Blue Coua (Coua caerulea) photographed at Andasibe

Beyond Kenya

Field notes from further afield

While I specialise in guiding birding tours in Kenya, I also spend my time exploring some of the world's most exciting birding destinations. Here you'll find trip reports, photographs and practical advice from my travels.

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Posts: 3
Countries: 3
Format: Reports & guides
Updated: Ongoing

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Knobbed Hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix) photographed at Sulawesi

May 2025IndonesiaSample

How to Bird Indonesia Independently

Ferries, permits, local guides and which islands actually reward the effort. What I would tell someone planning their first Indonesian birding trip without a tour company.

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Oct 2024MadagascarSample

Madagascar: Eight Days of Eastern Rainforest

Ranomafana and Andasibe, five endemic families, and the ground-rollers that make the whole island worth it.

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Verreaux's Eagle (Aquila verreauxii) photographed at Hell's Gate

Jun 2024KenyaSample

Finding a Rarity — and What Happens Next

The bird was wrong for the habitat, wrong for the season, and I spent forty minutes convincing myself I was mistaken. Notes on documenting a record properly.

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Kenya is the day job. This is the rest of it.

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