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

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

28 July We had the longest drive of the trip ahead of us today: 7 hours not counting any stops. … More

…continued from part 1 23 July When I left off in Part 1, we were spending the night at Rwakobo … More

Shoebill is a bird that is on most world-birders’ lists of most desirable species. It’s rare, monotypic, huge and prehistoric … More

It’s been three years since I was in the UK and even longer since I managed to bird with Steve … More

Part 2: The adventure bit (continued from the wildlife bit)… 18-19 November We added the walk to the top of … More