We all have them: families of birds that are maddeningly similar, forever leaving nagging doubts about our identifications. Gulls....

Mid-September conjures up visions of migrating shorebirds, songbirds, and waterfowl all joining together under ideal natural lighting for one...

Anybody that has spent some time birding and using field guides will soon realise that the field guides are...

Don’t you hate it when you cannot communicate while birding overseas? Having mobility issues, I still remember birding from...

Most birders love a good double-hyphenate. Except, of course, for those who don’t yet know what a double-hyphenate is....

Have you ever heard the saying, “Sometimes you win; sometimes you learn,” as a positive spin on failing to...

Over the last two weeks we have observed a huge number of migratory shorebirds return to our shores. They...

eBird have applied their new taxonomy as of July/August 2019. What a boon for listers. Desk-top birders have been...