Woodpigeons are climbing as Britain's most common garden bird

The Woodpigeon is quickly becoming Britain's most common garden bird, second only to blackbirds and blue tits.However there was a report out last week about about the World's common birds are declining, as...

Russia in the Balance

Lots of bad things are going in the the (not so) former Soviet Union. Some of these things have been going on for some time now: crony “capitalism,” restriction of free speech, mysterious liquidations...