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Birding, Birds

B is for Bunting

July 19, 2024 by David T 3 Comments

Handsome but never flashy, the Old World Buntings are a fascinating family of birds. There are no fewer than 45 of them, of which...

Birds, News

Red Grouse Restored: a Full Species Again

July 2, 2024 by David T 1 Comment

“One sunny morning a few months ago, as I stood on a mountain slope among bracken, ling, and furze, and scattered masses of grey...

Birds, Reviews

The Shorebirds of North America: A Natural History and Photographic Celebration–A Book Review

by Donna 3 Comments

“You don’t like shorebirds?” my birding friend asked me in a tone of surprise, shock, and a tiny bit of horror. We had been...

Birding, Birds

Choughs and Canyons

June 28, 2024 by David T 3 Comments

As names go, the Parque Natural Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón isn’t the snappiest. It’s a spectacular area of deep gorges in Northern...

Birding, Birds

A Pennine Challenge

June 21, 2024 by David T 1 Comment

Seeing 50 species of birds on an early summer day in lowland England isn’t difficult, but on the moors of the Pennines – the...

Four people standing on the beach looking at a rock with cloudy skies behind them

Birding, Birds, Conservation, Mammals

Tufted Puffins on the Oregon Coast

June 18, 2024 by Hannah 2 Comments

Many imagine life on the Oregon Coast as idyllic. Wind-blown Shore Pines, sunny beaches, rugged rocky outcroppings, deep blue waters, and green hills often...

Birding, Birds

Rupununi River Cruise

June 5, 2024 by Faraaz Abdool 3 Comments

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...