The following lists and gives links to the relevant blogs of all the foreign birding and some family trips that I have been fortunate enough to have done. It is ordered by year with the most recent first. Blogs of...
The following lists and gives links to the relevant blogs of all the foreign birding and some family trips that I have been fortunate enough to have done. It is ordered by year with the most recent first. Blogs of the older trips use scanned slides, some having degraded badly with age, or digitised prints of varying quality. Some use photos taken by those I was with. These are usually easy to tell as they are significantly better than mine (and in most cases acknowledged). Many of the older blogs are based on my unreliable memories as my notes were very lacking in detail, other than the birds seen, something I now greatly regret. The blogs were initially done to find a 'home' for boxes of old slides which I had not looked at for years, my dad giving me his slide scanner providing the necessary impetus to digitise them. Doing these blogs has brought back many very happy memories, and a few sad ones. I’ve been very fortunate to have various like-minded friends whom I have been able to travel with. Sadly an increasing number are no longer with us.
2023: FRANCE Boulogne (June) included in
INDIA South and Andamans (January/February)
2022: FRANCE Somme (September)
BRAZIL Amazonia (May/June)
COSTA RICA (April/May)
2020: SPAIN Fuerteventua (February)
MYANMAR (January)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2020/02/myanmar-2020-yangon-and-bagan-11-14.html
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2020/02/myanmar-2020-mount-victoria-15-20.html
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2020/02/myanmar-2020-inle-and-kalaw-21-25.html
2019: FRANCE Somme (September)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2019/09/france-2019-st-valery-sur-somme-7-14.html
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2020/02/myanmar-2020-yangon-and-bagan-11-14.html
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2020/02/myanmar-2020-mount-victoria-15-20.html
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2020/02/myanmar-2020-inle-and-kalaw-21-25.html
2019: FRANCE Somme (September)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2019/09/france-2019-st-valery-sur-somme-7-14.html
(BALI and) BORNEO (August)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2019/08/
NORWAY (and FINLAND) (March)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2019/04/norway-and-finland-2019-kirkenes-neljan.html
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2019/04/norway-2019-to-vardo-and-back-24-28.html
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2019/08/
NORWAY (and FINLAND) (March)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2019/04/norway-and-finland-2019-kirkenes-neljan.html
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2019/04/norway-2019-to-vardo-and-back-24-28.html
SRI LANKA (January/February)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2019/01/
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2019/02/sri-lanka-20019-uda-walawe-and.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1991_08_01_archive.html
1988: BRAZIL (July/August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1988_07_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1988_08_01_archive.html
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2019/01/
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2019/02/sri-lanka-20019-uda-walawe-and.html
2018: MADAGASCAR (October)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2018/10/madagascar-2018-04-19-october.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2018/05/st-valery-sur-somme-19-26-may.html
SPAIN Mallorca (September)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2018/09/
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2018/05/st-valery-sur-somme-19-26-may.html
SPAIN Mallorca (September)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2018/09/
NORTHERN PERU (June/July)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2018/07/
FRANCE Somme (May)
ECUADOR (February)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/
2016: GHANA (October/November)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/st-valery-sur-somme-03-10-september-2016.htmlhttp://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2018/07/
FRANCE Somme (May)
ECUADOR (February)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/
2017: BOLIVIA (November)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/
NORTHERN GREECE (October)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/northern-greece-03-10-october.html
FRANCE Somme (September)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/st-valery-sur-somme-2-9-september-2017.html
MONGOLIA (May)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/
GUYANA (March/April)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/
NORTHERN GREECE (October)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/northern-greece-03-10-october.html
FRANCE Somme (September)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/st-valery-sur-somme-2-9-september-2017.html
MONGOLIA (May)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/
GUYANA (March/April)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/
TRINIDAD and TOBAGO (March)
JAMIACA (February)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/jamaica-2017-1-8-february.html2016: GHANA (October/November)
JAPAN (June/July)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/japan-2016-hokkaido-23-29-june.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2016_07_01_archive.html
FINLAND (May/June)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2016/06/finland-2016-return-to-oulu-and.html
NORWAY (May)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2016_05_01_archive.html
MEXICO (February/March)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2016_02_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/mexico.html
CALIFORNIA (January)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/japan-2016-hokkaido-23-29-june.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2016_07_01_archive.html
FINLAND (May/June)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2016/06/finland-2016-return-to-oulu-and.html
NORWAY (May)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2016_05_01_archive.html
MEXICO (February/March)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2016_02_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/mexico.html
CALIFORNIA (January)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2016_01_01_archive.html
FRANCE Somme (August/September)
2015: BRAZIL (September/October)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2015_09_01_archive.html FRANCE Somme (August/September)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/a-week-in-somme-29-august-5-september.html
INDONESIA Lesser Sundas (August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/indonesia-2015-flores-13-18-august.html
ARIZONA (April/May)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2015_04_01_archive.html
ECUADOR (January/February)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2015_01_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/ecuador-2015-sani-lodge-02-09-february.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2010_05_01_archive.html
Xi’an & Yangxian (Crested Ibis)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/china-31-may-2-june-2010-xian-and.html
Pingtai (Jankowski’s Bunting)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/china-3-5-june-2010-pingtai-xiainghai.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2008_08_01_archive.html
INDONESIA Lesser Sundas (August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/indonesia-2015-flores-13-18-august.html
ARIZONA (April/May)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2015_04_01_archive.html
ECUADOR (January/February)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2015_01_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/ecuador-2015-sani-lodge-02-09-february.html
2014: SPAIN Extremadura (April)
COLOMBIA (July/August)
FRANCE Brittany (September)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/brittany-6-13-september.html
2013: FRANCE Normandie (September)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/normandie-14-21-september.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/06-june-2012-birecik-and-durnalik.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/08-june-2012-nemrut-dagi.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2011_04_01_archive.htmlhttp://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/brittany-6-13-september.html
2013: FRANCE Normandie (September)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/normandie-14-21-september.html
INDONESIA West Papua (August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2013_08_01_archive.html CORSICA (May)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/corsica-col-de-sorba-restonica-valley.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/corsica-col-de-sorba-restonica-valley.html
2012: FRANCE Somme (September)
MALAYSIA Sarawak & Sabah (July/August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2012_08_01_archive.html TURKEY (June)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/04-june-2012-demirkazik.htmlhttp://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/06-june-2012-birecik-and-durnalik.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/08-june-2012-nemrut-dagi.html
2011: TAIWAN (April/May)
ETHIOPIA (February)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2011_02_01_archive.html
2010: UGANDA (June)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2010_06_01_archive.html CHINA (May/June)
Shanghai (Spoon-billed Sandpiper), Wuishan, Fuzhou & Xiaolongmenhttp://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2010_05_01_archive.html
Xi’an & Yangxian (Crested Ibis)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/china-31-may-2-june-2010-xian-and.html
Pingtai (Jankowski’s Bunting)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/china-3-5-june-2010-pingtai-xiainghai.html
2009: VIETNAM Cat Tien & Da Lat (April)
2008: NAMIBIA (July/August)http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2008_08_01_archive.html
PHILIPPINES (April)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2008_04_01_archive.html
2007: INDIA Eaglenest (April)
2002: CHILE (April)
2001: GAMBIA (November)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1999_09_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2008_04_01_archive.html
2007: INDIA Eaglenest (April)
2005: INDONESIA Sumatra & West Java (July)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2005/07/
TEXAS (April)
2004: PAPUA NEW GUINEA (June)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/2004_06_01_archive.html CUBA (April)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2004/04/
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2004/04/
2003: CAMEROON (April)
JAPAN (January)
PUERTO RICO & DOMINION REPUBLIC (April)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/2001/04/
2000: CHINA Quinghai (June)
1999: ECUADOR (August/September)2000: CHINA Quinghai (June)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1999_09_01_archive.html
1998: AUSTRALIA and NEW CALEDONIA (July/August)
1996: NEW ZEALAND (August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1996_08_01_archive.html PHILIPPINES (April)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1996_04_01_archive.html
1995: MADAGASCAR (August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1995_08_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1995_08_01_archive.html
1993: INDONESIA Irian Jaya (August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1993_08_01_archive.html
1992: INDONESIA Sulawesi and Halmahera (August)
1991: SOUTH AFRICA (August)http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1991_08_01_archive.html
1990: ARGENTINA (August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1990_08_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1990_08_01_archive.html
1989: ICELAND (June)
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/1989/06/1988: BRAZIL (July/August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1988_07_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1988_08_01_archive.html
THAILAND Peninsular (March/April)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1988_04_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1988_04_01_archive.html
1987: MALAYSIA Sabah and Peninsular (July/August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1987_08_01_archive.html
1986: ECUADOR and VENEZUELA July/August 1986http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1987_08_01_archive.html
AUSTRALIA Queensland and Northern Territory (March/April)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1986_03_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1986_04_01_archive.html
NEPAL (March/June)
Jomson Trek
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_03_01_archive.html
Everest Trek
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_04_01_archive.html
Langtang Trek
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_05_01_archive.html
INDIA (June/July)
Ladakh
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_06_01_archive.html
Kashmir
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_07_01_archive.html
THAILAND (February)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_02_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1979_12_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1986_03_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1986_04_01_archive.html
1985: COSTA RICA and PANAMA (July/August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1985_08_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1985_08_01_archive.html
1984: BOTSWANA (December 1984-January 1985)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1984_12_01_archive.html PERU (July/August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1984_08_01_archive.html1983: KENYA (July/August)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1983_08_01_archive.html
1982: VENEZUELA (December 1982-February 1983)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1983_01_01_archive.htmlNEPAL (March/June)
Jomson Trek
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_03_01_archive.html
Everest Trek
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_04_01_archive.html
Langtang Trek
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_05_01_archive.html
INDIA (June/July)
Ladakh
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_06_01_archive.html
Kashmir
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_07_01_archive.html
THAILAND (February)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_02_01_archive.html
MALAYSIA Peninsular (January/February)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1982_01_01_archive.html1981: AUSTRIA (July)
1980: THAILAND (December 1980-January 1981)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1980_12_01_archive.html CANADA (May)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1980_05_01_archive.html1979: NEPAL (November 1979-January 1980)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1979_11_01_archive.htmlhttp://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1979_12_01_archive.html
CANARIES (June/July)
ISRAEL (March/April)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1979_04_01_archive.html1978: THAILAND (December 1978-January 1979)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1978_12_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1979_01_01_archive.html
1977: KENYA (December 1977-January 1978)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1977_12_01_archive.htmlhttp://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1978_12_01_archive.html
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1979_01_01_archive.html
MOROCCO (April)
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1977_04_01_archive.html
1975: CARMARGUE (May)
included in The 1970s: Camargue, Shetland & Scillies in 1975 blog
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1975_12_01_archive.html
1974: MAJORCA (October)
brief mention in The 1970s: finding my feet - 1974 blog
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/1974/
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1977_04_01_archive.html
included in The 1970s: Camargue, Shetland & Scillies in 1975 blog
http://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.co.uk/1975_12_01_archive.html
1974: MAJORCA (October)
brief mention in The 1970s: finding my feet - 1974 blog
https://birdingneversleeps.blogspot.com/1974/