Himalayan Serow at Pangot
A brief summer visit to Pangot (2000m) a tiny village surrounded by temperate broad-leaved forest in the Kumaon Himalayas, was productive for a sighting of the uncommonly seen Hima
New Trip Report: Australia – New South Wales south coast and Victoria’s East Gippsland
A new report from Dion Hobcroft with some nice mammals including a very rare Long-footed Potoroo. South Coast NSW and Gippsland, 2020: Dion Hobcroft, 1 week & 20 species includ
Updated Mammalwatching Checklist @ August 2020
The latest version of my global mammal checklist is available here and also on Scythebill too. This update differs a little from previous ones. I focussed on improving the common
New Trip Report: Desmans in the French Pyrenees
A nice – and very detailed – report from Ben Balmford on how to see a Desman in the mountains south of Bordeaux. Desman Hunt, Pyrenees, 2020: Ben Balmford, 4 nights and
Vietnam at christmas 2019/20
I and two friends spent 2 weeks in southern and central Vietnam at the beginning of the year chasing mammals and whatever other fauna we were able to find with the aid of Forest Bi
New Report: Iberian Lynxes
Jan Kelchtermans sent me this good news piece – with some superb photographs – on growing opportunities to enjoy Iberian Lynx watching. Jon The future looks bright for
A good year for Guadalupe Fur Seals in USA waters?
Alvaro Jaramillo is a Chilean bird tour leader based in Half Moon Bay, California. One of his offshore trips had Guadalupe Fur Seal last weekend, and I went out of Moss Landing on
New species described
A couple new species descriptions: 1. A new Sorex shrew described from Honduras. The description is based on principal component analysis of just two available specimens; my unders
New Trip Report: Poland
Janco van Gelderen was in Poland last month. Poland, July 2020: Janco van Gelderen, 1 week & 12 species including Pine Marten and Wolf.
Iceland, June 2020
Executive Summary: Great country, few mammals. In late June, Iceland was one of the first countries to reopen after COVID19. Desperate for tourism to start up again, and with essen