A walk here with little Mass, the resident birder, should reveal more birds than you might find on your own.
For the first time on the trip I saw another birder in the distance.
From a birding point of view, I appeared to be the only serious birder at the hotel.
Here the winter birder should look for Pink-billed Larks with their warm chestnut or rufous underparts.
I met an American birder, a day visitor, who was spending a few days in NZ prior to heading home.
I work in two cities where the Ring-necked Parakeet is common, so I know the calls better than the average visiting birder.
Peter is a missionary, and an excellent birder.
Probably best of all is his brother 'The Blue Man ', who is a keen birder in his own right.
We triumphantly returned to our resort where a rather forlorn-looking British birder was hanging over a beer.
World-renowned as the headquarters of the World Wildlife Fund's project to save the Giant Panda, Wolong has much to offer the birder.