What sort of a name is Zitting Cisticola?
I’m in Italy for a couple of weeks and, although I’ve got work to do, I’m having a few trips out to …
Zitting Cisticola – or, It’s all about the pixels
There’s the most ridiculously-named bird in the rough grass in this wasteland in Italy. It’s a Zitting Cisticola. Here it is, perched …
2019 highlights of a wilder Italian life
My Italian life in 2019 started in January with a whale of a murmuration with a raptor on its tail. Just click …
Who knew something called a Zitting Cisticola existed?
There’s a flock of tiny birds in this park in Rome. I have no idea what they are: They remind me of …