These days I am busy with something called the “avitourism product“ of Belgrade, Serbia. Yes there are birding sites and there are birds –...

The forecast said „rain all day“ and with a mug of coffee in the morning, seeing a bright blue sky through the window I...

Our bird guide, Georgos Spiridakis, is driving slowly along this dirt track, checking the mud all the time. And then he stops and leaves...

I am half-awake, but keep my eyes closed. Listening to the wheeping of stays and shrouds and screeching of fenders against the next sailboat,...

I love birds. I like to travel. And – I hate flying! Does that make sense? If you do not see packing as the...

One more wakeup call way too early (quite often, when I should wake up early – I hardly sleep at all) and I am...

We barely started the drive, when a flock of 14 Common Cranes forced us to stop and reach for binoculars and cameras. Belgrade lies...

Brian Stoneman (1946-2009) was a friend of mine and a top class birder. He grew up in the London East End and spoke hardly...