Kaz Almighty

It did not escape my attention in moving to Abu Dhabi in September 2023, that UAE is a jumping off…

Throwback to 2014

For most of my birding trips I try to write a report. Sometimes this might be helpful or vaguely entertaining…

A stint back in SA

Little Stints are remarkable, small, sweet calidris waders. Each one weighs about 21 grams but manages a migration of up…

Nomani Owl

😥🦉 Owls are amazing, beautiful and charismatic birds; the ultimate stealth predators, using feathers adapted for completely silent flight and…

Khor Blimey

The east coast of the UAE peninsula, squeezed between Oman to the south and Oman to the north (yep, there…

Bogey Birds: The Sequel

Back in Feb I wrote a blog post entitled “Double Bogey”, describing how I finally connected with two Australian birds…

UAE Beginnings

In September 2023 I moved from Adelaide to Abu Dhabi.  Well, not completely…. I started a new, full-time job at…