https://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 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/wetland-birding-in-khorat-birding-in-thailand/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/wetland-birding-in-khorat-birding-in-thailand/#comments Sun, 17 May 2026 10:02:11 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=72029 Thailand is full of Birds Thailand is an extremely popular birding destination because of a number of top-quality sites around the country that provide the opportunity to see a wide variety and number of species, including many that are hard to see elsewhere or have very limited global ranges. Many species of birds are more [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/wetland-birding-in-khorat-birding-in-thailand/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/north-sulawesi-highlight-species-birding-in-indonesia/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/north-sulawesi-highlight-species-birding-in-indonesia/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:08:14 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=71120 After leading the highly successful 2026 edition of the Calidris Birding Tours North and Central Thailand tour, I had some time to spare and decided on a return to Indonesia. previously, in 2024 to focus on North Sulawesi’s endemic species.  This trip report covers top sites on Sulawesi’s Minahasa peninsula — Gunung Mahawu, Dumoga-Bone and [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/north-sulawesi-highlight-species-birding-in-indonesia/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birds-in-a-park-in-bukhara-birding-in-uzbekistan/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birds-in-a-park-in-bukhara-birding-in-uzbekistan/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:46:31 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=70811 Uzbekistan is one of those countries that is great for birding and at the same time extremely interesting in touristic terms too; an ideal place to travel with a non-birding partner and then to find time to go birding in locations near the tourist spots and to visit some really spectacular scenery. In late April [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/birds-in-a-park-in-bukhara-birding-in-uzbekistan/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/top-5-birds-of-vietnam-birding-tour-2025-vietnam-birding/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/top-5-birds-of-vietnam-birding-tour-2025-vietnam-birding/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:38:21 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=70344 ietnam is the country in mainland Southeast Asia with the highest number of endemic species and the best place to see a number of regional endemics too as well as a fantastic supporting cast of more widespread birds.  Leading the Calidris Birding Tours trip to Southern and Central Vietnam in March/April 2025 gave all participants [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/top-5-birds-of-vietnam-birding-tour-2025-vietnam-birding/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-day-birding-in-qatar-qatar-birding/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-day-birding-in-qatar-qatar-birding/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:22:58 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=70531 My annual migration between Thailand and UK has not only seen the cost of direct flights rise dramatically but I have grown very tired of sitting on a plane for twelve hours, if only I was able to make the journey under self-powered flight like a Bar-tailed Godwit! Indirect flights are, of course, a solution [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/a-day-birding-in-qatar-qatar-birding/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/independent-birding-at-zaamin-national-park-birding-in-uzbekistan/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/independent-birding-at-zaamin-national-park-birding-in-uzbekistan/#comments Sat, 24 May 2025 12:32:15 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=70269 Uzbekistan is a surprising country with a wide variety of landscapes, ancient historical monuments, some interesting food and drink as well as good infratructure that makes the country easy to travel in independently. However, my wife and I pushed this a little further than most travelers to the country by visiting Zaamin National Park where [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/independent-birding-at-zaamin-national-park-birding-in-uzbekistan/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/touristing-birding-at-petra-birding-in-jordan/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/touristing-birding-at-petra-birding-in-jordan/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:13:18 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=69678 For those of us who travel with non-birding partners it can sometimes be tricky to balance enjoying time together somewhere interesting and the craving to maximise the opportunity to see new birds in new places. Personally, having a good holiday with my wife is the most important thing when planning trips together but doing some [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/touristing-birding-at-petra-birding-in-jordan/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/rainy-season-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre-birding-in-thailand/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/rainy-season-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre-birding-in-thailand/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:36:44 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=69297 There can be times of the year when bird watching hits a trough because a lack of activity, unhelpful weather or overfamiliarity with a smaller selection of species than at other times. In Thailand these factors are all true in the rainy season with a large number of species absent, on their breeding grounds further [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/rainy-season-birding-at-pathum-thani-rice-research-centre-birding-in-thailand/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/mountain-birding-from-chimgan-birding-in-uzbekistan/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/mountain-birding-from-chimgan-birding-in-uzbekistan/#comments Mon, 08 Jul 2024 02:59:29 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=69338 I have always loved immersing myself in mountain landscapes but over recent years my opportunity to do so has been limited with much of my time spent in tropical forests and wetlands in Thailand so when the opportunity presented itself to spend some time birding in mountain habitats in Uzbekistan I took it without having [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/mountain-birding-from-chimgan-birding-in-uzbekistan/feed/ 0 https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/jakarta-boat-trip-birding-birding-indonesia/ https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/jakarta-boat-trip-birding-birding-indonesia/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:20:06 +0000 Nick http://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/?p=65200 Where can you see Christmas Island Frigatebird, Sunda Teal, Pink-necked Green Pigeon, Milky Stork, Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker, Cerulean Kingfisher, Clamorous Reed Warbler and a wide range of other species in an urban setting? On a boat trip from Jakarta, Indonesia! The island of Java is one of the most densely populated areas of the world [...]]]> https://dartfordwaffler.co.uk/jakarta-boat-trip-birding-birding-indonesia/feed/ 0