10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2023

Dave Gosney’s Finding Birds Series covers mostly the Western Palearctic and describes birding in various regions of Portugal, Spain, Morocco, France, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, etc., Based on a visit in spring 2014, this guide updates the previous Finding Birds in Greece.

Greece 225

Greece Bulgaria Macedonia Gambia 225

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2024

Memorable encounters with Mammals: Part I Most birdwatchers enjoy seeing mammals, but the trouble with mammals is that they tend to be much more challenging to see than birds. I remember the guide on my first Kenyan birding safari remarking that “birding groups always see far more mammals than those who come just to see animals.

Fur 216

Fur Otters Bulgaria Estonia 216

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2023

Superficially similar but unrelated to New World condors, it is huge, more pterodactyl-like than bird-like. But it’s a huge bird. miles from the overnight spot of my bird. Not wanting to see them going back to the UK, my birding time was rather limited. How the roaming birds find such places is not fully clear.

Bulgaria 264

Bulgaria McDonalds Eagles Serbia 264