For the winter months, we switch from snow and cold to sunshine and palm trees. The locals call us Canadian Snowbirds, as we settle...

Apologies for this week’s late posting. Adult Bearded Vulture I woke up in the middle of the night with a Blackbird (Turdus merula) persistently...

Responsible and Respectful Birding/Bird Photography in 2025: I was not planning to write a post on this topic, but a few days ago I...

Almost every year, Shanghai seems to have one or several Verditer Flycatchers. This year, one made the mistake of visiting a relatively accessible park...

New Year’s resolutions are my Achilles’ heel: I have no vices to quit. I don’t drink much on Tuesdays, I don’t smoke, and I...

Ask any British birdwatcher to name their least favourite birds and the chances are high that the Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, will top the...

Serious birders may have an obsessive interest in birds, but as we all know one thing they don’t like are birds which, they believe,...

It is not true that voting is not allowed in China. I asked about 10 Chinese birders about the best Chinese provinces for birding...