Oman
I first visited Oman in February 2018 on a 24 hour trip in search of a Blanford's Fox, which I saw in Wadi Muaydin, near Birkhat Al Mawz. I also saw a Red Fox there and a Small Mou
Bioko Island
Bioko Island is not easy to get to, nor to travel around, but it still has some great mammalwatching including pretty much the only realistic chance of seeing wild Drills. I visite
Mongolia
Mongolia is a fabulous, empty adventure of a country. My 2 weeks here in September 2016 was one of my best ever trips, with 45 species in 15 nights.
Ecuador
I have visited Ecuador three times: in August 2012 for a week to see Spectacled Bears and Mountain Tapirs in the Andes, and then to the Napo Valley; and for a long weekend in Septe
Georgia
Georgia is a spectacularly beautiful country, with great food and friendly people. More importantly it is the best place to see two fabulous mountain goats: the Eastern and Western
Bulgaria
I took trips to Bulgaria in 2020 and 2022, focussing on finding two of the country's rarest small mammals: Mouse-tailed Dormouse and Romanian Hamster.
Barbados
I spent a weekend in Barbados in 2025 and visited Cole's Cave where I saw Antillean Fruit-eating Bats and the endemic Barbados Myotis.
Romania
I spent a week in Transylvania in March 2022 looking for Eurasian Lynx on a Sakertours trip. And I returned in 2025 for Sakertours's inaugural mole-rat safari,
North Carolina
My main goal for the weekend were Atlantic Spotted Dolphins, which seems to be recorded on about 1 in every 3 or 4 trips.
Montenegro
I visited Montenegro briefly for work but didn’t look for mammals there (instead I crossed the border into Bosnia instead to look for Martino’s Snow Voles).