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    Eco Insider Lanzarote

    I have been trying to contact Eco-Insider of Lanzarote to enquire about a bird tour but their website appears to be down and I cannot find any other contact details. Does anyone know how I can contact them?
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    Any Hawfinch at Cromford?

    Have there been any Hawfinch sightings recorded at Cromford this year? I can't seem to find any on other forums.
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    S L Mosley - Birds of the Huddersfield District 1915

    On behalf of the Huddersfield Birdwatchers' Club: “An account of the Birds of the Huddersfield District” was written in 1915 by Huddersfield man Seth Lister Mosley and is one of the most important books in the history of local and national ornithology. However, it is very rare and little known...
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    Fuerteventura

    Can anyone provide up to date information about accessing the Jandia plains on Fuerteventura? The new road development seems to have cut off direct access from the South and I can never seem to find the correct, or at least drivable track from the La Pared road. Any detailed information would...
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    ID help - Kruger NP

    I've only just got around to reviewing my photos from Kruger NP in February and this one has me stumped. It is (I think ) a cisticola/warbler species taken somewhere near Shingwezi in dry scrub. Any suggestions gratefully received.
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    Mount Sheba reserve

    I am visiting Mount Sheba soon as a stop-off on the way to Kruger NP and, other than their fairly uninformative website I am struggling to find much information about the birding there. In particular I would like to know of any advice, hotspots etc from anyone who has actually visited. All...
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    Uganda - when?

    A simple question from a simple person - when is the best time to visit Uganda from a birding perspective, taking into account personal comfort and increasing age (60+ a bit)?
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    Tipping guides in Sabah

    We are visiting Sabah in May on a tour where we will be using different local guides at each place that we visit. Generally when using local guides I would expect to give a tip for good services rendered and expected the same here. However, on another forum I have read that tipping is definitely...
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    Warbler id

    Can someone help me with the id of this warbler? My notes were a bit sketchy around this point. Photo taken at Cayo Coco in November. Thanks for any help
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    Local conditions, floods etc

    We're due on a birding trip in SL in a couple of weeks taking in Anuradhapura, Habarana, Hunas Falls, Kithulgala, Nuwura Eliya, Yala, Sinharaja and Mirissa. I've read about the awful rains that there have been out there (although the coverage in British press is woefully inadequate) and wondered...
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    'Scope or not?

    A simple question, I hope. We are doing a birding trip to Sabah in May, taking in Kinabalu Park, Poring, Sepilok, Sukau (Kinabatangan), Tabin and Danum Valley; we have never visited Borneo or even Malaysia before. Is it necessary or even useful to take a 'scope on a trip such as this or would...
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    Recent trip

    I've just returned from a birding trip to Cuba which was interesting and rewarding but surprisingly hard work. Considering the habitat, low use of pesticides and heavy farm machinery etc the number of birds encountered was surprisingly low. Most of the endemics are reasonably easy to find...
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    Laguna de Tarelo, Andalucia

    I am making plans for a longish visit to Andalucia in September and I wondered what the situation at the Laguna de Tarelo is at present. When we visited at the same time last year it was very quiet and, in particular, there were no WH Ducks present. We were told later that there had been a...
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    ID wanted

    Can someone tell me what this is please? Taken by a friend in CR.
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    Albufeira/Ouro area, advice wanted

    I am visiting Albufeira in early February and staying at the Oura Praia Hotel (not the one on the beach). I shall be largely restricted to travel by foot or public transport so would appreciate any advice of worthwhile places to visit within reasonable distance of here. The trip is partly...
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    Tour company recommendations sought

    I'm wanting to plan a birding and cultural trip to Cube for November 2014 for my wife and I and am looking for any recommendations that anyone might have for good companies or organisations that could do this for us. We don't really go for larger group tours so would prefer someone who could...
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    Wykeham viewpoint

    Can anyone tell me if Wykeham has been productive this year and if this is a good time to visit? Any information would be gratefully received. Thanks
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    Wheldrake

    What are conditions like at Wheldrake Ings at present - are any areas accessible? Are there many swans there yet, in particular any Bewick's? Thanks
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    Lesvos in June

    Due to other commitments I am only able to contemplate a visit to Lesvos in early/mid June in 2013. Could anyone confirm or otherwise if this is a worthwhile time to visit from a birding perspective or whether I would be better off considering elsewhere? Regards,
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    North Cave Cafe

    Visited North cave wetlands today and was dismayed to find the cafe missing. This was the best place for bacon butties and a swill of tea for miles around and used to claim to be open 364 days of the year. does anyone know where it has gone?
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    A word of caution.

    It would seem that in some areas of Nepal, particularly those close to major tourist centres, visitors and particularly birders have been targeted by muggers in popular birding areas. Specifically there have been problems at Phulchiwki Hill on a number of occasions and the local authorities...
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    Bird Guides on overseas trips - to use or not to use?

    Brief discussion on another thread has raised the issue of the benefits of using resident bird guides when on overseas trips as opposed to going it alone. Some pros of using guides include: speed with which birds can be located; exploitation of local knowledge; advantageous use of limited time...
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    Wykeham - owt about?

    I'm fancying a trip across to Wykeham and other locales from West Yorks in the next week or so but was wondering if the continual awful weather has dampened things down, so to speak. I have read of only sporadic raptor sightings from here this year and wondered if anyone on here has any more up...
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    Trinovid vs Ultravid

    A simple question for the experts from a simple person: Specifically from a birdwatching perspective what is the difference between the 10x42 Ultravid and Trinovid binocular, besides the price that is?
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    Australia tour

    I'm toying with the idea of a cultural (!)/meeting up/birding trip to Australia sometime next year with my wife, both of us in our 60's. We reckon on spending around six weeks there, some of which will be distinctly non-birdy, but leaving 2-3 weeks (split into 4/5 day chunks) for birding. We...
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