As a child, one of my favourite books was that of a young polar bear named Lars, coming across an oil-stained puffin. Rendered flightless by the black sludge, the polar bear led the puffin to warm springs whose hot water relieved the bird of its slick of crude. This plot should’ve been pretty gripping to … Continue reading Skomer Island, 26. – 27.05.2026
Ever since Mark Cocker's Birders offered me the first glimpses into the British world of birding as a fledging birder back when I lived in South Africa, I had wanted to visit the legendary North Norfolk coast. When I spent two weeks in England this January, I made it a priority to visit the wetlands … Continue reading North Norfolk, 07. – 08.01.2025
This is the second entry on my two posts about my time as a volunteer on the island of Helgoland, following my previous post. By now, the work at the observatory and the other routines had become very familiar and I knew the island well. This was great as I could target areas in a … Continue reading Helgoland (Part II), 18.09.-02.10.2023
My Zone Is Birding 