Mark Cocker
Finding Wonder in the Living World
Tag: photography
Mimicry Among Derbyshire Redstarts
This month (Nov 2026) British Wildlife publish my paper on mimicry among Derbyshire common redstarts. This recording is from Monyash on 10 May 2025 and is featured in the piece. I reproduce the full recording here and attach the notes below which enable the… Continue Reading “Mimicry Among Derbyshire Redstarts”
song of stone
Last week a brilliant young naturalist found one of the few wood warblers to be recorded in our area. I wrote a Guardian diary for 7 July. However I thought you might like to hear what that bird sounded like, so here are 30… Continue Reading “song of stone”
Volunteers ’23
In 2022 I remember how a major wildlife charity published with great fanfare a list of its favourite celebrities. Celebrities? I was …. unimpressed. With very few, notable exceptions, celebrities are to action-for-nature what bush tucker (off that god-awful tv programme) is to nature-connectedness.… Continue Reading “Volunteers ’23”
