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    Birding events and birding location in Munich

    Hello and Welcome, directly inside Munich Schlosspark Nymphenburg should be a good birding start for commoner species. Depending on your mobility, the Ismaninger Speichersee is closeby to the city. If you can go a little bit further, Ammersee is very nice and if you can go a little bit...
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    Recent Suriname Experience

    I wonder if anyone here had a recent Suriname experience, as we are planning to go in early 2025. Trip reports are found on the regular pages but mainly pre covid time.
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    Amazon / Yasuni birding

    We did a budget Amazon entry and unguided in the Puerto Misahuallí area. Of course you are not getting as many Amazon specialities as in the more remote areas but you pay around 1/10 of what you pay in the top lodges and it is easy accessible by car or public transport without having to rely on...
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    please help me identify my birds in srilanka march2022

    Oriental Hobby, is not recorded on Sri Lanka as far as I know. So should be a Shaheen.
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    Iceland

    We saw Humpbacks and Orcas from a trip out of Reykjavik in late June. Thick-billed Murre und European Storm Petrel and lot of Manx Shearwaters seen as well.
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    Ethiopia and binoculars

    We had no issues on transit inside the airport, there was no issue using the bins inside the terminal either.
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    What was your best found “patch bird”this year?

    Three calling corncrakes where two stayed and probably bred. First record in my area after more than 50 years of absence.
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    How many lifers seen in a single day?

    Ecuador Wild Sumaco 50 Lifer after 2 weeks already in the country (day was mental with over 150 species observed) Ecuador Mindo 59 Lifer on Day 2 in Ecuador South Africa: Johannesburg - Kruger NP 68 Lifer (my first time in Sub-Saharan Africa)
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    Small island birding

    Id think about Cozumel. You get Migration, You have beautiful birds, and best of all Mexican food and lifestyle.
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    The bird you’ve seen in the most countries?

    Great Egret and Barn Swallow are in Front for me. From a more rarer perspective Capian Tern makes an appearance which I saw at least in 13 countries on 5 continents.
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    Kenya - Masai Mara 2

    1) Chinspot Batis 2) Brown-crowned Chagra, Black crowned would have a solid black head, the hooked Bill is a good indicator where to look it up. 3) Yes 4) Yes 5) A Wheatear, Isabelline and Northern are options. This looks more like a Northern to me 6) Should be Rufous naped Lark. 7) A Pipit Id...
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    Kenya - Urban Nairobi

    1) I think Abyssinian Thrush is the only Thrush of this Complex in Nairobi. 2) Common Bulbul 3) You are correct 4) Cisticolas. Iam not experienced enough to give a definitive ID here but Rattling or Winding Cisticola are usually contenders.
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    Ant-eating Chat female Skukuza Camp South Africa Oct 22

    Looks good for Southern Anteating Chat, really taken in Skukuza? as far as i know there are not many records of this bird inside the Kruger.
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    Ecuadorian Amazon September 2022

    Thank you for your input. I think Mottle backed Elaenia might be a good call, we saw a couple of them.
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    African Goshawk juvenile Skukuza Camp South Africa Oct 22

    Rufous breasted Sparrowhawk is extremly rare in KNP
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