http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk Birding from around the world Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/autumn-colours-at-knole-park-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/autumn-colours-at-knole-park-british-birding/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2018 20:30:00 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=21349 With a few hours to spare I took a short drive to Knole Park in Sevenoals, Kent, to see if I could find any Redwings which have started to arrive from Scandinavia. It was great that I saw my first one very shortly after I arrived but it took some time before I got a [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/autumn-colours-at-knole-park-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/tangkoko-delights-birding-indonesia/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/tangkoko-delights-birding-indonesia/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:55:10 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11631 With comfortable accommodation, good food and a reputation for great birds the leg of our trip that took us to Tangkoko, North Sulawesi, was much anticipated by my group earlier this month. While the weather was not exactly how we imagined it, with lots of rain, we still managed, with local assistance, to find a lot [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/tangkoko-delights-birding-indonesia/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/early-summer-walk-british-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/early-summer-walk-british-birding/#comments Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:54:17 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=11485 One of the pleasures of being back in UK in late Spring/early Summer is the abundance of wildlife, wildflowers and fresh foliage all around and walking in the area I grew up in brings back a lot of memories of when I used to go on Sunday morning strolls with my father. A few days [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/early-summer-walk-british-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/north-central-thailand-tour-february-2016-thailand-birding/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/north-central-thailand-tour-february-2016-thailand-birding/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2016 14:53:20 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=1228 For the last seventeen days I havebeen in Northern and Central Thailand. This year we saw over 470 species in the 17 days of the trip with another 5 leader-seen-only and 10 heard only species recorded despite some unusual weather conditions resulting in some difficult birding at several locations. Some personal highlights included Rusty-naped Pitta, Green [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/north-central-thailand-tour-february-2016-thailand-birding/feed/ 0 http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/mammals-at-lung-sin-waterhole/ http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/mammals-at-lung-sin-waterhole/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2015 09:57:28 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=1167 The Lung Sin waterhole at Kaeng Krachan national park is a great spot to see and photograph many species of birds that visit to feed, drink and bathe but it is also worth talking about the species of mammals which are regular visitors too. I recently spent an afternoon at the Lung Sin waterhole with [...]]]> http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/mammals-at-lung-sin-waterhole/feed/ 0