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Lesvos is a magnet for birdwatchers. I've never seen so much kharki on an aeroplane. These are just a few of the great ...
30/04/2026

Lesvos is a magnet for birdwatchers. I've never seen so much kharki on an aeroplane. These are just a few of the great birds seen in the first couple of days.

After our stay in Zimbabwe, we travelled to Botswana for the rest of the trip, starting in the north on the Chobe River....
03/04/2026

After our stay in Zimbabwe, we travelled to Botswana for the rest of the trip, starting in the north on the Chobe River. Some great birds seen here too.

At about 2ft/60cm in height, this is the biggest owl in Zimbabwe. We were lucky enough to find this Verreaux's Eagle Owl...
28/03/2026

At about 2ft/60cm in height, this is the biggest owl in Zimbabwe. We were lucky enough to find this Verreaux's Eagle Owl resting in a tree in Hwange National Park.

A selection of the birds seen at Victoria Falls earlier this month.Each photo has it's name.We had three nights there an...
22/03/2026

A selection of the birds seen at Victoria Falls earlier this month.
Each photo has it's name.
We had three nights there and there were new birds everywhere you looked.

One of the strangest birds in Africa is the Secretarybird. It stands at about 1.5m tall with long legs and long head plu...
15/03/2026

One of the strangest birds in Africa is the Secretarybird. It stands at about 1.5m tall with long legs and long head plumes. It kills its prey by stamping on it, usually snakes, grasshoppers, insects and other small animals. We were lucky to see two in Hwange in Zimbabwe.

We're coming to the end of our holiday in Zimbabwe and Botswana. Most of the time we have had little or no internet conn...
08/03/2026

We're coming to the end of our holiday in Zimbabwe and Botswana. Most of the time we have had little or no internet connection, so photos of the trip will follow when we get home.

Today was a thoroughly grey, dismal day, but it was well worth the trip to Elton Reservoir in Bury to see the Slavonian ...
11/02/2026

Today was a thoroughly grey, dismal day, but it was well worth the trip to Elton Reservoir in Bury to see the Slavonian Grebe. It's usually a coastal bird from Scandanavia, but this one has been here since Sunday. It's a bit of a dull bird in winter plumage.
The peregrine flew through causing chaos among the birds on the water.

I don't often go "twitching" - chasing birds just so that I can tick them off a list - but if one's nearby, I will. This...
24/01/2026

I don't often go "twitching" - chasing birds just so that I can tick them off a list - but if one's nearby, I will. This was at Mow Cop, in Staffordshire.
It's a Shore Lark, an occasional visitor to the UK from the mountains of Europe and Scandanavia, and was not too far away, so I went to see if I could see it. There was a group of other birders there when I arrived, so it was pointed out to me. Unfortunately not close up and in poor light, but worth the trip.

Just back from a week in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. Managed to find one or two birds!
20/01/2026

Just back from a week in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. Managed to find one or two birds!

It's warm enough for butterflies here in Fuerteventura. Two of these Monarchs in the grounds of the hotel.
12/01/2026

It's warm enough for butterflies here in Fuerteventura. Two of these Monarchs in the grounds of the hotel.

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