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Birdwatching heaven is only a few miles away

Feeding time on Ortac.	(Picture by Vic Froome, 0241654)

‘What’s your favourite place for birdwatching?’ people ask Tim Earl, and he always answers diplomatically. But in truth it’s not some far-flung destination – it’s Alderney…

One for sorrow

Magpies: Members of the public are being urged to kill them.	(Picture courtesy of Jill Pakenham/BTO, 0760509)

Self-appointed president of the Magpie Appreciation Society (membership: one), Tim Earl argues that the birds are getting a raw deal

Pluckiness of the high fliers

Bar-headed geese fly over the Himalayas to spend their winters in India, regularly achieving heights of 32,000ft. (Picture by Harsh Vardhen, 0732875)

A drying reservoir produced views of record-breaking birds when our roaming wildlife reporter pitched up in India. High-fliers, a speed merchant and long legs combined to give Tim Earl a three-in-one Guinness Book of Records sighting…

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Model behaviour

One aspiring local model + what’s hot on the high street = the perfect way to show off the shops’ newest fashion arrivals

Take me to the river

Botswana is home to some of the world’s most varied and vibrant wildlife. Tim Earl heads to the Okavango Delta, where he finds a plethora of species – but it’s the birds that hold his attention…

Elephant memories

THERE is little wonder I was in need of a rest as Christmas approached - last year was something of a record-breaker.I visited 29 countries leading tours and pointed out more than 1,500 species of birds and 144 different mammals to the people I escorted.

Speech therapy

WE’VE worked it out. On a good day, with no delays and the wind in the right direction, it’s just two hours from our cast concrete doorstep in Town to our friends’ black and white chequered- tile one in Brighton.

Running wild

In his latest travel adventure, Tim Earl is game for an on-foot safari in Botswana and learns that artificial water supplies are changing the habits of wildlife there.

Not serendipitous

SERENDIPITY. It’s a word I’ve never been that keen on.

Name and shame

OH, IT’S like someone throwing a pebble down a well and the sound of the echo bouncing back up.’