Among birders, it is widely thought that perhaps the greatest test of a birder’s field skills is during a “Big Day”, when a team of birders try to see as many bird species as possible in a single 24-hour period. To even have a chance at a high species total, all team members must possess great field skills,...

Ask most folks where Melanesia is and more likely than not you’re met with a blank stare. To some it sounds more like a health condition best avoided, more so than a place name. Indeed, even of the “-esia” regions it is not the best known, overshadowed by Polynesia and/or the tiny shards and...

Right between Russia and China, Mongolia, “the land of the eternal blue sky”, sits on a high plateau at an average altitude of 1500 meters. Far from any ocean or sea, it’s the second largest landlocked country in the world. Comprised by endless steppes, the spectacular Altai Mountains, and the vast...

[vc_single_image image="84537" img_size="612x246" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" link="/tours/destination/uae-united-arab-emirates-oman/84/"] Long and lanky, the Greater Hoopoe-Lark has a wonderful set of piping whistles in its song. It is one of many dapper desert birds...