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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.

Birding the Equilux.

It is essential that, once learned, any new word should be used immediately in a showy manner to make one…

Birding Dilemma No.23 – Taking family for granted.

This dilemma comes from a visit to see my sister this week and being squeezed for time. She happens to…

Collaborative List – August 2017

9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize, Guatamala, Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. They submitted…

Don’t underestimate the underdog in a cross-species super-fight

So, Floyd Mayweather might be the overwhelming favourite in a fight where Conor McGregor crosses disciplines to challenge him, but…

Simple summer pleasures.

I still use the term “bird watching” rather than “birding”. This is the term that I grew up with and…

Collaborative List – July 2017

The beats have managed to overcome the summer-birding doldrums. 9 beats sent in 64 checklists finding 513 species between them. Lists were shared…

Crested Serpent Eagle

To the north of Kuala Lumpur, is a section of forest, easily accessible from the city. A flight over the…

Great Crested Grebe

Redgannet’s repeated attempts to eat stuff that was bigger than his own head brought exasperated warnings from his long-suffering mother….

Collaborative List – June 2017

The next couple of months are traditionally a bit slow for lists. The spring migration has passed, most of the…

Red-legged Seriema

The first time I saw a Red-legged Seriema, I had no idea what it was. What family is it from?…

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