BIRDWATCHING in Guernsey has become competitive. Seriously competitive.
Tim on Tour
Twitching to compete
Who are you calling ugly?
I AM SAILING in even greater luxury on three cruises this summer after my ship, Minerva, underwent a multi-million pound refit during the winter.
Fly to the wild side
Millions of people fly over central Spain each year on their way to the costas, but beneath them can be found some of the most exciting wildlife in Europe – as our roaming naturalist Tim Earl explains.
Diamond gazer
It isn’t its real name, but for a short time ‘Earl’s Falkland Comet’ was the undisputed star of a spectacular night-time show – one of several Southern Hemisphere spectacles that has Tim Earl hooked on stargazing…
Costa Rica connection
PREPARING for a trip next month put me in mind of William Le Lacheur, a Guernsey sea captain who helped found a nation with no military force.
Northern delights
Closer to home than usual, Tim Earl enjoyed returning to his northern roots. He finds a shipshape Sheffield and finally sets foot inside a house he’s admired since he was a boy. And Chatsworth is pulling out all the stops when it comes to decking the halls this Christmas…
High – but not dry
Tides in the Channel Islands are pretty extreme, but imagine this – regular springs of 52.5ft and a mid-tide flow equal to the combined flow of all the rivers and streams on earth. It happens in Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy, as Tim Earl reports
Wizards of odd
There’s disappointment all round for Tim Earl on his latest exploration, which involves not-so-pretty beauty spots, an absence of art and an unimpressive Eden Project. But despite discovering the odd gem, our columnist is left confused by Cornwall…
The irony of whale-hunting Iceland
A VAST grey speckled shape appeared on the surface, blew a jet of water high into the air and started to dive, finally showing a small dorsal fin.
Edge of the world
ST KILDA is one of the most amazing places in Britain.Little known and with extravagant wildlife and a poignant history, this is the most remote group of islands in the British Isles and visiting them is fraught – uncertainty and eager anticipation are the norm.
Animal attraction
SIR Peter Scott did it, but his friend – my great-uncle – Arthur Cadman did not. Great white hunters Syd Downey and Donald Ker did it, but many others of their ilk could not
Where the wild things are
Wildlife conservation has come on since the days when a Rocquaine orchid field was ploughed over and planted with spuds. Tim Earl takes a walk down memory lane and is pleased with much of what he sees…
Campaigns
Voice For Victims
Voice for Victims is a campaign aimed at promoting the rights of those affected by child sexual abuse.
This is Guernsey
Guernsey Press
