Hong Kong, with its scarce land and dense population, may seem an unlikely place for bird-watching. But, as we discovered on our first visit in January 2007 (on a two night stop-over on our way to New Zealand), Hong Kong has around 450 species of birds – about one third of the total bird species found in China! Hardly surprising then that Hong Kong is becoming increasingly popular with both local and overseas bird-watchers.
A short but entertaining holiday report on a fortnight in Greece by young Devon birder Joe Ray…… Continue reading
As most of us look forwards to our October week on the magical islands that are the Scillies, more and more birders are heading for alternative (and probably cheaper!) October destinations. Regular contributor to Cornwall Birding, Chris Buckland, spent a week last October on the mediteranean island of Menorca……… Continue reading
Recently spent a week in Mallorca staying at Ca’n Picafort on the Eastern side, unfortunately it wasn’t a birding holiday this one was strictly for my wife, with her choice of places to visit etc. I’d had two weeks in Spain in May so couldn’t really complain. The only proviso was I would have a day in S’ Albufera as I’d never been there and couldn’t miss this opportunity. Continue reading
Eastern Spain, an area I’ve never visited but with a reputation for good birds got me thinking where to go and where to stay, this was soon settled when I found Olivaramatours on the internet. This is a bird tour/holiday company run by an English couple, Julian (Jules) and Amanda Sykes, in Oliva about half-way between Valencia and Alicante. Continue reading
