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Writing tagged: ‘starlings’

25 March 2020

Red kite

Avian action, and a rare visitor.

Published 25-Mar-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Calder Valley, chaffinches, curlews, goldfinches, Hebden Bridge, jackdaws, red kites, rooks, starlings

25 February 2020

Long-tailed tit

Dowitcher twitcher.

Published 25-Feb-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Dee Marshes, lapwings, long-tailed tits, starlings, twitching, Wirral

23 January 2020

Knots (probably)
Knots (probably).

A glorious day on the marshes.

Published 23-Jan-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Burton Point, Dee Marshes, dunlin, horseflies, kestrels, linnets, little egrets, long-tailed tits, midges, Phragmites, pink-footed geese, redwings, robins, rooks, starlings, stonechats, Wirral

9 July 2019

Dee Marshes, Parkgate, sunset
Dee Marshes, Parkgate, sunset

Dinner with a friend, and a Dee sunset.

Published 09-Jul-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, Dee Marshes, geese, grey herons, photography, starlings, Stense, Wirral

Sir Thomas Browne observes a murmuration of starlings

Browne
Thomas Browne

Quote from ‘Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk More Especially on the Birds and Fishes’.

Published 22-May-2015
Filed under: Writing Tags: birds, proto-sidelines, science, starlings, Thomas Browne

Recent Newsletters

  • Newsletter No. 28: ‘Breaking my golden rule’
    Thoughts on nature writing · Richard Feynman · Vikings! · Bronze Age diets · recovered daguerreotypes · transit of Phobos · Alice Roberts · Cal Flyn
  • Newsletter No. 27: ‘Getting hitched’
    The Pros and Cons of tying the knot · prehistoric invention · Ernest Shackleton · W.G. Sebald · swallows · comma splices · Amy Liptrot · Kapka Kassabova
  • Newsletter No. 26: ‘Slits for pupils’
    Research triage · filing your nuggets · pupil shapes · Amy Liptrot · moths and bats · critical reading · early medieval history · Tim Dee · book reviews

Recent Sidelines

  • A long way
    A trip to Ireland.
  • In the early hours
    A bad night’s sleep has unforeseen benefits.
  • Nature writing’s ill-defined, thriving ecosystem
    There is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to whatever ‘nature writing’ is supposed to be these days. It might not all be to my personal taste, but such diversity has to be a good thing.

Recent Articles

  • Giving fiascos a bad name
    How not to make a simple three-minute podcast piece.
  • Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin
    To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, a brief account of Rev. Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin.

News

  • 2021: a year in photos
    My eleventh annual video slideshow.
  • HebWeb interview
    I have been interviewed for the local HebWeb site.

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