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Kuwait. Odd place for a birding trip, right!? But a weekend away from Abu Dhabi in the small country, most … More

Galapagos of the Indian Ocean

The island of Socotra, 100km east of the horn of Africa, is sometimes referred to as the Galapagos of the … More

Family, friends, birds and music… Avid readers of this blog (are there any?) will know that throughout my birding career … 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

😥🦉 Owls are amazing, beautiful and charismatic birds; the ultimate stealth predators, using feathers adapted for completely silent flight and … More

Thank you for joining me for the second innings! In the first dig I concentrated on the #1 target of … More

I like Bustards. This interesting-looking family mainly inhabit vast, sparse plains and deserts and includes some of the world’s largest … More

To “dip” on on a bird is to try to see it, but fail. All birders dip from time to … More