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My Personal Top Conservancies - 10,000 Birds
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (713+ words) Prompted by a request for list ideas, I wandered into thinking about conservancies in a textbook example of lateral thinking. What are conservancies? I looked it up and none of the four explanations covered what I always thought it meant....
Chasing the African Pitta in Malawi
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (634+ words) Adam Cruickshank is a team member at Birding Ecotours and the host of The Birding Life Podcast. He is based in South Africa and spends much of his time exploring African birding destinations, sharing personal field experiences, and working with…...
The Penguin Book of Penguins: A Book Review by a Penguinista
1+ week, 4+ day ago (154+ words) Copyright Peter Fretwell and Lisa Fretwell, 2025; page 21, "A plethora of penguins. Various versions of the logo used by Penguin Books. Copyright Peter Fretwell and Lisa Fretwell, 2025, from page 230, Emperor Chick. Copyright Peter Fretwell and Lisa Fretwell, 2025, example of species account,…...
Birding Lodges of the World: The Nest, South Africa
1+ week, 5+ day ago (236+ words) Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? What is the name of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been operating? The Nest Hotel. Started as…...
Birding Lodges of the World: Finfoot Lake Reserve, South Africa
2+ week, 5+ day ago (239+ words) Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? What is the name of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been operating? Finfoot Lake Reserve, 2016 How best…...
Aswan, Egypt – Profile for Birders
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (210+ words) Key Bird Species and Families Best Regions for Birding The best birding season in Aswan runs from mid-October to mid-March. During this period, temperatures are pleasant, and a large number of migratory and wintering species are present. Autumn migration from…...
Birding Lodges Of The World: Choco Lodge – Reserva Canandé, Ecuador - 10,000 Birds
3+ week, 5+ day ago (364+ words) Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? The Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus) is one of the most iconic and threatened species of the Ecuadorian Choc. Visitors…...
Birding Lodges of the World: Inala Country Accommodation, Australia
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (379+ words) Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? Forty-spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus) must be at the top of the list. It's endemic to SE Tasmania, and Inala is…...
Bird Guides of the World: Dominic Rollinson, Cape Town, South Africa
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (351+ words) What is your favorite bird species? Tricky one, but I think I'd have to go with Pel's Fishing Owl. Every sighting I have of this species is just so special, and one of the ultimate highlights of my birding career…...
Birding Lodges Of The World: Dunes De Dovela Eco-Lodge, Mozambique - 10,000 Birds
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (684+ words) Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge? What is the name of your lodge, and since when has your lodge been operating? Dunes de Dovela Eco-Lodge, operating since 2011. How best to travel…...