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Sep 22, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Eric Brown

    Six chough chicks fledge in Kent as rare bird makes remarkable comeback (opens the original)

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    Back in 1994 Mariah Carey enjoyed a four week chart-topping run with her song Without You, Margaret Thatcher ruled from Downing Street and Manchester United ruled the new-born Premier League. At that time a bird with a strange name could only be reliably seen in the UK by visiting Wales. I decided to go in pursuit of the chough before it could be lost to Britain forever. Slightly larger than a jackdaw, this bible black bird with bright scarlet legs and curved bill disappeared from England in 197

  2. Article · Sep 12, 2026 · Eric Brown

    Drought could not stop wildlife thriving on one patch of Chislehurst Common (opens the original)

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    England's green and pleasant land has been transformed into a brown, dusty desert during two months of unrelenting sunshine and record temperatures. My garden lawn looks like a sandy beach with just a few grassy tufts defying the conditions. Visiting wildlife naturally disappeared. Birds such as blackbirds and starlings deserted my patch because the ground is baked so hard they cannot penetrate it with their beaks to locate food items. Shrubs survived unscathed but some flowers withered, especia

  3. Article · Aug 1, 2026 · Eric Brown

    Drugged-up salmon, thirsty bees and a whale's epic journey (opens the original)

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    During these sweaty days of summer, it is all too easy to be tempted into a cooling river dip. Obviously, there are risks with currents responsible already for far too many drownings as people attempt escape from sizzling temperatures. However, there are other unsuspected dangers which might leave swimmers feeling, er... dizzy and disorientated. It seems our rivers are suffering from cocaine pollution. Cocaine and chemicals are not only seeping from waste systems into rivers and lakes but also f

  4. Article · Jul 18, 2026 · Eric Brown

    Butterflies thriving on Chislehurst Commons during heatwave (opens the original)

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    You may be reaching for fans, sipping iced coffee in a cold shower, and keeping the curtains drawn, but butterflies are revelling in recent heatwave conditions. The conservators of Chislehurst and St Paul's Cray Commons have reported a healthy increase in butterfly sightings there during sweltering temperatures. The commons have always been home to butterflies, with 26 of Britain's measly 59 regular species recorded there. The small copper is often found on grass banks and roadside verges (Image

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