Michael J. Warren
@drmjwarren.bsky.social
Writer, naturalist, medievalist, teacher. Trustee of Curlew Action. The Cuckoo’s Lea, Bloomsbury, out now: birds in our ancient and modern senses of place. Marshes. Winter. Whisky.
https://linktr.ee/cuckooslea
www.birdsandplace.co.uk
https://linktr.ee/cuckooslea
www.birdsandplace.co.uk
Ah thank you, Laura. Delighted it’s going to be a Xmas present. 😁 Encourage your gifter to seek out the lovely indie bookshop edition while some are still out there: www.bookabookshop.co.uk/shop/the-cuc.... Not all indies sell it online, so check details before purchasing.
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Ah thank you, Laura. Delighted it’s going to be a Xmas present. 😁 Encourage your gifter to seek out the lovely indie bookshop edition while some are still out there: www.bookabookshop.co.uk/shop/the-cuc.... Not all indies sell it online, so check details before purchasing.
Me neither, until Bloomsbury told me. @chiffchat.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Me neither, until Bloomsbury told me. @chiffchat.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Pleased to see #thecuckooslea is on display to the left. And I’ll count as one of your interviewees in a couple of weeks’ time. ☺️
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Pleased to see #thecuckooslea is on display to the left. And I’ll count as one of your interviewees in a couple of weeks’ time. ☺️
Top of the list! www.birdsandplace.co.uk/raven
Raven — The Birds and Place Project
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November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Top of the list! www.birdsandplace.co.uk/raven
Hah, yes, Sarah. I’m a massive Dectectorists fan! I thought of that often when writing the book, and @yolobirder.bsky.social and I discuss this connection in the recent @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social episode I recorded with him (out in 2026 I imagine).
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Hah, yes, Sarah. I’m a massive Dectectorists fan! I thought of that often when writing the book, and @yolobirder.bsky.social and I discuss this connection in the recent @goldengrenadesco.bsky.social episode I recorded with him (out in 2026 I imagine).
Hah! 😁 Thanks for reading my book. Hope you’re enjoying.
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Hah! 😁 Thanks for reading my book. Hope you’re enjoying.
If you live in north Norfolk Sarah, you might be interested in this on 5th Dec: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tales-of-b...
Tales of birds, Brecks and Broads through time
Explore East Anglia’s ancient landscapes, wildlife, and history with Dr Michael Warren, Tim Holt-Wilson and NWT Ambassador Nick Acheson.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If you live in north Norfolk Sarah, you might be interested in this on 5th Dec: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tales-of-b...
Well both are adjacent to Norfolk. I guess the Cambridgeshire Yaxley is more like much of Norfolk: very flat agricultural land. Although technically speaking Yaxley is on the high ground, literally right on the drop off to the Fens.
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Well both are adjacent to Norfolk. I guess the Cambridgeshire Yaxley is more like much of Norfolk: very flat agricultural land. Although technically speaking Yaxley is on the high ground, literally right on the drop off to the Fens.
Ah yes, Rob of Yaxley. Which one though, Cambridgeshire or Suffolk?
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Ah yes, Rob of Yaxley. Which one though, Cambridgeshire or Suffolk?
Eagles are safe enough, although we can’t say for sure whether some refer to WTE or golden. Most in England though are surely WTE, especially given the presence of this eagle in zooarchaeological records and their prevalence in medieval lit.
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Eagles are safe enough, although we can’t say for sure whether some refer to WTE or golden. Most in England though are surely WTE, especially given the presence of this eagle in zooarchaeological records and their prevalence in medieval lit.
True enough, and some I contest. Including, controversially, stork places-names. We’re probably safer with ancient cat names; at least some must refer to wild cats, especially since we know their range was not restricted to Scotland in the past.
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
True enough, and some I contest. Including, controversially, stork places-names. We’re probably safer with ancient cat names; at least some must refer to wild cats, especially since we know their range was not restricted to Scotland in the past.
Oh for sure, but we can’t assume that elite sources are representative of all, by any means. Elite or not, early knowledge about the natural world was far more nuanced and expert than we have previously allowed. It was not, to quote one 20th cen. author, ‘retrograde and not oriented towards facts’.
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Oh for sure, but we can’t assume that elite sources are representative of all, by any means. Elite or not, early knowledge about the natural world was far more nuanced and expert than we have previously allowed. It was not, to quote one 20th cen. author, ‘retrograde and not oriented towards facts’.
Hah, that’s great! She’s brilliant. I’m not sure I’m fully convinced by her argument, but it is well argued, and certainly offers an intriguing possibility.
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Hah, that’s great! She’s brilliant. I’m not sure I’m fully convinced by her argument, but it is well argued, and certainly offers an intriguing possibility.