It did not escape my attention in moving to Abu Dhabi in September 2023, that UAE is a jumping off … More
Category: Foreign travel
Throwback to 2014
For most of my birding trips I try to write a report. Sometimes this might be helpful or vaguely entertaining … More
Nomani Owl
😥🦉 Owls are amazing, beautiful and charismatic birds; the ultimate stealth predators, using feathers adapted for completely silent flight and … More
Rajasthan, India (second innings)
Thank you for joining me for the second innings! In the first dig I concentrated on the #1 target of … More
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 … More
Abu Dhabi Do
Apparently the people of Dubai do not like the Flintstones. But the people of Abu Dhabi do… #dadjoke #illgetmycoat There … More
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. … More
Uganda Part 2: Gorillas
…continued from part 1 23 July When I left off in Part 1, we were spending the night at Rwakobo … More
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 … More
Blighty
It’s been three years since I was in the UK and even longer since I managed to bird with Steve … More