10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2024

Steve Dudley, a bird guide and author of the Lesvos birding guide, once told me: “Greece is THE premier birding location in Europe for me [and for yours truly as well]. You can get to Athens from pretty much anywhere, and from Athens, you can access anywhere else in Greece easily enough by plane, ferry, or car. What’s not to love!”

Greece 240

Greece Spain India Europe 240

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

the development of field-based ornithological research in Europe and Great Britain; a quick step back through the history to look at bird protection, conservation, and our precarious future, with a focus on Birkhead’s long-term (50 years!) There’s the Neolithic era; Ancient Egypt (bird mummies!);

Dissection 209

Dissection Birds Research Europe 209

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

And it raises a question: if all the birds are having a party over there, am I in the wrong spot? Which leaves me with quite a few choices – practically the entire tropical belt, right? Greece (346 / 411 – just to give you a clue, the Greek-published checklist I have has 449 species). And where all those birds are?

Sri Lanka 256

Sri Lanka Botswana Africa Serbia 256