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

It’s winter down here for sure now, and winter in Kaikoura, on the coast of South Island north of...

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

In many ways the weaver family is for Africa are similar beasts to the pseudowarblers of North America (sometimes...

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

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

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

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