I have just finished writing this blog and it’s now end of Jan 2026, some 5 months after my short … More

The last time I went to the International Conference on Computer Vision was a decade ago. Dec 2015, in Santiago, … More

Family holidays and birding are like oil and water, not mixing well. Nevertheless, like old Italian nonnas working out that … More

There’s no cock like snowcock A decade ago, Oxon-birding friend Tom Bedford made a solo trip to the Caucasus Mountains … More

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

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