January 22, 2015

This pre-tour extension covers 3 days on Trinidad before the main tour to Guyana. Day 1, the 21st Jan. was taken up with travelling from the cold UK to the tropical climes of Trinidad.

January 11, 2015

Today I met Penny, Jane, Pat and Mike for my first full day's birding since arriving back in Spain on the 2nd. It was a bright sunny day with a chilly breeze which subsided around the middle of day when it became quite warm.

January 4, 2015

ITS GREAT TO BE BACK IN SUNNY SPAIN AFTER A 4 MONTH BREAK. Clear blue sky, 20C and fantastic light. We sat lazily on our top terrace this afternoon, reading, drinking tea and watching vultures circle over the village. The drive from the airport yesterday produced sightings of Short-toed Eagle, Griffon Vultures and a few Crag Martins.

January 4, 2015

A short walk near Crewkerne in Somerset on boxing day morning, it was dull, overcast and quite cold but there was plenty to see.

January 3, 2015

AT LONG LAST - CRAB PLOVER in the bag! We found 21 species of wader in one bay, a true testament to this brilliant birding country.

January 2, 2015

Some great sightings as we move further north, unfortunately the end of the trip is in sight! CRAB PLOVER still missing from the list but we did find Lesser Whistling Duck - only the fourth record for Oman of this rare species!

January 2, 2015

Heading back northern along the coastline of Arabian Sea looking for our most wanted species the Crab Plover.

January 1, 2015

Our second day on the south coast produced some lovely sightings in terrific scenic landscapes.

December 31, 2014

A full day on the south coast in and around Salalah, we visited some superb coastal sites and a couple of inland wadis.

December 31, 2014

The southern coast of Oman has some stunning scenery and abundant bird life, I am going to love it here.