Two weeks ago I introduced you to two pairs of our Pied Oystercatchers that were early egg layers this year and this week the...

When a young bird has to compete with the rest of its nest-mates for food they cannot afford to turn up their bill at...

Summer weekends often mean summer road trips, mixed blessings at best. Of course, we love to visit new places and enjoy cool breezes at...

I am something of an aficionado of National Wildlife Refuges. On this site, I have attempted to list the top 25 NWRs for birding,...

July often means travel, which sometimes means tourist attractions, which occasionally means exotic or introduced bird species. Following me here? Encountering exotics raises all...

In the open woodlands not far from Broome we regularly encounter Jacky Winters–Microeca fascinans pallida. Jacky Winters are widespread across much of Australia apart from...

It’s all been happening this month. Just when we thought that the beats deserved a quiet month after the exertions of May, they came...

July rarely ranks high in the list of top birding months. Too few species on the move makes for the same old same old....