Broome is known worldwide for its amazing birdlife, and Roebuck Bay is regarded as the most significant site in Australia for shorebirds. Roebuck Bay...

I ended my last post by alluding to illegal bird trapping in Cyprus. It’s referred to as Ambelopoulia (or Ambeloboulia – “p” is prounounced...

This being my inaugural post here on 10,000 Birds as the West Coast Beat Writer, I thought it appropriate to introduce a species found...

Scarlet Macaw feeding in a Beach Almond (Terminalia catappa) tree. Photo by (c) Frank Dziubak. Many moons ago, I worked for a conservation organisation...

I am truly honoured to be able to write for 10,000 Birds and let you all know about a very special place for birding....

Clare Morton has been sending us regular updates from Broome, Australia, focussing on her work monitoring shorebirds (especially Pied Oystercatchers). Here’s another report from...

Back in April I slipped out one evening and had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours with a barefoot blonde Brazilian woman....

In this guest post Clare and Grant Morton talk about Broome Bird Observatory and Roebuck Bay, a critically important site for shorebirds on the...