By the end of 2021 my Australian list was over 600 and there were almost no destinations left where I … More
Category: Birding
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
KI: Beaches and wildlife
Recently this article about the “40 Best Beaches in Europe” was published in The Guardian. I had just returned from … More
Eaglehawk Neck
Eaglehawk Neck is a sliver of land barely a few hundred metres wide that divides the Tasman peninsula, SE of … More
2021 Wrap
When I left off recounting the tale of my 2021 birding saga, I had just completed a trip up to … More
The Outback Loop (Part 2 of 2)
Day 4, Sept 30 The journey up on Day 2, plus a full day 3 in the Mungerannie region had … More
The Outback Loop (Part 1 of 2)
In October 2020 I was supposed to do a birding trip to Peru with Steve Young and other UK birding … More