When: June 2025 Weather: Hot 25-32C Nikon P900, P950, Leica Q, Leica M11 35 summilux We arrived at the beautiful Lalu Hotel on the northern peninsula of the Sun Moon Lake; so called because part of the lake looks like … Continue reading
When: June 2025 Weather: hot 25C Nikon P900, Nikon P950, Leica M11 35mm summilux After our meeting ended in Taipei, we did the 2.5hour drive up to a birding location, Sun-Link-Sea Forest in Nantou province in the middle of Taiwan, … Continue reading
When: June 2025 Weather: Hot 25-30C Nikon P900 Back in Taipei for a few days, we had one free morning to revisit Daan Park in town..we got there at 8am but it was already getting very warm. We met up … Continue reading
When: May 2024 Weather Warm 25C Nikon P900 After our Alishan excursion, we still had one free morning so we headed out for the hour long drive to Wulai to try and find the maroon oriole….. I had had high … Continue reading
When: May 2024 Weather : Cool 15C Nikon P900 We took the shuttle bus back down to the town centre and started our birding as we descended the mountain….we were hoping to see the Taiwan Cupwing but alas only heard … Continue reading
When: May 2024 weather Cool, 15C Nikon P900 In Taipei for a meeting and we arranged an overnight trip up to Alishan(literally Mount Ali) to do some birding. We took the High Speed Rail for the hour long trip from … Continue reading
When: May 2023 Weather: Cool 23C Nikon P950 We arrived at the TBG around 10 am after the rain abated; the Taiwan Botanic Gardens is one of my favourite places in Taipei, a veritable green and verdant lung in this … Continue reading
When: May 2023 Weather: Wet and Cool 22C Nikon P950 In Taipei for a weekend, we headed off for Daan Park in Taipei City where there were apparently nesting Taiwanese Barbets. It was raining when we got there so we … Continue reading
Daxueshan revisited When: December 2019 Weather: 8-18C Nikon P900. Leica M10P 35mm Summilux Last year when I was here, we did a day trip from Taipei and whilst we did see a reasonable … Continue reading
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