Twenty-eight years ago – quite literally, half a life-time – I brought Nikki to WA for a holiday. We’d been…
Abu Dhabi Do
Apparently the people of Dubai do not like the Flintstones. But the people of Abu Dhabi do… #dadjoke #illgetmycoat There…
Western Qld Kwean-up
By the end of 2021 my Australian list was over 600 and there were almost no destinations left where I…
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.…
Uganda Part 2: Gorillas
…continued from part 1 23 July When I left off in Part 1, we were spending the night at Rwakobo…
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…
Blighty
It’s been three years since I was in the UK and even longer since I managed to bird with Steve…
CU in the NT
More travel than birding for once This trip started out as a cunning plan ™ for me to see the…
KI: Beaches and wildlife
Recently this article about the “40 Best Beaches in Europe” was published in The Guardian. I had just returned from…
Eaglehawk Neck
Eaglehawk Neck is a sliver of land barely a few hundred metres wide that divides the Tasman peninsula, SE of…