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Peru – Ite Wetlands

Have just spent a few hours in the Ite Wetlands straddling the estuary of the Locumba River in the Tacna region of southern Peru. The wetlands are the result of an environmental remediation programme that have transformed over 700 million tonnes of copper tailings into the largest and most bird-diverse wetland along the Peruvian coastline. …

Chile

Spending some time in Chile, based in Santiago. What an opportunity to see some New World birds. Almost every bird I see is new. Most have their ecological counterparts in Africa and Europe, but are often only distantly related.

Kenya birding safari

When I decided on a birding trip to Kenya in late September 2010, it was planned to maximise the number of species seen, while hopefully having a high ratio of lifers in the final list. The trip was planned and all accommodation and transport bookings made for me by Moses Kandie (http://www.birdwatchingexpress.net), whom I contacted …

Welcome

Welcome to Neil’s Wildlife Journal This site is dedicated to the sharing of the beauty of the natural world with all of you out there. Birdwatching and bird photography are my hobbies, some might say my passion and the less charitable my obsession. My interests extend beyond birds to wildlife in general and most recently …