Gary Allport
@birdsandlife.bsky.social
BirdLife International, bird conservation, ornithology, birding, fish, fun... all views my own
I can't wait to see Habitats of Europe - written with birders in mind about how understanding habitats leads to amazing finds, whether you are in your local patch or in any of Europe’s 56 diverse habitats.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I can't wait to see Habitats of Europe - written with birders in mind about how understanding habitats leads to amazing finds, whether you are in your local patch or in any of Europe’s 56 diverse habitats.
Order now from Princeton press.princeton.edu/.../978069.....
or Amazon amzn.eu/d/eshupsS
Order now from Princeton press.princeton.edu/.../978069.....
or Amazon amzn.eu/d/eshupsS
Nice article by Radhika Bhargava Gajre et al. on Bridging conservation and policy: evaluating national targets to reduce mangrove loss under the Kunming–Montreal biodiversity framework. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Great to see E Asian Australasian Flyway work getting global reach.
Great to see E Asian Australasian Flyway work getting global reach.
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Nice article by Radhika Bhargava Gajre et al. on Bridging conservation and policy: evaluating national targets to reduce mangrove loss under the Kunming–Montreal biodiversity framework. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Great to see E Asian Australasian Flyway work getting global reach.
Great to see E Asian Australasian Flyway work getting global reach.
50,000 waterbirds found in Bazaruto/ San Sebastian show significance of Mozambique's coastal wetlands in the Afr.-Euras'n Flyway lnkd.in/gqchdsyT
Tks MBZ Species Cons'n Fund, Afr. Parks, Vil' Coastal Wild. Sanct. Curlew Hse,Tres Sereias & P. Zwanikken/ Oppenheimer Gen'tns Rsch & Cons'n #ornithology
Tks MBZ Species Cons'n Fund, Afr. Parks, Vil' Coastal Wild. Sanct. Curlew Hse,Tres Sereias & P. Zwanikken/ Oppenheimer Gen'tns Rsch & Cons'n #ornithology
September 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
50,000 waterbirds found in Bazaruto/ San Sebastian show significance of Mozambique's coastal wetlands in the Afr.-Euras'n Flyway lnkd.in/gqchdsyT
Tks MBZ Species Cons'n Fund, Afr. Parks, Vil' Coastal Wild. Sanct. Curlew Hse,Tres Sereias & P. Zwanikken/ Oppenheimer Gen'tns Rsch & Cons'n #ornithology
Tks MBZ Species Cons'n Fund, Afr. Parks, Vil' Coastal Wild. Sanct. Curlew Hse,Tres Sereias & P. Zwanikken/ Oppenheimer Gen'tns Rsch & Cons'n #ornithology
So sorry to learn the news of the passing of Prof. Derek Pomeroy. A huge influence for good throughout his life as an expert ornithologist in Uganda, a mentor and wonderful company too. Go well Derek... #RIPDrPomeroy
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May 31, 2025 at 2:12 AM
So sorry to learn the news of the passing of Prof. Derek Pomeroy. A huge influence for good throughout his life as an expert ornithologist in Uganda, a mentor and wonderful company too. Go well Derek... #RIPDrPomeroy
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Great to find a raft of 14 Short-tailed Shearwaters loafing and feeding around shore fishing nets at Sonadia Island, Bangladesh on Global Big Day. 3rd or 4th record for the country and first not storm-blown. So confident one of them pinched part of my breakfast! #globalbigday
May 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Great to find a raft of 14 Short-tailed Shearwaters loafing and feeding around shore fishing nets at Sonadia Island, Bangladesh on Global Big Day. 3rd or 4th record for the country and first not storm-blown. So confident one of them pinched part of my breakfast! #globalbigday
Lots of Blyth's Reed Warbler coming through Dhaka in last few days. Hard to find as they skulk in the tree canopy but often given away by often quite loud subsong #ornithology
May 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Lots of Blyth's Reed Warbler coming through Dhaka in last few days. Hard to find as they skulk in the tree canopy but often given away by often quite loud subsong #ornithology
Black Kite coming in to roost in Dhaka, Bangladesh last night
April 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Black Kite coming in to roost in Dhaka, Bangladesh last night
A fabulous Saturday morning at Nuhash Polli, BD, amongst recently arrived and actively calling Indian Pittas #ornithology
April 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
A fabulous Saturday morning at Nuhash Polli, BD, amongst recently arrived and actively calling Indian Pittas #ornithology
Looking through my Scaly Thrush pics from Bangladesh on the hunt for a White's - nearly...
March 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Looking through my Scaly Thrush pics from Bangladesh on the hunt for a White's - nearly...
Subantarctic Shearwater on the recent Flock to Marion 2025 trip by BirdLife South Africa in support of Mouse Free Marion. Please give generously mousefreemarion.org/donate/. #ornithology
February 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Subantarctic Shearwater on the recent Flock to Marion 2025 trip by BirdLife South Africa in support of Mouse Free Marion. Please give generously mousefreemarion.org/donate/. #ornithology
Off on “Flock to Marion Again 2025”. Going to try to post here regularly as we go along. Departing Dhaka this morning - regrettably normal winter morning with terrible air quality…
January 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Off on “Flock to Marion Again 2025”. Going to try to post here regularly as we go along. Departing Dhaka this morning - regrettably normal winter morning with terrible air quality…
After much trying finally caught up with an adult male Pied Harrier in Bangladesh - this from last Friday at Padma River Bridge near Dhaka
January 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
After much trying finally caught up with an adult male Pied Harrier in Bangladesh - this from last Friday at Padma River Bridge near Dhaka
Not sure exactly how many records of Tree Pipit there are in Bangladesh but seems quite rare, so this was a nice find near the Padma River Bridge near Dhaka last Friday (17 Jan 2025)
January 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Not sure exactly how many records of Tree Pipit there are in Bangladesh but seems quite rare, so this was a nice find near the Padma River Bridge near Dhaka last Friday (17 Jan 2025)
Black-headed Bunting, imm. male, Padma River Bridge chars, Dhaka, BD, 10 Jan 2025. One of three seen - but no sign of Yellow-breasted Buntings of a few weeks ago. Bonus flock of c150 Mongolian Short-toed Larks
January 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Black-headed Bunting, imm. male, Padma River Bridge chars, Dhaka, BD, 10 Jan 2025. One of three seen - but no sign of Yellow-breasted Buntings of a few weeks ago. Bonus flock of c150 Mongolian Short-toed Larks
Nice to be back home in Dhaka. Local birding quiet but Yellow-browed Warblers now on winter territories and a bit easier to see therefore #ornithology
January 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Nice to be back home in Dhaka. Local birding quiet but Yellow-browed Warblers now on winter territories and a bit easier to see therefore #ornithology
20th anniversary of the first Great Knot for Mozambique by, then, young budding bird artist Faansie Peacock. Check out his work here: faansiepeacock.com and the story of the Great Knot in Moz here: tinyurl.com/abev4562
December 29, 2024 at 7:33 AM
20th anniversary of the first Great Knot for Mozambique by, then, young budding bird artist Faansie Peacock. Check out his work here: faansiepeacock.com and the story of the Great Knot in Moz here: tinyurl.com/abev4562
I'm very scared about the future of White-headed Vulture... See kenyabirdtrends.co.ke & associated paper doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... #ornithology
December 11, 2024 at 3:02 AM
I'm very scared about the future of White-headed Vulture... See kenyabirdtrends.co.ke & associated paper doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... #ornithology
It's a wrap for 2024 NFCs in Dhaka. Now have 18 months' data from this fabulous piece of kit. All I need now is a budding Bangladeshi research student willing to wade through it all - any offers? Is there a Nocturnal Flight Calls BlueSky starter pack in the offing? #ornithology
December 11, 2024 at 2:18 AM
It's a wrap for 2024 NFCs in Dhaka. Now have 18 months' data from this fabulous piece of kit. All I need now is a budding Bangladeshi research student willing to wade through it all - any offers? Is there a Nocturnal Flight Calls BlueSky starter pack in the offing? #ornithology
ere you go... shame it doesn't take into account citations as this gives heavy bias to recent titles on bird records and id, rather than earlier work which is more conservation orientated
December 10, 2024 at 6:59 AM
ere you go... shame it doesn't take into account citations as this gives heavy bias to recent titles on bird records and id, rather than earlier work which is more conservation orientated
Fabulous Sonadia Island on E coast of Bangladesh home to thousands of overwintering waders and gulls including Nordmann's Greenshank and Spoon-billed Sands #ornithology Thanks to Sayam Chowdhury for introducing this site.
December 10, 2024 at 6:14 AM
Fabulous Sonadia Island on E coast of Bangladesh home to thousands of overwintering waders and gulls including Nordmann's Greenshank and Spoon-billed Sands #ornithology Thanks to Sayam Chowdhury for introducing this site.
Red-necked Falcon - not common around Dhaka but a super bird to bump into...
December 9, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Red-necked Falcon - not common around Dhaka but a super bird to bump into...
Crested/ Oriental Honey Buzzard - a nice full winged adult male came and had a look at us, Char Amiribad, Padma River, Dhaka, BD, 30 Nov 2024.
December 8, 2024 at 2:45 AM
Crested/ Oriental Honey Buzzard - a nice full winged adult male came and had a look at us, Char Amiribad, Padma River, Dhaka, BD, 30 Nov 2024.
Super morning out in the Padma valley at fave spot Kamargaon, just south of Dhaka. Loads of birds, high points being lots of snipes - four species including multiple Jack Snipe which has very few records in Bangladesh
December 6, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Super morning out in the Padma valley at fave spot Kamargaon, just south of Dhaka. Loads of birds, high points being lots of snipes - four species including multiple Jack Snipe which has very few records in Bangladesh
Paper published: 'Updates on the status of selected waders and African Skimmer in Mozambique', with James Hogg in Bull. Brit. Orn. Club (link below). First documented records of seven species reported including Great Knot (pic Maans Booysen).
bioone.org/journals/bul...
bioone.org/journals/bul...
December 6, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Paper published: 'Updates on the status of selected waders and African Skimmer in Mozambique', with James Hogg in Bull. Brit. Orn. Club (link below). First documented records of seven species reported including Great Knot (pic Maans Booysen).
bioone.org/journals/bul...
bioone.org/journals/bul...
Lucked-in to a small group of perched-up Pale (Sand) Martins on Saturday in same place as a single flyover a few weeks ago on the Padma River Chars (islands) south of Dhaka. Third record for Bangladesh.
December 3, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Lucked-in to a small group of perched-up Pale (Sand) Martins on Saturday in same place as a single flyover a few weeks ago on the Padma River Chars (islands) south of Dhaka. Third record for Bangladesh.