I left you, dear reader, on the docks at Durban where the MSC Musica had just pulled up following a…
Flock 2 Marion
Twelve months ago, in July 2024, I was in The Butchers Arms enjoying a pint with Tom Bedford, and he…
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…
Maroc
As an academic I have been fortunate to travel to lots of places for conferences, and much of my world…
Lord Howe Island
Family, friends, birds and music… Avid readers of this blog (are there any?) will know that throughout my birding career…
Kaz Almighty
It did not escape my attention in moving to Abu Dhabi in September 2023, that UAE is a jumping off…
Throwback to 2014
For most of my birding trips I try to write a report. Sometimes this might be helpful or vaguely entertaining…
A stint back in SA
Little Stints are remarkable, small, sweet calidris waders. Each one weighs about 21 grams but manages a migration of up…
Nomani Owl
😥🦉 Owls are amazing, beautiful and charismatic birds; the ultimate stealth predators, using feathers adapted for completely silent flight and…
Khor Blimey
The east coast of the UAE peninsula, squeezed between Oman to the south and Oman to the north (yep, there…