It’s that time of year where I complain about the Austral winter, which arrived suddenly yesterday and has been inflicting gales, thunderstorms and tornadoes...

Just a quick post this week, as I’m rushed for time and stressed about house buying. And you really don’t want me posting about...

It sometimes feels like being a conservationist is like being a punching bag, blow after blow of bad news after bad news hits us...

I love a coffee in the morning. I live in Wellington, a city with more coffee shops and restaurants per capita than any other...

Tomtits are not a species I have ever talked much about on this blog. This isn’t because I don’t like them, on the contrary,...

The English language, or at least the adherents thereof with more time on their hands than sense, has bestowed us a great number of...

As I said last week, I’ve decided to try and knock off a few of the New Zealand endemics and specialities that I haven’t...

One of my ambitions for this year is to do more birding around New Zealand, and in particular try and knock off a few...