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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 6 MARCH 2022 9 ALMANAC Nature Notebook 804. Little gull GULLS are familiar birds. Numerous, big, noisy and bold, plus they like to be around people as our throwaway habits provides them with plenty to eat. As islanders, we too get our fair share of gulls, with about a dozen species recorded. Gulls all look generally alike and some species can be tricky even for experienced birders. A fea- ture that helps in identification is size, and the little gull (M. gawwija zghira) is the smallest of the lot. For us it's a scarce mostly winter vis- itor, having travelled down to the Mediterranean from its breeding marshes in northern Europe. It's seen here singly or in small flocks at best, and considering its small size it is relatively easy to tell from the other gulls. Pop over to our Salina nature reserve – where gulls of various species flock in their thousands – and test your observa- tion skills. Victor Falzon, Aron Tanti www.birdlifemalta.org Green idea of the week 695: To find out more and to register your interest please follow this link: www.foemalta.org/yeahevent Join our new Youth hub! To all young people aged 25 and under: Grab your friends and join us at Malta's new youth hub to chill with your friends and hangout with other likeminded people. This is a recurring youth hub for young people. Pop along every Thursday 17:00-20:00 at our Friends of the Earth office in Flori- ana. First get-together will be on March 10th. We're looking forward to seeing you there! Visit Friends of the Earth's website for more information about our work, as well as information about how to join us. You can also support us by sending us a donation – www.foemalta.org/donate Don't miss this The Bootleg Beatles Start date: 11 March Place: Hilton Conference Centre, Valletta The Bootleg Beatles will be performing in Malta on the 11th and 12th March 2022 at the Hilton Conference Centre, Saint Julian's. The world renowned band, are the closest one can get to the fab four. Established in March 1980, the Bootleg Beatles registered over 4,500 performances all over the world including a US tour to commemorate The Beatles original US tour. The Bootleg Beatles have shared stages with global stars such as Oasis, Jon Bon Jovi, Rod Stewart, David Bowie, The Corrs, and Iggy Pop amongst others. Give nature a voice. Become a BirdLife member MUSICALS - Gone Wrong Start date: 1 April Place: Fort St. Angelo, Waterfront Have you ever imagined yourself entering a supermarket and instead of talking you start singing to do your shopping?!! Oh Well, that might happen in Musicals, when they totally go not as planned or should we say rehearsed. When scenes break down, when the actor desperately wants a part, when diva's take over and Princesses wake up from their fairytales. We do not want that do we? Centrestage Malta presents a night of laughter, nibbles and wine. We are fed up of being serious! It's time to have some proper genuine fun!! A GOOD WEEK Good Week/Bad Week A BAD WEEK Troy Kotsur, who plays the deaf parent of a hearing teen in the film, won best supporting actor, making him the first deaf winner of an individual SAG Award. Children's author and illustrator Shirley Hughes has died aged 94, her family has confirmed. Hughes was best known for creating the Alfie book series, as well as children's picture book Dogger. Coda also won the main prize for best ensemble cast in a film. It is up for three awards at next month's Oscars. Hughes illustrated 200 children's books throughout her career, selling more than 10 million copies.