I’ve just posted a short report by Al Dawes on the Great Bustard Group blog about a survey that took place in the Ukraine at the end of January. There are some lovely photos and some very interesting questions posed about what happens to northern populations of Great Bustards in the winter. A longer report will be posted in the next issue of Otis.

Wow. If I could take just ONE photo this good I’d be a happy bunny (as we say here in the UK). Truly amazing what people who know how to use their equipment can produce when the opportunity arises…Congratulations to Richard Bedford, a thoroughly deserving winner. The full series is at http://www.birdguides.com/.

‘Otis’ - the magazine I edit for the Great Bustard Group - is back from the printers and it looks flipping great. They normally retail for 3GBP (free for GBG members of course), but I’m in a generous mood and I’ve copies to give-away to the first ten people who mail me at charlie10000birds - AT - gmail.com. I’ll even pay the postage (which is why I can only do this for UK-based readers, sorry).

Though on Failblog it is presented as “Whale Win” this is a birding blog so we have to present things from the bird point of view…