Though the birding around Lake Kerkini may be outstanding, it’s inevitably the lake itself that is the centre of...

May has long been my favourite month of the year. The days are longer and warmer, flowers fill the...

In my younger days I was very keen on what is generally known as Big Day Birding, or trying...

A couple of years ago my friend Martin Tickler called me late on a grey Sunday afternoon. “You won’t...

There are 154 species of cuckoos in the world, and they’re all a fascinating bunch. I reckon I’ve seen...

One thing that I have learned from repeated spring visits to Cyprus is that no two years are ever...

I’ve been a regular visitor to the island of Cyprus for over 25 years, making around a dozen trips...

Last year I bade farewell to an old friend, or, to be more precise, my much-loved Swarovski scope. Technically,...