Category Archives: Angry Old Bloke

This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine in March 2025 I knew it was March because the hares were going mad; haring across the fields. Three chased each other, stopped, thought about it and then chased each other back the … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine in February 2025 If you have stuck with me for the last two decades, you may recall a piece (2010) called ‘reasons to be cheerful…’ (To be fair the first 400 words were … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine in January 2025 I saw my first Lion in the wild with its legs sprawled either side of a low bough, lolling in the rising sun amid the long grass of a National … Continue reading →

This article first appeared in Birdwatching Magazine in December 2024 I was watering our roof terrace containers… (I’ll stop swanking, we live on a hill and our sunken garage roof is fenced in and tiled.) As I turned back toward … Continue reading →

This article first appeared on page 19 of Birdwatching Magazine December 2024 Back in lockdown I kept a diary… inevitably my tiny yard featured heavily. After all, where else could I go? I’m a gardener, albeit a bit of a … Continue reading →