Coots
For some reason I perceived coots as rather timid, retiring birds. Bird guides frequently describe birds as “shy” (or “not shy”, or “not that shy”) and while there is an…
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Little egrets
In the last few years I have begun to re-engage with birding after a long hiatus. I wouldn’t quite say I lost interest in my teens; more than birding became…
Filter It. Reviews of “Take Me To The Source” by Rupert Wright and “The Blue Death” by Robert D Morris, TLS, 17/10/08
I previously posted my submitted text of this reviews but, thanks again to Maren Meinhardt, I am herein re-posting the actual published text. FILTER IT Rupert Wright TAKE ME TO…
Review of Mad Dogs and Englishmen, Neil Pemberton and Michael Worboys, TLS, 12/12/08
I had a fruitful correspondence with Neil Pemberton after this was published on urban noise in the Victorian era, which was supposed to link into my magnum opus on the…
St Berrihert’s Kyle Co Tipperary Part 1: The Archaeological remains
Originally posted on Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland:
The 18th of February is the feast day of St Berrihert/Berrahert of the parish of Ardane, Co Tipperary. An Anglo-Saxon saint, he is…
Water reviews
At A Medical Education , I have blogged a review of two books about water for the TLS from 2008. So why not reblog it here? ——————– Apologies for the hiatus. This…
Séamus Sweeney 