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  1. DunnoKev

    John Gooders

    Very sorry to hear that John passed away last night after a long illness. In his day he was a prolific writer and although now many of his books are 'of their time' his first 'Where to Watch..' books helped set quite a few of us off on our travels, and in recent years snippets like his 'Gooders'...
  2. DunnoKev

    Permanent summer time (or not?)

    Radio 4 were trailing a piece on this old chestnut today - the change for the clocks must be due! The argument is that the UK should change to British Summer Time (BST), then not revert for the winter. Some politicians push the idea of going to BST year one, remaining on it through the winter...
  3. DunnoKev

    Tree Sparrow nest boxes: hole size?

    A bit pedantic, but as we know size matters... Several sites state optimum hole size for Tree Sparrow nest boxes is 32mm, others quote 28mm. (BWP doesn't help, saying species will use holes between 22-60mm, but c. 30mm preferred!) Question is, has anyone had any experience of 28mm? At a local...
  4. DunnoKev

    Views on the vice-county system

    Interesting letter in 'BB' this month arguing the case for Ornithological Societies to adopt the Watsonian vice-county system. (Country is mapped as roughly equal-sized 'counties', with the boundaries remaining the same despite any socio-political changes over the years). The main arguments for...
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