Monthly Archives: January 2019

Graham: a vanguard at the front

Posted on 31/01/2019 by campaignerkate

‘We used to call him Jeeves’, said the man next to me at Graham Butler’s funeral, a former work colleague of Graham’s.  I had to think for a second as I had never called him Jeeves, then it clicked.  Actually … Continue reading →

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Chilterns’ future

Posted on 29/01/2019 by campaignerkate

I have commented on the draft management plan for the Chilterns AONB: mostly good but too laid-back on paths and access. Continue reading →

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Farewell to enterprising Eddie

Posted on 21/01/2019 by campaignerkate

Eddie Bilous, my carriage-driving friend, has died aged only 65. Continue reading →

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Crossbill corner

Posted on 16/01/2019 by campaignerkate

On my bird survey walk near Stokenchurch for the River Thame Conservation Trust I saw a crossbill Continue reading →

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There’s always something on Otmoor

Posted on 12/01/2019 by campaignerkate

A visit to Otmoor always produces something of interest. When I went on 6 January I saw pintail ducks and a water rail. Continue reading →

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Listening to silence

Posted on 07/01/2019 by campaignerkate

On the last day of 2018 I walked from Burford with my friend Marika Kovacs. Continue reading →

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Prestwood in winter

Posted on 05/01/2019 by campaignerkate

I returned to Prestwood in Bucks to do the farmland bird survey for the British Trust for Ornithology, it’s different in winter. Continue reading →

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Fifty years of diary-keeping

Posted on 02/01/2019 by campaignerkate

I have kept a daily diary since fifty years ago today, 2 January 1969. Continue reading →

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My bird year 2018

Posted on 01/01/2019 by campaignerkate

In 2018 I saw 112 and heard a further three species of birds. Continue reading →

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