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TN70 The Conference Calls 14 Nov 11
The one with guest Richard Fray, ex-pat Brit birder and ‘Leicester Llama’ blogger now living in Patagonia, Arizona where he leads bird tours and talks with an English accent. Subjects covered include...
View ArticleTN72 The Conference Calls 26 Nov 11
The one with guest Rob Lambert, life-long birder and academic based at Nottingham University, friend of every birding great, and frequent contributor to the BBC Natural History Unit, where we focus on...
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TN73 The Conference Calls 02 Dec 11
The one with guest Steve Dudley, senior administrator at the BOU and ex officio member of the BOU’s Records Committee, where we find out whether the BOU is a democracy or not, why Steve calls himself...
View ArticleTurtle Doves: the next British extinction?
Nick (Moran) of this site’s very own The Conference Calls fame (though the BTO who employ him might justifiably consider his work on Birdtrack more noteworthy) sent through some information today that...
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TN76 The Conference Calls 10 Dec 11 – with Mark Avery
The one with guest Dr Mark Avery, author and Independent Environmental Expert who left the RSPB earlier this year after 15 years as Conservation Director, where in the light of George Osborne’s recent...
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TN78 The Conference Calls 18 Dec 11 with Simon Tonkin
The one with Simon Tonkin, the RSPB’s Senior Farmland Conservation Officer, where we discuss egg-collectors, skylarks, the CAP, the dire and urgent situation facing Turtle Doves, and Simon gives me a...
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TN89 The Conference Calls 12 Feb 12
Welcome to The Conference Calls: served with conservation and bad jokes this is THE panel podcast about the British birding scene. Chaired by Charlie Moores, and inspired by a twitch to Japan for a...
View ArticleBTO: Arctic blast threatens real Easter eggs
Timely advice from the BTO for us to keep bird feeders topped up as the warmth and sunshine of March disappears and is replaced by cold winds and April rain… BTO Press-release, 03 April 2012 With...
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BTO: New strain of bird virus sweeps across Britain
A new strain of avian pox is taking its toll on garden birds in Britain, reports new research published this week in PLOS ONE. Scientists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), University of...
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A new way to survey garden birds
This has been a long, hard winter and like – I would guess – many birders I have spent a small fortune putting out food for my garden birds. I live in the countryside, so when I say ‘garden’ I’m...
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