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So Long To All That

July 8, 2015 by Duncan 1 Comment

Those of you that don’t avoid this site on Wednesdays to avoid my posts may have noticed that I didn’t post last week. This...

Birds

Buller’s Albatrosses

June 24, 2015 by Duncan 6 Comments

It’s winter down here for sure now, and winter in Kaikoura, on the coast of South Island north of Christchurch, means one thing, albatrosses!...

Birding

Danum Valley: Simply the Best

June 17, 2015 by Duncan No Comments

Danum Valley is the finest birding location I have ever been to. … I typed the above sentence and then dared myself to defend...

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Village Weavers

June 10, 2015 by Duncan 3 Comments

In many ways the weaver family is for Africa are similar beasts to the pseudowarblers of North America (sometimes called wood-warblers). There are a...

Trips

Birding Botswana’s Borders

June 3, 2015 by Duncan 7 Comments

I’ve never been one to be overly concerned about whether a bird “counts”. People, and organisations, have complex and elaborate rules about whether a...

Birds

What is a Palm-thrush?

May 27, 2015 by Duncan 3 Comments

A post I wrote a few weeks ago where I made some disparaging remarks about America’s pseudowarblers (and poetry) generated a certain amount of...

Birds

Petrel Paradise

May 20, 2015 by Duncan 10 Comments

I’ve mentioned before that New Zealand is a great place for enjoying petrels. In particular the South Island destination of Kaikoura is world-renowned for...

Birding

White-backed Vultures are Proper Birds

May 13, 2015 by Duncan 8 Comments

It can’t have escaped your notice lately that the blog has been overrun with articles about North America’s pseudo-warblers (or wood warblers, as some...

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