I seem to having my own mini petrel-event here on the blog recently, I think it must be anticipation of seeing some in a...

Living in New Zealand is fun and all, don’t get me wrong. Sure, there are no woodpeckers here and very few places you can...

It seems that my article last week on the dangers posed by birds struck a chord with the readers, many of whom posted their...

There are plenty of stories about all the awful things that happen to birds, like getting covered in oil or smuggled n some dude’s...

I’ve been thinking about petrels a lot since last week’s post, probably because I am planning a trip to the Otago Peninsula soon which...

Spring is here with a vengeance and I took the opportunity to walk along the waterfront of Wellington Harbour yesterday evening after work to enjoy the...

There are few more vexing questions in birding than the question of whether or not a bird counts. Counts for what, exactly? That’s a...

Ideas, like catwalk fashions, come and go in cycles, and so even the worst scientific mistakes will one day be back in some new...