In yesterday's " Observer" there was a half-page article encouraging birders to stay local to see birds. Here's a summary ...... " A new challenge urges enthusiasts to stop travelling in packs and find species on their own patch." " A new breed of climate-conscious birder is trying to persuade fellow enthusiasts to keep it local instead." The "Green Patch Challenge", created by Joe Parham, a 22-year-old from the Midlands, invites under-25s to attempt to travel only on foot or by bike to see birds. Birdwatch magazine has set its readers a " LocalBigYear" challenge for 2022, inviting birders to find species within 10km of their home. Javier Caletrio, a researcher in North-West England, set up the "Low Carbon Birding blog in 2018 to try to persuade birders to travel less. Chris Packham has said he's never going to do any long-distance trips again. But there are places like Costa Rica, the Gambia, Trinidad and Tobago, or Kenya, where vast amounts if its economy comes from wildlife tourism. We need to find the right balance between the local and the global. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As you all know, I have my very own,unique-to-me 3K local patch. But you're probably fed up of my wittering about it. So.. here's some music .... a stunning and brilliant song ....... See the boys they go out walking
The boys, they look so fine Dressed up in green velvet Their silver buckles shine Soon they'll be bleary eyed Under a keg of wine Down where the drunkards roll Down where the drunkards roll See that lover standing Staring at the ground He's looking for the real thing Lies were all he found You can get the real thing It will only cost a pound Down where the drunkards roll Down where the drunkards roll There goes a troubled woman She dreams a troubled dream She lives out on the highway She keeps her money clean Soon she'll be returning To the place where she's the queen Down where the drunkards roll Down where the drunkards roll You can be a gambler Who never drew a hand You can be a sailor Who never left dry land You can be Lord Jesus All the world will understand Down where the drunkards roll Down where the drunkards roll
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