03/05/2020

Archive

Dawn Chorus Day

For those who are particularly into birdwatching or intend to be UP for this – Monday May 4th – here are some good resources United Kingdom – RSPB https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/birdwatching/ Australia – Birdlife https://www.birdlife.org.au/all-about-birds/birdwatching New Zealand – Forest & Bird https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/ as well as their kids club https://kcc.org.nz/ Here’s a video https://youtu.be/xudHav8digY The Guardian ‘take’ on dawn chorus https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/may/02/beautiful-birdsong-how-the-dawn-chorus-reconnects-me-to-life-and-hope?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other...

Bats

As bats are getting a hard time – with their connections to Coronavirus- these already creatures shouldn‘t ‘require’ any clarifications but ‘Just because’ here are some facts and myths exploded… The Guardian sets the record straight about bats and coronavirus Top ‘Bats’ websites Bats Conservation UK has many excellent resources / twitter @_BCT Bat Conservation International the United States based website / @BatConIntl Bats and flying foxes rescue (Australia) Australasian Bat Society / twitter @AusBats...