Early morning in the Ngorongoro Crater, 2005.
Nigel Wheatley is the author of this website, the author of six 'Where to watch' books (see below), and a freelance writer specializing in birds, other wildlife, travel and conservation. Recent articles by him can be seen in his '5 trips to take right now' feature in the monthly Wild Travel magazine, available in newsagents and via subscription (click on the cover, right). A few of these articles are linked below as pdfs.
Nigel has travelled the world, visiting all seven continents, some several times, and although he prefers to be in the field, preferably on a 'Wheatley's Waste Not Want Not Tour', he also loves writing, especially about travelling in search of wild places and the wildlife which completes them, and in his writing he hopes to help readers realize they too can enjoy such experiences, often surprisingly easily. Nigel also firmly believes that the more people that visit the Earth's remaining wild places the more chance these places have of being conserved, not only for future generations to enjoy, but for the wildlife they support. We live in a beautiful world. Long may it be so.
Recently Published Articles
- Mountain Gorillas (pdf 199KB, August 2013)
- Coral Reef Fish (pdf 201KB, August 2013)
- Birds of Paradise (pdf 109KB, August 2013)
Published Books
- Where to watch birds in South America Helm, 1994. (‘Highly recommended’ in British Birds magazine’s Best Bird Book of the Year Award).
- Where to watch birds in Africa. Helm, 1995.
- Where to watch birds in Asia. Helm, 1996.
- Where to watch birds in Australasia and Oceania. Helm, 1998.
- Where to watch birds in Europe and Russia. Helm, 2000.
- Where to watch birds in Central America and the Caribbean. Helm, 2001 (with David Brewer).
Bird Reports
- Cornwall Bird Report 2010 (in production). Some Species Accounts.
- Isles of Scilly Bird Report 1999. Some Species Accounts and Review of the Year.
- London Bird Reports 1988-1994. Some Species Accounts and 'The Birds of Thamesmead' paper, 1990.
Nigel Wheatley, September 2013
‘Just like British birding, the temptation to ‘follow the news’ when going global is all too great ... How about taking on an extreme rarity-finding challenge? ... The first steps are easy: throw away the Lonely Planet, and Wheatley for that matter ...’
Punkbirder, Birdwatch magazine, 2010.
From 'Bird the World 2001', a Birdwatch magazine supplement about birding around the world.