When: September 2023 Weather : Hot. 20-25C Leica Q3. Nikon P900 In Vienna for our annual meeting, my hotel was right opposite the Stadtpark which also allowed an hour long ramble at 630am…..Surrounded by roads and tramlines, I had my … Continue reading
Author Archives: The Natural Traveller
24 hours in Cork, Ireland and a bit of birding
When: September 2023 Weather: Hot 17-25C Leica Q3. Nikon P900 We landed in Dublin and had a lovely lunch at Healy’s gastropub next to the airport…actually the Guinness was rather better than the food….then set off on our 3 hour … Continue reading
Santubong, Kuching Fishing again
When: August 2023 Weather:Hot 30C LeicaQ, Samsung Ultra21 Pre-covid in 2019 we last did this fishing trip out of Kuching in Sarawak State, East Malaysia heading our of the Santubong river into the South China Sea where we were hit … Continue reading
Sabah: Rafflesia quest
When: July 2023 weather : hot 30C Nikon P900, Nikon P950, LeicaQ3 After descending Gunung Alap, it was a short drive to the Tambunan Rafflesia Centre, where we had to register and pay the admission and viewing charges of about … Continue reading
Sabah Birding (8): Gunung Alap
When: July 2023 Weather: Hot 30C Nikon P900, ndNikon P950, Leica Q After 2 nights in Kinabatangan, we headed back to Sandakan and on to Kota Kinabalu. Taking the opportunity of a day with a car, we planned to try … Continue reading
Sabah Birding (7): Kinabatangan Wetland Resort
When: July 2023 Weather : Hot 30C and wet Nikon P900, Nikon P950, Leica Q3 In between the rain and around mealtimes, the area around the boardwalk and dining room was excellent for birding… If it hadn’t been so wet, … Continue reading
Sabah nights (6) : Kinabatangan Wetland Resort birds and night cruise
When : July 2023 Weather: Hot and wet 30C Nikon P900, Nikon P950, Leica Q3 The rainforest is full of surprises even at night and we did a couple of night nature walks and one night cruise to look for … Continue reading
Sabah Birding (5) Kinabatangan Wetland Resort
When: July 2023 Weather: Hot Wet 30C Nikon P900, Nikon P950, Leica Q3 Half an hour from the Sepilok area is the Sandakan jetty from which we boarded our Kinabatangan Wetland Resort(KWR) boat for the resort, about 1.5 hour away, … Continue reading
Sabah (4) Orang Utan and Sun Bear sanctuaries, Sepilok
When : July 2023 Weather : Hot 30C Nikon P900, Nikon P950, Leica Q3 Our third day in Sepilok, we went to the Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre just a couple of km away…along with scores of other tourists all keen … Continue reading
Sabah Birding (4): Exploring My Nature resort
When: July 2023 Weather: Hot and wet, 30C Nikon P900, Nikon P950 and Leica Q3 At various times we explored the and birded along the boardwalk behind the resort at night and in the early morning…. My Nature resort is … Continue reading