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    Birds and poetry

    It’s on its way. The insistent flow of the river Aire fanfares the melting of the ice. Banishing to the cleansing depths the winter’s last, futile defence, of sterile cold and dark. The excitable chatter of the gossiping rooks heralds the call to arms. Marching with the sanguine banner, driven...
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    Birds and poetry

    Yesterday all the past. The language of size Spreading to China along the trade-routes; the diffusion Of the counting-frame and the cromlech; Yesterday the shadow-reckoning in the sunny climates. Yesterday the assessment of insurance by cards, The divination of water; yesterday the invention Of...
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    Peregrine, red & blue rings Lothersdale N Yorks?

    Does anyone have any info an a Juv peregrine with red on right and blue on left legs. Seen recently Lothersdale area North Yorkshire. Distant, no numbers.
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    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    As above I make no apology for referring to blood sports in the terms I consider appropriate. I have to accept the use of the misleadingly bland “official” words that others choose to use. However as it apears too be to real for some I will consider being a bit less graphic. I do object to...
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    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    Thanks for the advice but I feel no obligation to use the industry standard euphemisms. I am not sure that calling a spade a spade is the reason for the lack of response either. Emotive language for an emotive topic.
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    Earth Pilgrim - A Year on Dartmoor

    The blurb did say "Exquisitely photographed spiritual journey into the ethereal landscape of Dartmoor with Satish Kumar". I thought that covered it quite well myself. I can understand why the spirituality and preachyness might have put some people off, hardly scientific is it. ;) I am...
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    Gulls book

    You did well there Alan, £45 now. Was that a new copy?
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    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    No need to wear out your trigger finger any more Craig but I have to comment on that. You can hardly get more up front about your objectives than call yourself "The League Against Cruel Sports" now can you? It does what it says on the tin. ;) To suggest it is less than truthful without...
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    EU Biofuels policy left in tatters

    Barroso threatens carbon tariffs on US "The president of the European Commmission has threatened to impose carbon tariffs on imports unless the US agrees to a global climate change deal. The threat of trade measures is the nuclear bomb of climate negotiations - and the commission president...
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    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    You have a break Craig. You have a difficult and thankless task there. If you want a change from typing how about looking for some more recent info on what the shooting authorities are doing about that report on the abuses in producing victims for the guns. You BASC link was from 2005, was...
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    Rubbish Spoils Parks Beauty

    Educashun, educashan, educashon. It's the only way. ;)
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    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    I wasn't talking to you as a shooter. I was exchanging views with you on certain aspects of blood sports. Your being a shooter or not is no more relevant than what my belt might be made from. Must admit though that I had taken the impression that you were. Like you said this is only an...
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    Track ship movements via the net

    Incredible contrast with the mystery and uncertainty of sea transport of the not so distant past. Could proove to be useful resorce for our vagrant seeking members. ;) Thanks Gareth, are you aware of any similar coverage for other areas?
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    Brown Hare Lepus europaeus

    Hello Robert Sorry I can't give any useful hard data but can confirm that I do still see them in the Dales. I wouldn't say regularly but often enough to be unremarkable beyond the pleasure they always give. My only Wiltshire sighting was from within the circle of Stonehenge in 1971. Some...
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    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    Not aimed at me Craig but it landed pretty close so I hope you don't mind me picking it up. You missed out the poor Lactobacillus. Following the logic of who you are prepared to accept as entitled to question the sport of killing would leave us in a position where no one at all could object...
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    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    Welcome to the Countryside Alliance. ;)
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    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    Society does indeed change. But I can't see our old attitude of dominion over all returning this side of our increasingly likely decent to the stone age. If and when that happens killing for fun will hardly be the greatest of our problems anyway.
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    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    There is some substance in that although I don't consider that it refutes the central theme of my post. Interesting point, tactical sacrifice? Not being funny either Craig, but I would hope that my posts say all that it should be necessary to know about where I am coming from. What is it you...
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    Wind farms

    Precisely! Yes, according to the published policy of the government. Your first link refers to lobbying by The German Federation of Industry on a nuclear industry website (wonder why?), and the other to an article highlighting the new findings of cancer clusters with a last line aside about...
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    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    There are countless things that were once legitimate that are now seen in hindsight with shame and horror. While I would not attempt to associate wildfowling with the most abhorrent of these, I really don't find legitimacy a convincing endorsement in itself. While I am sure that between us...
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    RSPB allows "wildfowling"

    It's an improvement in that it recommends methods which at least offer some consideration of the bird’s welfare. It doesn't really seem to offer any hope of an improvement from those who don't have any interest in best practice though and they are the ones who need to change. The point of my...
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    Earth Pilgrim - A Year on Dartmoor

    Twee as a robin on a christmas card I agree. :) Like most cliche's though it expresses a big concept, simply and in few words. Can we improve on it?
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    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    It is an often made, and often incorrect assumption, that they aren’t.
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    RSPB allows "wildfowling"

    The vets paper of 1985... hardly contemporary. The apparent meeting of minds cited in the Animal Aid press release of January 05 did little to improve matters either. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation condemnation of the practices obviously not having any positive effect...
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    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    I have no objection to what people eat, it's what they kill I object too. No qualms at all about "road kill" man for instance (so long as he doesn't resort to the jam sarnie technique). The claim that hunting wildlife is a valid and viable method of food production in an affluent and leisured...
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