Day 2 – Saturday 26 March Wake up early and realise I am in Israel: Wednesday, home; Thursday, Devon; Friday, Luton; Saturday, Tel-Aviv. Tomorrow I’ll wake up in Eilat, one of the migration hotspots of the world where birds pour through from African wintering grounds to Europe and Asia. Can’t wait! Today we start fairly…
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Champions of the Flyway 2016 – blog 1
Although it’s all over (all over bar the fundraising actually!), over the next few days I will be blogging ‘as-live’ on the Champions of the Flyway event I attended in Eilat Israel. ‘As live’ means I will write about each day as though it has just happened and without telling you anything about the events…
Arctic Redpolls soar over the Negev
That was a birthday to remember yesterday. Up at 0130, out at 0205, and birding until after dark at 1940 or so. And we saw…well I’ll tell you more about this trip to Israel over the next few days. Thank you to everyone who donated to the cause of helping the Hellenic Ornithological Society combat…
Happy Birthday to my binoculars!
Today my binoculars are 40 years old! They are as good as ever, unlike their owner who is 58 years old today. Both birthday boys are doing the Champions of the Flyway bird race in Israel today. If you would like to sponsor us on our birthday then please click here to donate money to…
In Israel
I am in Israel, in a Tel-Aviv hotel, overlooking the Mediterranean. Blogs are scheduled but comments will be moderated rather unpredictably.
Thank you In Focus and Zeiss!
I’ve been slightly on edge for a while as I’ve been waiting for my treasured binoculars to be returned to me – and, as you know, I’m heading to Israel at the end of the week. When I say that my binoculars are treasured you might wonder, in that case, why I keep dropping them…
Looking forward to my West Country tour!
I’m talking to the Devon Birds AGM on Wednesday evening (7.00pm at the Exeter Court Hotel, Kennford, Exeter EX6 7UX. The Exeter Court Hotel is just off the A38 on the westbound carriageway. Directions can be found on the hotel’s website here) and to the Somerset Ornithological Society on Thursday evening (7.30pm at Ruishton Village…
Thank you but still looking for more support
Three weeks today I’ll be in Israel for the first time in my life. I’m participating in the Birdwatch-Birdguides Roadrunners team in the Champions of the Flyway event. I’m curious to go to Israel for my first time as it’s definitely not the least controversial country in the world. I’ll write about the impression it…
What I’d like for my birthday please
On my birthday at the end of March I’ll be chasing birds in Israel which will be terribly hard work, I’m told. I’ll be the most useless member of the Birdwatch-Birdguides Roadrunners team whose fellow members are ace-birders David Callahan (henceforth known as Team Captain Callahan) and Mike Alibone. …
Topsy-turvy progress
I was speaking in Glossop on Tuesday evening so I set off for a leisurely drive on Tuesday morning. Rather than take the fastest route I took something approximating to the shortest route, but added quite a few wiggles: the nice thing was I had plenty of time, it was a sunny day and there…