As I have mentioned repeatedly over the past months, life this spring has gone topsy-turvy in central Mexico, as we experience what has certainly...

Six months of the year have now slipped by, so time to review the state of my bird lists – my UK list, and...

Sometimes, patience and determination are rewarded. This is what happened to the hapless pair of Red-tailed Hawks who were nesting on the nearby hospital’s chimney’s catwalk. On...

I recently took a business trip to Tokyo and wanted to try to see some of the common urban birds in the world’s largest...

Award-winning free-lance science journalist Nicola Jones, most noted for her work on climate change and environmental issues, ventured into the book world with a picture...

The Red-crowned Crane is listed as Vulnerable, with an estimated 3000 individuals in 2009. Some populations – especially the Hokkaido one – seem to...

I’ve just returned from the Shetland Islands. You might be expecting me to start writing about the amazing colonies of Northern Gannets Morus bassanus...

We had dear guests from the Middle East staying with us on Monday, my usual birding day. So this week, instead of writing about...