Sooty Owls are beautiful, enigmatic Tytos that I have “craved” seeing since moving back to Australia. I’ve had several chances…
Tennis (and serendipitous gannets)
I don’t like them. They wet their nests * I’m falling behind with this blog. So many cool things seen/done…
Neophema Box Set
The Neophemas are a family of 6 dainty and strikingly beautiful parrots, endemic to Australia. Along with grasswrens, they are…
Last chance to see
Tasmania, Dec 2017 Ever since I returned to Australia I have had my eye on a trip to Tasmania. At…
The Belair Twitch Project
In October of 2017, three birders went into the woods… Two years ago I did my first “Big Day”, an…
Birdsville, part 3: the long haul home
Day 4 km91 to Mungerannie The following morning we returned to the km91. As I exited the car, movement caught…
Birdsville Track, part 2
Day 3, Mungerannie to Pandiburra At 5am a flock of around 200 Galahs descended onto some dead trees above our…
Birdsville Track, part 1
Prologue In September 2016 I had some time booked for a birding trip to the South Australian outback. Paul Coddington…
Hot in the (Biggest) City
In early August I was invited as a “Distinguished Lecturer” at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. This involved a 2 week…
New Caledonia, le troisieme partie (le fin)
Taking the family back to Riviere Bleue, Thursday 6th July When we planned the trip and realized that we would not…