It’s often said that the native wild grape varieties of the New World– of the species Vitis riparia, Vitis labrusca, Vitis aestivalis, and Vitis...

Looking at a photo of a dozen birders on a Colombia tour, it struck me that they were either using binoculars or cameras. Not...

The Yellowthroat group is an odd collection of bird species. The one migratory species, aptly named the Common Yellowthroat, can be seen almost anywhere...

Those of us north of the Equator should be enjoying our summer weekends no matter how boring the birding might be. Better, though, is...

This year marks the twentieth year that we have observed Pied Oystercatchers nesting along Cable Beach. We keep an eye on the 23 kilometre...

“It will never catch on” said the producers of the proposed radio programme. “Birdwatching..? On the wireless..? Everyday..? Are you mad?” But sometimes an...

Depending on one’s perspective, it’s either through hilariously misleading irony or outright false advertising that many of the world’s great liquors derive their English...

About two times per year, I spend a few weeks in Northern Germany – Visselhövede, to be exact. This is not generally a very...