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  1. K

    Best field guide?

    Hi folks, hopefully going to tasmania in feb and looking for advice on the best field guides for birds and mammals please? Uk based. Thanks Jo
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    RFI - is 13 July too late for puffins on Farnes?

    Hi there My partner and I are thinking about coming to the farnes and doing a pelagic trip and an all day birdwatch trip on the weekend of the 13/14 July. * Is this a good time to come to still see lots of seabirds, especially puffins (I hope to see and photograph a lot of puffins bringing...
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    RFI south west Scotland - Newton Stewart area

    Hi My non birding partner and I will be in the Newton Stewart Gatehouse of Fleet area for time with his mum who lives in Creetown. We'll be there from this coming Saturday for a week. I'd like to get some wildlife watching in and would appreciate any up to date information on what's about and...
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    Bird Fair lift share? Travel from Norwich

    Hi is anyone going up to Bird fair from Norwich on the Saturday and/or returning on the Sunday and can offer me a lift please? Happy to contribute to petrol instead of getting train up. Ideally want to go early Sat and back late Sunday PM. Thanks Jo
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    Lost Eagle Owl in Norwich

    Lost Eagle Owl in Norwich- Primula Drive/ Bluebell Road area. Please let me know if you find it- posted for a distraught friend. Thanks Jo
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    Brazil- maned wolf , giant anteaters and birds of Canastra and caraca

    Brazil- 2018 maned wolf , giant anteaters and birds of Canastra and caraca Hi all I am planning a trip to Brazil next year, probably September but my dates are wide open at the moment. I am looking for people to join me for about six nights covering serra do Canastra and the monastery at...
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    Is anyone going to bird fair sat or Sun?

    Hi I was just wondering if anyone from Norwich area is going up to bird fair for the day, or even sat/sun as I can possibly get myself crash space for the night. Happy to contribute towards petrol. All the best Jo
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    Ethiopia- birds, wolves and baboons

    Following in the footsteps of Coke Smith and planning to use his guide:http://www.cokesmith...d-ethiopia.html I originally looked into this for 2013, but pushed it back in favour of other destinations. November is one of the best time of the year for our main target, Ethiopian wolf and we will...
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    Watching badgers after dark?

    Hi folks, Could someone please advise what would be a good cost effective solution for watching badgers after dark in woodland, without disturbing them too much? Our local badger recorder swears by a lidl night vision scope but there also seem to be other solutions such as a red filtered...
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    Birds, Beasts and Bugs- Trekking in Sabah, Borneo

    Birds, Beasts and Bugs- Trekking in Sabah, Borneo Its funny how some destinations don't appeal one year and then rise to the top of your list in another. Sabah is one such destination. I initially felt that it didn't have much to offer me. It would be hot, sweaty; there would be lots of...
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    inspired by recent trip to Sabah

    Two animals I saw but didn't get photos of in Borneo. So I decided to paint them instead.. Whitehead's Broadbill and Whitehead's Pygmy Squirrel.
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    Safaritalk online magazine

    Safaritalk.net has launched a nice little online magazine which I'm sure people on here will find to be a good read: http://content.yudu.com/Library/A2itf1/SafaritalktheMagazin/resources/index.htm? it includes some great articles covering the current rhino poaching crisis, members' images...
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    Where to see Clouded leopard?

    Hi folks, I am contemplating a quest for Clouded Leopard. I know it is very very remote possibility but would like to try! The place I am thinking of is Danum Valley in Borneo, and lots more to see there of course in the event that I will probably dip the cat. But are there other areas that I...
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    August in Zavora and Tofo plus kruger np info request

    Hi all On 22 August I will be heading back to Mozambique and kruger for a couple of weeks. Does anyone have any advice on what birds are likely to be around at that time of year? Specifically shorebirds in the vicinity of zavora and tofo? There were not many when I was there in tofo in...
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    Madagascar LBJs

    Hi folks, I will post here some pictures from my Madagascar trip that I am having trouble IDing and would appreciate your expert opinion.. Here is the first one, a heavy crop so I apologise for the poor shot. Taken at Hotel Bougainvillea in Amblavao. PA286835 by kittykat23uk, on Flickr...
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    Dirty Doug's Disappearing (reappearing) Dogs (Mana Pools safari)

    Tuesday 31st July 2012 UK to Harare My flight out was with Ethiopian Airways. The first 7 1/2 hr leg was in a small Boeing 757, which I initially felt was a bit small for such a long journey. However, there were certain benefits, such as the service being quicker with less passengers on board...
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    Madagascar October 2012 Plan B

    Hi folks, Some may recall that I planned to join Pitta Patta and a few others on a birding trip to Madagascar. Well, after a lot of discussion and some comunication issues I decided that the itinerary wasn't right for me and so I have decided to go it alone if need be. That said, I would like...
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    India- Mammal fest- Gujarat and Tadoba

    India has always been a firm favorite of mine and I can't tell you how exited I have been with putting together this return trip for end feb 2013. This is a twin centre trip focusing on Gujarat and Tadoba tiger reserve. Now that we have the itinery all worked out, I am looking for others to...
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    Ideas for Norfolk area (short) day trips please

    So, the OH and I have until Monday before we are back at work. So far we have spent some time at Horsey for the seals and been to Hickling to see the raptor roost. I'm looking for other ideas for day trips out. Constrained by the fact that OH is generally a late riser:C, we live in Norwich and...
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    Norwich birders

    Hi, Just looking to team up for days out birding in the local area around Norfolk/Suffolk. Mainly weekends and the odd weekday. I live in Norwich and happy to chip in for petrol. :t: Jo
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    Owls etc

    Hi does anyone have any good up to date info on where is currently good to see/photograph owls? I recall one year Wacton was the place to be but the following year, not so good. So any latest info would be really appreciated. Ideally with accessible car parking (not offroad/potholey). We're...
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    Tofo in October - where to bird

    Hi folks, I'm hoping to spend a week in Tofo area primairly diving but also planning to spend the afternoons birding the local area. does anyone have any information on good sites that can be reached on foot/taxi? Or any local birder who can show me around? :t: All the best Jo
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    North East India March to April 2011

    Hi all, a friend asked me to post this trip report as it might be of interest to you all: http://www.travellingbirder.com/tripreports/reports/110808133207_birding_trip_report.pdf All the best Jo
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    Are any of you going to/exhibiting at the bird fair?

    I'm helping out on a stand but it would be nice to meet some of you. I love to mooch about the art marquee.:t:
  25. K

    Images of Yellowstone

    So I have been focusing more on photography of late. But there were times when I was in Yellowstone when I saw something that was just too distant to photograph. So I got out my paints and pastels when I got back home. On June 4th In the Lamar Valley I watched the alpha pair of the Lamar...
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