As an academic I have been fortunate to travel to lots of places for conferences, and much of my world…
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…
South Aussie birding on the other side of the world
I have just spent Christmas and New Year back in Oxford, where I lived for 24 years and where my…
Rajasthan, India (second innings)
Thank you for joining me for the second innings! In the first dig I concentrated on the #1 target of…
Great Indian Bustard (first innings)
I like Bustards. This interesting-looking family mainly inhabit vast, sparse plains and deserts and includes some of the world’s largest…
Bogey Birds: The Sequel
Back in Feb I wrote a blog post entitled “Double Bogey”, describing how I finally connected with two Australian birds…