When: December 2015 Weather: Cool, 20C Nikon P900, Leica Q I had a day free on Saturday before my conference and planned to visit Mai Po Nature Reserve, apparently one of the world’s leading wetland … Continue reading
Mai Po Meanderings
Tag Archives: birdwatching
Hangzhou Botanical Gardens in autumn
When: October 2015 Weather: 15-20C Cool! Back in Hangzhou a month after my last visit, we stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel in the new part of … Continue reading
An hour at Satay by the Bay, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
When: October 2015 0830am Weather : hot 26C Sony A55/ 70-400mm G lens I usually bird wherever I travel to and sometimes forget that my own backyard … Continue reading
Xixi Wetlands Birding
When: September 2015 Weather: Moderate, 26C Bird photos: Nikon P900. Others: Leica M240 21mm Super elmar and 35mm Summilux Whilst West Lake or Xi Hu in Hangzhou gets … Continue reading
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, India
When: May 2015 Weather: Warm, 24C Nikon P900. All pictures hand held. In Bangalore for a weekend and had a free morning on Sunday to … Continue reading
Bolsa Chica Salt Marshes (II) : Land Birds
When: April 2015 Weather: Cool, 18-20C Sony A55 70-400G. Leica M240/ 35 summilux Whilst the shorebirds in my previous post were interesting, the … Continue reading
Genting Highlands: Gambling? Birding!
When: April 2015 Weather: Cool 20C Leica M240/35 summilux, Sony A55/70-400 In Kuala Lumpur for a meeting, managed to eke out some time on sunday to go … Continue reading
Bird watching in Nusa Dua, Bali
When: December 2014. Weather: Hot, 26-28C Lumix FZ200 and Leica M240/21mm Super Elmar In the fancy Nusa Dua area of Bali to check out venues for a conference, a search on the internet showed that there was an … Continue reading
Ecotour of southern Sri Lanka : (1): Bundala
When: October 2014 Weather: Hot 25-30C Leica M240. 35 summilux, 21 super elmar, 90 summicron. Lumix FZ200 Our adventure started off well when we had a power outage during dinner in our hosts’ house in … Continue reading
Nandi Hills in 4 hours…
When visited: April 2014 Temp: 20-24C In Bangalore for the weekend again and this time I had a morning free to visit a birding site and most people seemed to suggest that Nandi … Continue reading
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