West Papua, part 2: Nimbokrang

Day 6, 17/7/18, “In transit” We leave the highlands behind on a flight that is delayed to 10am. In Sentani … More

West Papua, part 1: Snow Mountains

On July 11th, 2018, I started an amazing, bucket-list trip to West Papua, a place filled with arguably the most … More

It’s not often I have a whole day (or most of it at least) at my disposal for birding, but … More

Bialoweiza Forest, 28-30 April 2018 A work trip to the UK afforded the chance of a short spring birding trip … More

DECEMBER Barred Eagle Owl in Malaysia, a day trip from Singapore while en route to UK. JANUARY A workshop in … More

My work over the last 5 years has involved me in a crazy amount of travel. As anyone who follows … More

Rectifying a 4 year old dip… In early 2013 I was in Singapore teaching, but had a day to bird … More

Sooty Owls are beautiful, enigmatic Tytos that I have “craved” seeing since moving back to Australia. I’ve had several chances … More

I don’t like them. They wet their nests * I’m falling behind with this blog. So many cool things seen/done … More

The Neophemas are a family of 6 dainty and strikingly beautiful parrots, endemic to Australia. Along with grasswrens, they are … More