Dongfang is a smallish coastal city on the west coast of Hainan – with one or two main roads, some massive and apparently empty...

Unfortunately, Nanhui – in the past, a great place for birdwatching in Shanghai – is continuing its decline. Last time I was there, it...

To say that an update of John MacKinnon’s “A Field Guide to the Birds of China” (2000) has been highly anticipated by birders interested...

Julius Caesar apparently once said “I love treason but hate a traitor”. My feelings with regard to a birding-related topic are similar – I...

Re-issue! Re-package! Re-package! Re-evaluate the songs Double-pack with a photograph Extra track (and a tacky badge) So sing The Smiths in “Paint a vulgar...

The Spring Festival – or Chinese New Year – is a big period for traveling in China. While not on the scale of bird...

A comparatively short report this month, as I spent some time away from Shanghai and was afraid of venturing around too much and accidentally...

It is now almost exactly two years that I last was outside of China. At some point, my stock of memories of birds seen...