It did not escape my attention in moving to Abu Dhabi in September 2023, that UAE is a jumping off … More
Category: Travel
Throwback to 2014
For most of my birding trips I try to write a report. Sometimes this might be helpful or vaguely entertaining … More
Nomani Owl
😥🦉 Owls are amazing, beautiful and charismatic birds; the ultimate stealth predators, using feathers adapted for completely silent flight and … More
Rajasthan, India (second innings)
Thank you for joining me for the second innings! In the first dig I concentrated on the #1 target of … More
Great Indian Bustard (first innings)
I like Bustards. This interesting-looking family mainly inhabit vast, sparse plains and deserts and includes some of the world’s largest … More
Double Bogey
To “dip” on on a bird is to try to see it, but fail. All birders dip from time to … More
The 28 year twitch
Twenty-eight years ago – quite literally, half a life-time – I brought Nikki to WA for a holiday. We’d been … More
Abu Dhabi Do
Apparently the people of Dubai do not like the Flintstones. But the people of Abu Dhabi do… #dadjoke #illgetmycoat There … More
Western Qld Kwean-up
By the end of 2021 my Australian list was over 600 and there were almost no destinations left where I … More
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