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The Collins Bird Guide, 3rd edition

February 9, 2023 by Dragan 2 Comments

Never trust a field guide publisher’s claim of a definitive text, because each new edition is certain to bring more a definitive text than...

Reviews

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Birds of Egypt and the Middle East

April 7, 2022 by Dragan No Comments

Birds of Egypt and the Middle East by Richard Hoath does a good job at giving you an idea of which birds to expect...

Trips

26 Hours in Dubai

November 28, 2012 by Duncan 6 Comments

Following on from my recent description of a brief visit to Kuala Lumpur, my return trip from Britain gave me 26 hours in Dubai. It was...

Birding, Trips

Happy Christmas

December 25, 2010 by Redgannet 4 Comments

Happy Christmas to all the readers and writers on the good ship 10000 Birds. Having survived the Triumvirate’s cat o’ nine tails thrashing during...

Trips

Birding Kuwait

January 13, 2010 by a Guest 12 Comments

South African ex-pat Mike Pope is Chair of the Kuwait Ornitholigical Records Committee (KORC), runs the excellent Birding Kuwait website, is a superb photographer...

Reviews

Birding Babylon: A Soldier’s Journal from Iraq

December 4, 2006 by Mike 1 Comment

A great journal does not necessarily make a great book. This simple truth, one that countless bloggers will inevitably, obstinately transgress, has already been...

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