Around this time of the year, the first few waders are back in Shanghai from their breeding grounds far further up north. Generally, being...

As we all know, birding is very much a lottery. Visiting the same place repeatedly delivers a different cast of characters each time. Such...

Apparently, there is a traditional Chinese saying that seeing one pheasant in the wild is better than seeing ten other birds. While this already...

Over the past week I have continued to keep an eye out for the Mistletoebirds that are breeding in the bush not far from...

Careful readers of my recent posts, and surely there must be at least one or two, will note that I have had some pretty...

There are a number of podcasts dedicated to birding (e.g., American Birding Podcast and many others), but many general-interest podcasts also feature episodes of...

According to Wikipedia, the national bird of Australia is the Emu – which I have not seen yet. On the other hand, some websites...

I thought I should update you all on the Mistletoebirds that are nesting close to home, because I walk by the nest every day....