Pacific

Birding Kadavu and Nadi in Fiji

November 23, 2011
Duncan
Destinations
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As introductions to tropical Pacific birding go, you could do a lot worse than Fiji. Their combination of isolation and…

Tongatapu and ‘Eua; Birding Southern Tonga

June 15, 2011
Duncan
Birding
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I mentioned last week, while talking about rails and the Pacific, that Tonga is not a particularly birdy birding destination….

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Confusing Collared Kingfishers

March 23, 2011
Duncan
Birds
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The world of birding is filled with challenging groups well known to all, birds like gulls, Empidonax flycatchers or cisticolas…

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12,000 Birds

December 08, 2010
Duncan
Conservation
8 Comments

“Islands are where species go to die.” David Quammen, Song of the Dodo 12,000 birds. No doubt to many readers…

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