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About Redgannet

Redgannet has been working for over 33 years as a crew member/flight attendant and enjoys the well-ventilated air of the outdoors. The nom de blog, Redgannet, was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. His father first whetted Redguga's appetite for all things natural by buying him his first pair of 7x35s and a copy of Thorburn's Birds. Having no mentor beyond an indulgent parent, he spent the first season hoping for an Egyptian Vulture at the bird table in his English garden. His most memorable birding moment is seeing an Egyptian Vulture with those same binoculars 26 years later. Redgannet is married to Canon, but his heart and half of his house belongs to Helen and their son Joseph. He is looking forward to communicating with people who don't ask if he is searching for the "feathered variety" of bird.

Can I keep it?

This week, I have been pondering the value of bird rehabilitators. Let me assure you that I have no doubts…

Collaborative list – December 2018

So what do you want first? The numbers? The accolades? The lifers? December’s collaborative results also summarises the year’s efforts,…

BBOTY – Red-legged Thrush

It was around 08.30 on New Year’s morning. Still slightly groggy, I was determined not to miss my first daylight…

All of a quiver

www.eBird.org has been my “go to” birding software ever since Corey slapped me for getting hysterical over a Blue-winged Warbler at…

Collaborative List – November 2018

A big thank you goes out to Tristan, who demonstrated that at least one person reads this drivel. He pointed…

Leucistic Thrush revisit

A return to Sao Paulo just 4 weeks after my last visit gave me a chance to check up on…

Collaborative List – October 2018

In a month that contained the eBird Big Day, we can naturally expect that the beats have been racing about…

Return of the Aramides.

These rails were featured in a 10,000 Birds post a few weeks ago. The Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail, Aramides saracura, was seen…

Collaborative list – September 2018

The nights are drawing in and the mornings are cooler and noticeably damper. It’s September and time for birds to…

Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail (Aramides – Episode 3)

Brazil boasts 5 of the World’s 8 species of Aramides rails. They all show a combination of grey, rufous, chestnut…

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