What a 2019!
Yes I managed to have 3 books printed in 2019 with 3 already on the go for 2020 with another 1 waiting to get started. I have 2 new...
One printed, 2 to come shortly!!
Joseph Starling is now in print and 2 more are nearly ready to print - Chrissie the Crested Tit based around Speyside and a new series...
A New Year
2019 is the year that Chickbooks starts up on its own. I had seven books published by Langford Press and after Ian died and the his...
Shooters to blame for high pigeon numbers!
Malta was once the place for Peregrine Falcons nesting on their many sea cliffs around the island but sadly peregrines were shot on sight...
Red Kites drawn to the guns.
The RSPB have issued a history of persecution of Red Kites in Yorkshire - https://www.rspb.org.uk/community/ourwork/b/investigations/arch...
The story of Gordon the moron [ alias Bonny ] and his time on this planet Was he killed for a £billi
The RSPB reserve at Geltsdale in Cumbria has a history of harriers. The reserve lies only 25 miles from Langholm. [as the harrier flies!]...
Memories 2004
Texas Tour Report 18th September – 30th September Day 1 Saturday 18th September Met Dave and Ken at 5am at Manchester Airport for the...
A bit of Yorkshire
In 2010 my ‘Solway’ book came out covering the whole of Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway. It was one of a series done by Buckingham...
Speyside Tour
This is the second time that I have done a lecture at the Grant Arms Hotel in Grantown on Spey and did I enjoy coming back to an area...
Are we being poisoned!?
The other day I was phoned by a farmer who wanted a barn owl box on his farm. He already had one pair of Barn owls nesting on his farm...