Graham Birkett

Purple Emperor larvae are remarkably advanced, having come through the winter in good numbers. Some started to feed last week - very early - by 'bud biting'. At this rate the butterfly will be on the wing by early June - numbers could be very high...

Relive the beautiful beginning of Georgian piano star Khatia Buniatishvili's now impressive career. At the 2011 Verbier Festival the then 24-year-old pianist presented Rachmaninov's powerful and lyrical Piano Concerto No. 3 with disconcerting ease. bit.ly/3V75BaY

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🥳🎶 Happy birthday, Johann Sebastian Bach! digitalconcerthall.com/concert/56357?… Let’s revisit this recent performance of his grand Mass in B minor - Raphaël Pichon conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker and the RIAS Kammerchor Berlin!

Hottest March temperature in US history recorded in Arizona bbc.in/3NwQhTK

A sad day for the birding world #SnowyOwl

Lebanon: Israel hits civilian infrastructure with almost 1,000 killed channel4.com/news/lebanon-i…

How dangerous delays left thousands waiting more than 6 hours in ambulances channel4.com/news/how-dange…

Ambulance delays ‘damning indictment’ of NHS says health committee chair channel4.com/news/ambulance…

[NEW] At Berlin’s Funkhaus, virtuoso pianist Alexandre Kantorow dazzle in this stunning program alongside Teodor Currentzis and his renowned Utopia Orchestra! Watch them perform Brahms’s monumental Piano Concerto No. 2. bit.ly/47PZbT5

Exclusive: Swimmers say Lake Windermere sewage caused life-threatening illnesses channel4.com/news/exclusive…

Tomorrow should see a mass arrival of Chiffchaffs, borne on a warm southerly breeze. National Chiffchaff Day - bring it on! Look for them in the golden sallow tops...

My cartoon @thetimes Saturday. Prints available to buy from timescartoons.co.uk

Israeli settler attacks soar in West Bank as Iran war rages on channel4.com/news/israeli-s…

It will feel a lot colder this time tomorrow🥶 Temperatures will be widely lower than today, albeit similar across Scotland, and factoring in the wind it will feel close to freezing in exposed spots 📉

Are organised crime rings behind illegal vape shops? channel4.com/news/are-organ…

DENMARK JUST DROPPED THE MOST GENIUS THING EVER…

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