In this new series, we aim to answer questions that ornithologists and birders tend to get asked. If you have a question you would...

Britannica defines winter as the coldest season of the year, extending from the winter solstice, December 21 or 22, to the vernal equinox, March...

Rotterdam is the only city in the world where shops sell shirts with the sleeves already rolled up. It’s a city that prides itself...

While I have visited a few birding sites around the Netherlands during the course of my Bachelor studies, I did not go birding a...

Last week we talked about the human “snowbird” migration, in which thousands of northerners flock south to the Sun Belt of the United States...

As we near the end of January, we enter the peak of the winter “snowbird” season. And just to be clear, we’re talking about...

Chongming Island is part of Shanghai – but it does not look much like the rest of the city. Located right where the Yangtze...

November and early December can be a frustrating time here at Nanhui – on the one hand, there are fewer and fewer birds as...