue reading →

Swift Justice This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine August 2019 Summer has always started on the same day for me… the day the swifts return. In my birding heydays I’d probably be out birding somewhere and suddenly become aware … Continue reading →

The Truth About Cats & Dogs This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine July 2019 I’m not going to apologise for reopening the debate about cats. As a recent headline put it: ‘Canadian and U.S. studies agree: Cats are the … Continue reading →