eBird calls the Snow Partridge a “stone-colored terrestrial bird of stony hillsides, mountain ridges, and meadows above treeline” – and in fact, it is...

Volunteering on Heligoland for a month allowed me to get a sense of changing migration patterns in autumn. The first half of September (covered...

David Tomlinson The recent announcement by the American Ornithological Society that it intends to replace names of all birds named after people has caused...

Some years ago, I was doing research of waterbird migrations with a young ornithologist friend of mine. A knowledgeable birder and great company, he...

Well folks, it’s been a while. And whether the return is a permanent one or not remains to be seen as those factors sealing...

It feels good to start a post with some truly attractive birds – such as two species of broadbills. If you like cute birds,...

Very early in the year, I wrote a post on this blog about what I thought was a strong contender for BOTY (Bird of...

By Martin Garwood Martin has been interested in birds from an early age and has traveled extensively in pursuit of different species. He has...