Tasmania, Dec 2017 Ever since I returned to Australia I have had my eye on a trip to Tasmania. At … More
Category: Birding
The Belair Twitch Project
In October of 2017, three birders went into the woods… Two years ago I did my first “Big Day”, an … More
Birdsville, part 3: the long haul home
Day 4 km91 to Mungerannie The following morning we returned to the km91. As I exited the car, movement caught … More
Birdsville Track, part 2
Day 3, Mungerannie to Pandiburra At 5am a flock of around 200 Galahs descended onto some dead trees above our … More
Birdsville Track, part 1
Prologue In September 2016 I had some time booked for a birding trip to the South Australian outback. Paul Coddington … More
Hot in the (Biggest) City
In early August I was invited as a “Distinguished Lecturer” at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. This involved a 2 week … More
New Caledonia, le troisieme partie (le fin)
Taking the family back to Riviere Bleue, Thursday 6th July When we planned the trip and realized that we would not … More
New Caledonia, part 2 (the juicy bits)
Parc Provincial de la Riviere Bleue, Wednesday 5th July Wednesday morning I set out from Noumea at 5.15am and followed the … More
New Caledonia, 2-10 July (Installment 1)
It is wise to persuade people to do things and make them think it was their own idea. Nelson Mandela … More
A blogworthy day near Adelaide
It’s not often that I get a full day out birding, but first day of the long weekend Nikki and … More