Category Archives: Environment

Buildin’ a Brig Tae the Bass

Posted on July 22, 2012 by davidsberry

It’s a truism that natives of any given place seldom appreciate what they have all about them: sunshine in LA is a given, as is the waterborne romance of Venice or the cultural kaleidoscope of London. As a kid growing … Continue reading →

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SOS Puffin—2012 Report

Posted on June 26, 2012 by davidsberry

Technically this can’t be a reblog since the original wasn’t a blog at all. But as a great example of a dedicated wildlife fan who has put major amounts of effort over five years into a project to secure the … Continue reading →

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Looking a Sea Horse in the Mouth

Posted on June 20, 2012 by davidsberry

Yesterday, Marine Scotland published a controversial report on fish stocks in the Firth of Clyde as the Clyde Ecosystem Review. Whereas two years ago, a similar report had predicted that the estuary was “about to become a marine desert” this … Continue reading →

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Fun Isn’t Weather-Dependent

Posted on May 20, 2012 by davidsberry

After a record cold/wet April, May is bidding fair to make this the worst Spring in decades. Farmers are staring morosely at crops that, after a good start from a mild winter, have barely grown any in seven weeks. Blossoming … Continue reading →

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Operation SOS Puffin

Posted on April 16, 2012 by davidsberry

Even in as delightful a place to live as East Lothian, people get into the usual habits of life. As we zip from home to work to shop and then off to evening class or golf course or pub, we … Continue reading →

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A-Bashing We Will Go

Posted on March 21, 2012 by davidsberry

Down at North Berwick Harbour this morning, I was delighted to find yet another full crew of volunteers preparing to board one the the Seabird Centre RIBs and head out to Craigleith, one kilometer off shore and blighted until recently … Continue reading →

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Ye’ll Ken It’s Summer When the Rain’s No’ Sae Cauld

Posted on February 17, 2012 by davidsberry

With snowdrops out and the first crocuses showing colour, we may not yet be in Spring but the assiduous visitors are already planning their holidays. So, rather than banging on about politics (again), I thought we might provide a little … Continue reading →

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Big Yellow Taxi

Posted on February 13, 2012 by davidsberry

Fond as I am of Joni and her subtle creations, this blog has nothing to do with her soaring flexible voice or her poetic lyrics but is about the visit by a Sea King HAR3 to North Berwick this weekend. … Continue reading →

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Staycationer’s Shore Guide

Posted on February 8, 2012 by davidsberry

A small article in today’s Hootsmon praises the 47 RNLI stations around Scotland’s long coast for dealing with over 200 call-outs (a.k.a. “shouts”) over the last year. This is apparently a record and is being explained by the growing number … Continue reading →

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Dreich is Good

Posted on December 17, 2011 by davidsberry

The redoubtable Margo MacDonald MSP this week called on the Scottish government to describe more closely how life would be for the Scots if they were independent. “It will take at least a year to embed any new concepts we … Continue reading →

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