28 June 2026

The Weekly Recap

Hello and welcome back to the weekly recap!

Starting us off this week is Markus Engelhart’s first ever post — a trip report from Taï NP, Ivory Coast. He saw 10 species including Diana Monkeys, Red Colobus and Forest Soft-furred Mouse.

Next is Murray Thompson’s very interesting report from Palau (perhaps the first ever trip report from there?) where he saw Polynesian Sheath Tailed Bats and Palau Flying Fox, which is apparently also a popular soup…

This NextContinentTours report from 2 weeks in Vietnam features an incredible 65 mammal species with highlights like Southern White-cheeked Gibbon, Greater Hog Badger and Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel.

The latest update of Marc Bozon’s Big Cat Year,  shared by 1StopBorneo, is that after just half his time in Borneo he’s already seen 3 Marble Cats, a Bay Cat and “too many” Malay Civets, Leopard Cats and Sambar. Though I’d argue one mammal is already too many.

Bill Miller’s birding trip to the Farallon Islands was redeemed by some amazing marine mammal sightings such as Northern Fur Seal, Elephant Seal, Blue Whales and Humpback Whales.

Ralf Bürglin’s post about finding the Small Indian Mongoose on the island of Mljet, Croatia is an entertaining read and very informative for anyone else looking for the species. He also saw a few bats, deer and a Wild Boar.

This report from Alex Schouten and Jeannette den Hertog’s trip to Madagascar features an impressive 24 species of lemur, including Aye-aye and Greater Dwarf Lemur, and a few other mammals like the Madagascar Flying Fox.

And the final trip report was Paul Carter’s from Saint Lucia, South Africa where he found a group of beautiful Variegated Butterfly Bats day-roosting in a Mahogany tree.

If you’re feeling particularly inspired or vulnerable to bad influences, a few new trips are being advertised to join.

There’ll be a trip to see Leopard Seals in Tierra del Fuego this November/December, with limited spaces.

Nature Travel Africa are running a trip to Namibia next May for highlight species like African Elephant, White & Black Rhino and Aardwolf.

1StopBorneoWildlife is organising a special primate trip for those attending the Asian Primate Conference in Sabah, Borneo this November — there’ll be trips happening both before and after the conference, searching for some classics like Bornean Orangutan, Slow Loris, Proboscis Monkey, etc.

And lastly, Konstantin Yordanov is organising a 2 week trip to the Horn of Africa in January and the group still has one space available. The main goal is to photograph elusive antelopes like Dibatag, Beira and the Silver Dik-dik, but they’ll also be looking for other cool species like Elephant Shrew and Ethiopian Wolf.

This review of some thermal scopes by Michael Wright gives a good comparison of the Thermal Master DV2 and the Pixfra Sirius S650D LRF, so check out his post if you’re thinking of getting your own.

And finally, Markus Engelhart, who was just in Chapada Diamantina, Brazil, was looking for some local guide recommendations for the area. Although he’s now gone, his post could still be useful for anyone else planning to visit!

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Thanks for reading:)

Katy

Cover photo: Sooty Mangabey – Markus Engelhart

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Katy Hall
As the unfortunate and long-suffering daughter of Jon Hall, I’ve been to more bat caves than beaches and dream of a world in which the smell of peanut butter doesn’t make me think of shrew trapping. While everyone on this website searches for new species, I search for a new father. Help me. Please…
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