If you know me, then you are well aware of how much I love shorebirds. Even when writing my book with all ardent efforts...

The Latin name of the Long-billed Starthroat, Heliomaster longirostris roughly translates to ‘long-billed sun chaser’. Truly, it is a bird that has captivated my...

The twin-island postcolonial paradise of Trinidad & Tobago celebrates its 60th anniversary of independence today, and as much as I am vehemently anti-nationalist I...

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

The thickly forested central region of the island of Trinidad isn’t often visited by birders who traditionally flocked to the Northern Range by virtue...

For those who have been following my posts here, some months ago I swapped islands and moved to Tobago. Having spent all my life...

Admittedly this has never crossed my mind as being remotely interesting, young birds are generally awkward things, not yet fitting into the sleek and...

It may seem like an unnecessary alliteration but I’m referring to an actual Bloody Bay – one of Tobago’s many picturesque, idyllic bays on...