I first remember being introduced to the field of island biogeography in a dark, empty lecture hall at Oregon...

The most unpromising landscapes – see the picture above – can hold the most interesting birds: larks. Like us...

It is not true that voting is not allowed in China. I asked about 10 Chinese birders about the...

Usually, writing my posts for 10,000 Birds follows a rigorous process. First, I just write down whatever comes to...

For some collaborative posts, it seems to be difficult to find writers. For one on kingfishers, it is not....

For me, the Christmas/New Year break is a very particular time of the year. It provides me with a...

It’s easy to explain why birders find owls such as fascinating group: no other family of birds presents such...

After my recent post on my 12 favourite species in South Africa, I decided to turn to Sri Lanka,...