What could be better than a “Red Letter day”? Perhaps a “Scarlet Letter day”! There are good arguments that South…
Double Bogey
To “dip” on on a bird is to try to see it, but fail. All birders dip from time to…
Back-to-back Gluepot
We are lucky, living in Adelaide, to be only a 3-and-a-bit hour drive from Gluepot Reserve, a former cattle station…
The 28 year twitch
Twenty-eight years ago – quite literally, half a life-time – I brought Nikki to WA for a holiday. We’d been…
Abu Dhabi Do
Apparently the people of Dubai do not like the Flintstones. But the people of Abu Dhabi do… #dadjoke #illgetmycoat There…
Western Qld Kwean-up
By the end of 2021 my Australian list was over 600 and there were almost no destinations left where I…
Uganda Part 3: More Biros?
28 July We had the longest drive of the trip ahead of us today: 7 hours not counting any stops.…
Uganda Part 2: Gorillas
…continued from part 1 23 July When I left off in Part 1, we were spending the night at Rwakobo…
Uganda Part 1 – Dinosaur Bird
Shoebill is a bird that is on most world-birders’ lists of most desirable species. It’s rare, monotypic, huge and prehistoric…
Blighty
It’s been three years since I was in the UK and even longer since I managed to bird with Steve…