I was amused to read Sara Jentsch’s recent diatribe on gulls: Why I despise Seagulls: A Tale of Humiliation....

Take a quick look at the breeding distribution of European birds and you will see that there are a...

Some birds are especially exciting, because they are so hard to see. Others are unusually beautiful, or perhaps, just...

While visiting the city of Corpus Christi in Texas in November 2023, we were told about a rare bird...

Having been to New York City on many occasions, I had never had the opportunity to visit Central Park,...

July is the least interesting month for birding in Shanghai – it is too hot, and there is pretty...

There are two questions I get asked a lot. Do you take pictures of the birds you see? Are...

I have mixed feelings about ranking different bird species. One of my ornithologist friends appears to be happy counting...