I donned my bird watching hat, slung my binoculars over my shoulders and grabbed three weeks’ worth of malaria tablets before leaving for a bird watching tour in the Solomon Islands. The Solomons has an impressive list of 289 bird species which far exceeds the number found in each of the surrounding island groups of Vanuatu, New Caledonia and the Bismarks.
Author: Archie MacFarlane
Date: 23/04/16
Publication: Birds New Zealand