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A not-so-common gull

A rewarding visit to College Lake on 1 January. Continue reading

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My bird year 2020

I have seen fewer bird species this year because I have been to fewer places, but it’s still been good. Continue reading

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Farewell to Dehradun

For the last five months I have enjoyed gigs from Dehradun, India Continue reading

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Listening?

An inaccurate picture caption from The Guardian. Continue reading

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Virus-free Ambridge: not quite

It is ironic that The Archers, which has steadfastly avoided mentioning  coronavirus, has been hit by it. The Friday edition has been scrapped, presumably to extend the life of the episodes which have already been recorded. Of course it’s a … Continue reading

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The humble spud

Peru is a nation of more than 3,800 species of potato Continue reading

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In perpetual motion

There were golden plover, Cetti’s warblers and a peregrine (among many other birds) at Otmoor on 26 January Continue reading

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Divided Circle

The exhibition of Barbara Hepworth’s late works, Divided Circle at Downing College, Cambridge, is worth a visit. Continue reading

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The last outing

It is ten years since I bought a Dartmoor painting by Michael Honnor Continue reading

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Unforgettable Bar

I like to remember my friend Barbara MacDonald on her birthday, 28 August.  She would have been 107 this year.  This is what I said at her post-funeral gathering in her home village of Moretonhampstead on Dartmoor on 30 September … Continue reading

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