I hereby confess that last week I failed to write a post, although I should do so each week. In my defense, I spent...

Though the birding around Lake Kerkini may be outstanding, it’s inevitably the lake itself that is the centre of interest. It’s a reservoir, not...

Originating from the word “Rapon” which translates to Black-bellied Whistling Duck in the Makushi language, the Rupununi River flows north and then east, where...

May is the month in which spring migration basically comes to an end in Shanghai. The month starts with many birds and ends with...

I left my previous article asking what of the Yellow-legged gulls that had alerted me to the presence of migrating vultures over Gibraltar? Yellow-legged...

In a recent post, I already covered some impressions of birding in Bonn in spring. But since this is easily the place where I...

May has long been my favourite month of the year. The days are longer and warmer, flowers fill the meadows, and the birds are...

Given how far Hokkaido is from Europe, it seems a bit surprising how many bird species wintering on this Japanese island have a name...