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

When I left off recounting the tale of my 2021 birding saga, I had just completed a trip up to … More

I am first and foremost a birder, not photographer, even though I do take photos. Video comes a fairly distant … More

Part 1: The wildlife bits… I am regularly on the lookout for activities and destinations that I might be able … More

And so, plover-lovers, we finally come to the end of my wade through waders, peek at peeps, my stint writing … More

The penultimate post in this series, taking you on a whirlwind tour of my wader birding and twitches. Maybe not … More

Part 4 is dedicated to the largest wader family, calidris, all migratory birds of the coast. There’s an awful lot … More

Continuing my blog-journey through all the waders I have seen around the world. Buckle up — there are some belters … More

The second installment of my journey through waders past and present. Today I look at plovers: ones that used to … More