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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 10 JULY 2022 11 ALMANAC Nature Notebook 822. Corn Bunting Older BirdLife Malta members will remember an old 1980s MOS post- er titled The Breeding Birds of Malta. Featured among those precious few species was the corn bunting (M. durrajsa), a chunky sparrow-like bird. Not a bird anyone would go wow! over, but a birdwatcher would be overjoyed today to see or hear one. You see, up until the 1980s, corn buntings were relatively widespread and their characteristic call was a familiar sound in open countryside. Little did we suspect that in just 20 years that jangly call would become a rarity. So what hap- pened? The culprit seems to be modern changes in farming practices, not least the massive increase in use of dangerous pesticides. Corn buntings have in fact declined sharply right across Europe – I fear it won't be long before we cross this species off our list of breeding birds. Come join the weekly YEAH! Youth Hub and meet some fellow youth On Thursday, we will be having our YEAH Youth Hub again! Do you want to hang out with other youngsters, chill and learn more about this month's theme? Then swing by our place in Floriana on the 14th of July from 17:00-20:00 and let's have fun together! You can register through this link: https://foemalta.org/yeahevent We look forward to seeing you this Thursday! Organised together with Generation Change The YEAH Youth Hub benefits from a grant under the Active Citi- zens Fund from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, through the EEA Grants Victor Falzon, Aron Tanti www.birdlifemalta.org Green idea of the week 710: To sign up for the Youth Hub, click on this link https://foemalta.org/yeahevent 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 Malta Jazz Festival 11 - 16July Place: Valletta Considered by the international jazz community as a 'true' jazz festival and a beacon of artistic integrity, the Malta Jazz Festival presents a panorama of jazz music in all its facets. In a climate where jazz festivals increasingly water down their line-ups with non-jazz elements, the Malta Jazz Festival stands out as an event that achieves a perfect balance between the savant and more popular elements of jazz. Get your tickets from visitmalta.com Give nature a voice. Become a BirdLife member Valletta Food Tour 15 - 17 July Place: Fort St Elmo, Valletta The Malta Fashion Week and Awards has become a platform of a week-long fashion events presented in the heart of Valletta. It is a showcase of Malta's excellent fashion creations and designers from other countries for a great blend of designed masterpieces presented to the public on various evening. It is also the occasion where catwalk models, hair stylists, makeup artists and brand importers interact between them for a great fashion show. A GOOD WEEK Good Week/Bad Week A BAD WEEK Quentin Tarantino has labelled Peppa Pig "the greatest British import of this decade", admitting he watches the pre-school favourite "a lot". The 59-year-old director revealed his penchant for the "lovable but slightly bossy little pig" in an interview with film magazine Empire. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned as Conservative leader on Thursday, following a wave of ministerial resignations. Johnson said he intends to serve as PM until autumn to allow a Tory leadership contest to be carried out. Reservoir Dogs director Quentin Tarantino is a fan of loud snorting and jumping in muddy puddles Boris Johnson's turbulent tenure as Britain's Prime Minister came to an end Thursday