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it may not be the most aesthetically pleasing bird of the trip, but a young Ring-necked Duck at a roadside wetland was a lifer for our guide, no small feat for a man who has seen 1502 species in Colombia.

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November 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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#WildlifeTravelling in #Colombia
November 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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up early today, for our trip onto the San Lorenzo ridge

up here, it seems almost everything, at least amongst the birds, is a Santa Marta endemic, found on this isolated Colombian massif and nowhere else

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Carriker's Mountain Tanager, one of two endemic mountain tanagers... (we saw both) Santa Marta Antpitta, one of two endemic antpittas... (we saw both) White-tailed Starfrontlet (yes, I know she doesn't have a white tail) Yellow-crowned Redstart, the showiest of the mountains' three endemic warblers. (we saw all three...)
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Looking forward to the British & Irish Botanical Conference tomorrow, where I'll be manning the @wildlifetraveller.bsky.social exhibit, sharing exciting opportunities for natural history holidays with a strong botanical focus. Do come and say hello!

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The subtly beautiful Spitzell's orchid, found in the Vercors Lady's Slipper Orchid, found on several Wildlife Travel tours including the Vercors and Estonia Beautiful pale-yellow flower of Persian Buttercup in Cyprus
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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and some butterflies from the Santa Marta lowlands

Euptychia westwoodi
Anartia amathea
Greta andromica
Diaethria clymena

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Euptychia westwoodi Anartia amathea Diaethria clymena
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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hummers humming in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta today, including the endemic Santa Marta Woodstar & Santa Marta Blossomcrown, the latter too quick for our cameras, alas

headed higher tomorrow, with plenty more Santa Marta endemics yet to come.

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Lazuline Sabrewing Santa Marta Woodstar Crowned Woodnymph Sparkling Violetear
November 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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and just to prove it's not all bird bird bird...

the #cacti of Los Flamencos reserve managed to catch our eye, with the mini barrels of Melocactus curvispinus, the candelabras of Stenocereus griseus, the Caracas Prickly Pear Opuntia caracassana, and night-flowering Acanthocereus tetragonus
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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the afternoon took on a rosy hue in Los Flamencos reserve, with American Flamingos, Roseate Spoonbills and the variously pink-flushed hybrid ibises (White X Scarlet Ibis, outnumbering the handful of Scarlets here)

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November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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a brightly coloured morning in the dry coastal forests of Los Flamencos

expecting things to take on more of a rosy hue this afternoon...

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Vermilion Cardinal Ruby Topaz
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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while the hummers buzzed about, some more sedated visitors entertained us at the feeders

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Sickle-winged Guan Grey-breasted Mountain Toucan, amazingly one of two species of mountain toucan we saw today Equatorial Antpitta White-throated Quail Dove
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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we spent this morning at the dairy farm turned ecotourism hotspot, Hacienda El Bosque, where birds are now the major economic driver

yet more wonderful hummers, including those with the longest (Sword-billed Hummingbird) and shortest (Purple-backed Thornbill) bills

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Purple-backed Thornbill Mountain Velvetbreast Sword-billed Hummingbird White-bellied Woodstar
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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major oof-age up in the clouds of Los Nevados, with a friendly Buffy Helmetcrest

smiles all round

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November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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a sunny day in the forests of Rio Blanco, and as well as the antpittas and hummingbirds, the leps were demanding our attention

first up the butterflies, with plenty posing for the cameras

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Siosta bifasciata Lasiophila zapatoza Actinote ozomene Daedalma dinias
November 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Today and tomorrow in Helpston (occupy.effort.summit)- a celebration of all things autumnal - beautiful photography, porcelain fungi, ecoprints plus hot drinks and delicious home-made cakes. And a chance to find out about @wildlifetraveller.bsky.social 2026 holidays.
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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after a short flight across to the central Andes, we were up high again today, to Los Nevados National Park

not sure who won out in the battle of the birds today.

I give you, Team Mountain Tanager...

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Hooded Mountain-Tanager, the beefy king of the mountain Scarlet-bellied Mountain Tanager, captain flash Lacrimose Mountain Tanager, feeling a little sorry for himself Golden-crowned Tanager, an honorary Mountain Tanager, and maybe the best of the bunch
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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an eye-catching Neocricus millipede, off for a wander in the Colombian cloudforest

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November 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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more invert eye-candy from our time in the Eastern Andes

at first sight a rather ordinary, if boldly patterned Noctuid moth, Bathyra sagata turns into a spectacular tiger of a moth when disturbed...

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Bathyra sagata at rest Bathyra sagata flashing its tiger striped abdomen
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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our inaugural Colombia trip is going well so far! (if you ignore the Bogotá traffic...)

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up to the Sumapaz paramo this morning, south of Bogotá and 3500m asl

Green-bearded Helmetcrest was the star of the show, along with Apolinar's Wren (both endemic to #Colombia) and some spectacular scenery

well worth the early start

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November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Laurie is currently enjoying some time in Tasmania, complete with noisy neighbours...

Join us out there in January 2027

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November 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Help us Celebrate Autumn! in Helpston (nr Peterborough) next weekend (details below). Autumn photos, a fungi slideshow, eco-print art, porcelain work, and creative ways of mapping our local landscape. Plus a cosy atmosphere, hot drinks and home-made cakes by donation!
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Eco-print of leaves Porcelain Mushrooms Aspen trees in autumn colours of rich copper and gold against a dark background Poster advertising Celebrate Autumn! exhibition
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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We are very pleased to make a donation to the @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social Lost Rainforests appeal.

We have donated ALL our profits to nature conservation since 1988
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Country diary: There’s a bounty of blackberries out there – 350 species of them | Sarah Lambert
Swaddywell, Cambridgeshire: This common plant is surprisingly varied. Late in the season, I venture out to pick what I can
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September 19, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Continuing with our exploration of our 2026 holiday programme, and looking ahead to next September, we are excited to be returning to the world's largest wetland, in search of Jaguars and Hyacinth Macaws, Giant Otters and Giant Anteaters.

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August 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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The Gatwick Greenspace Partnership officers were recently joined by local Ecologist Laurie Jackson for a walk around Willoughby Fields Local Wildlife Site. Kevin Lerwill tells us more
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two male staff members and a woman ecologist smiling Jersey Tiger moth, brown cream and red clouded yellow butterfly
August 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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and, of course, we won't be missing out on the spring flowers of Aphrodite's island...

for those who prefer a more botanical bent to their spring wanderings

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August 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM