The best of summer birding in my experience takes place at the beach. Our land-locked species in temperate zones tend to become too focused...

A couple of weeks ago I introduced you to the pair of Pied Oystercatchers that were the first to start breeding along our coast...

When I first spotted the label of this week’s wine in my local shop, I took one look at the songbirds on it and...

Of all my favorite birding sites, by far the closest to home is la Cañada de los Filtros Viejos (“the Canyon of the Old...

Once I was fully vaccinated and air travel became an option, I looked for a location for my first birding trip since 2019. I...

Another weekend brings another example of the climate volatility induced by global warming. We just endured the warmest June on record, which may well...

At the shallow natural clay-pan where the three Pink-eared Ducks were hiding in plain sight there were many other bird species. Despite the water...

Tianmushan is a mountain in Zhejiang province – not very high at about 1500 meters, but of course offering very different birds from flat...