My adoration for the natural world has been with me for over 10 years. It has always been there for me, through school, sixth form, and now university. I’m a proud nature nerd, and what I love most is that there is an infinite amount to learn. My passion has […]
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The effect of the global warming on waders
I have this memory that goes back about forty years, when my marvelous father took me for the first time to observe waders at the Saline di Siracusa, SE Sicily, Italy (my homeland); there was this salt-pan now in disuse, right at the southern gates of my city and the […]
Read MorePuffin Pursuit: An Icelandic Avian Adventure – Part 2
North As we moved east through some impressive landscapes, the terrain changed dramatically, from lush green hills and snow-capped mountain peaks to some barren rocky plateaus. As we drove to our next location, we had been alerted to an incoming Atlantic storm, which would pass over the north of Iceland […]
Read MorePuffin Pursuit: An Icelandic Avian Adventure – Part 1
It’s 11:30pm when the plane tyres touchdown on the tarmac. The airport buildings are illuminated by the deep orange glow of the midnight sun, dipping below the horizon. The following morning, both myself and wildlife-filmmaker Ed Towler, head out early to meet with the small team of researchers in Reykjavik. […]
Read MoreBirdwatchers Perrine, Teresa, Damon and Alexis win Leica Birdingplaces contest
From November 2023 to April 2024 Birdingplaces and Leica organized a nice winter contest among birdwatchers. Any birder who added a birdwatching area to Birdingplaces had a chance to win a pair of Leica binoculars. More than 65.000 birders visited the action page and over 1200 new birdwatching areas have […]
Read MoreBirds on the Edge: A species focus on the Yellowhammer, A Beacon of Brightness in the Bird World
In this Leica Nature Blog, the Birds on the Edge Campaign, a National Lottery Heritage Funded project run by The North York Moors National Park Trust with the goal of preserving four at risk bird species in the area, pays homage to the Yellowhammer. In the UK, few birds bring as […]
Read MoreBirds on the Edge: A species focus on the Common Redstart, A Fiery Jewel of the Woodland
In this Leica Nature Blog, the Birds on the Edge Campaign, a National Lottery Heritage Funded project run by The North York Moors National Park Trust with the goal of preserving four at risk bird species in the area, pays homage to the Common Redstart. Among the many captivating birds that […]
Read MoreGlobal BirdFair 2024 with Elle Kaye and Leica Nature
The further north I headed, the brighter the skies, and as I pulled into Rutland for my first Global Birdfair, I was treated to an overhead sighting of a lapwing, the purple gloss of its iridescent scapulars glistening in the morning sunshine. It was in that exact moment that the […]
Read MoreNew Leica Binoculars Aid Wildlife Conservation in Chad
Two of the Leica Trinovid binoculars have been handed over to wildlife managers in the Republic of Chad, a landlocked country in north-central Africa, which is of vital importance for migratory waterbirds due to its diverse and expansive wetland ecosystems. Famous wetlands such as Lake Chad and the floodplains of […]
Read MoreSupporting International Waterbird Counts – How Leica Binoculars are Helping to Strengthen Waterbird Conservation Across Africa and Eurasia.
Leica binoculars from the legendary Trinovid product line have made their way to key sites in Africa and Eurasia in support of international efforts to monitor and conserve migratory waterbirds. The high-precision optical equipment is now helping to empower a network of international experts committed to monitoring and conserving migratory […]
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