Post-cruise Durban

I left you, dear reader, on the docks at Durban where the MSC Musica had just pulled up following a … More

Flock 2 Marion

Twelve months ago, in July 2024, I was in The Butchers Arms enjoying a pint with Tom Bedford, and he … More

The island of Socotra, 100km east of the horn of Africa, is sometimes referred to as the Galapagos of the … More

As an academic I have been fortunate to travel to lots of places for conferences, and much of my world … More

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

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

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

Thank you for joining me for the second innings! In the first dig I concentrated on the #1 target of … More

I like Bustards. This interesting-looking family mainly inhabit vast, sparse plains and deserts and includes some of the world’s largest … More

Apparently the people of Dubai do not like the Flintstones. But the people of Abu Dhabi do… #dadjoke #illgetmycoat There … More