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Alan McBride

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Alan McBride lives in Sydney, Australia. Alan grew up in Lancashire, but moved to New Zealand and then Australia in the 1970s. His interest in birds and indeed anything that swims, flies, crawls or otherwise moves, started early and has never waned. Alan has travelled all over the world to look for birds (he even has over 600 species on his US list), but it is Australia and the surrounding region, as far afield as New Caledonia and New Zealand, where he has a special expertise. Here, he is a very experienced guide (having already led over 70 birding tours) and knows Australia intimately, having visited just about every important birding locale on the continent, often on many occasions. With 764 species on his Australian list, he is now down to hoping for Night Parrot or some other extreme rarity! Alan was instrumental in getting the famous Sydney / Wollongong deep water pelagic trips off the ground in 1978; trips that subsequently recorded many bird and cetacean firsts for Australian waters. After over 800 pelagic trips, including the first commercial trip to the sub-Antarctic Islands, his seabird identification is well-honed! Alan is a past President of the New South Wales Field Ornithologists Club (now Birding NSW) and has been heavily involved with a number of other ornithological organizations in Australia such as Birds Australia, Seabird Group and Wader Study Group amongst others.

Alan's other interests include Scuba Diving, Hiking, Photography, Music and anything to do with natural history.

Birding Australia

Recent reviews by Alan McBride

Christmas Island

Christmas Island

Islands in Christmas Island

With a shape like a Scottie dog, Christmas Island lies in the Indian Ocean some 2,600km northwest ...

Capertree Valley Birds

Capertree Valley Birds

Birdwatching in New South Wales, Australia

Situated around 180 km west of Sydney, the road from Capertee to Glen Davis through the Capertee Valley offers some of the best birding in Australia. Capertee ...

Birding in Tasmania

Birding in Tasmania

Birdwatching in Tasmania, Australia

Tasmania, situated about 250km below mainland Australia this small, stunningly wild and beautiful island has a number of attractions for the birder. ...

Birdwatching in Kakadu

Birdwatching in Kakadu

Birdwatching in Kakadu, Australia

Kakadu National Park is a World Heritage listed area approximately 250 km east of Darwin in Australia Northern Territory. The park covers almost 20,000 ...

Sub-Antarctic Island Birdwatching

Sub-Antarctic Island Birdwatching

Birdwatching in New Zealand

The only way to visit this area (apart from becoming a scientist) is with a commercial cruise company: there are many operators now specialising in this ...

Alan McBride has reviewed 3 countries.