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    Old "Emu" paper

    Hi I'm trying to get a copy of this old paper from the Australian bird journal "Emu": Stidolph, R.H.D. (1927). Stragglers and Migratory Birds of New Zealand. Emu 26 (3) 212 - 219. Its £40 to download so I'd rather not if theres another option. Please get in touch if you can help. cheers George
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    Caspian Gull Wiltshire?

    Photographed ar Corsham Lake, Wiltshire on 20th August. LBBG and Herring Gulls also present. Is this a Caspian Gull, the structure seems quite different from the HGs?
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    Best day tour to Cano Negro from La Fortuna

    Can anybody recommend one/any of the companies doing day trips (boat tours) to Cano Negro from La Fortuna, in respect of the birding experience? We are looking at the most budget friendly option to bird Cano Negro.
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    April Sun in Cuba: Playa Pesquero, Holguin April 2017

    Introduction Cuban bird reports are like buses. You wait ages, and then two come along (see Adare’s “Cuba with a few birds” posted 5th May 2017). This gives a useful insight into birds likely to be found at the western end of Cuba, and can be compared with this report from the eastern end. His...
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    Panama February 2017

    Introduction I had always wanted to visit Central America, and was planning to visit Costa Rica initially. But I wanted to do it independently and was quite surprised just how few reports there were on doing it this way. I also didn’t fancy driving that much. The bird tour companies appeared to...
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    Bee Hummingbird near Holguin?

    Hi I'm staying at Playa Pesquero in April, in Holguin Province. Are there any sites within a few hours (day-trip) of here where I could see Bee Hummingbird, or any bird-guides in the east that could take me to a site? cheers George
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    Menorca June 2015

    We were based at Cala des Forcat in the far west of Menorca in an all-inclusive hotel for a week in late June. The temperature was above 30 every day, so bird activity was obviously quiet. We saw quite a few birds from the transit bus which went from the airport in the east to the hotel: Booted...
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    Gaungzhou December 2014 stopover

    We stayed in Guangzhou for a couple of nights in early December at the China Hotel (Marriott) in the centre. It was a short walking distance to Yue Xiu Park. There was also a small busy park nearby which we investigated early our first morning. We were taken to the University (morning) and the...
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    Guangzhou advice wanted

    I'm stopping over for 2 days in Guangzhou in December. Any advice on local birding, accommodation and transport much appreciated! Particularly interested in nearby Forest Parks for birding. cheers George
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    Guangzhou

    Has anyone been to Guangzhou? I have a 2 day stopover in December and would like to do some local birding. Any advice including accommodation and transport appreciated. cheers George
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    Kato Gouves, Crete 22-29 October 2013

    This was a very late autumn holiday to Kato Gouves in Crete for a sunshine break. Kato Gouves is a few miles to the east of the capital, Iraklio (Heraklion). We stayed in the all-inclusive family-run Kalia Beach hotel (very good) by the seaside, during the last week it was open. Bird-wise it was...
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    Paphos, Cyprus 11-18 July 2012 or birding by bus

    We went to Cyprus in early July; for a change we were able to go before the school holidays as the boys had finished their exams. We stayed at an all-inclusive resort, Akti Beach Village Resort, about 4km north of Paphos. It was extremely good value, especially as eating out seemed quite...
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    Dubrovnik, Croatia August 2011

    We spent a week in Dubrovnik in mid-August 2011. It was real hot every day (30C+) so birdlife was quiet. Dubrovnik itself was full of Alpine Swifts in the evening. Only one Pallid Swift was seen. I did some birding in the scrubby area near our apartment (in Montovjerne) where Eastern Orphean...
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    Birding Brunei - December 2010

    Introduction Brunei is generally disregarded as a birding destination, due to neighbouring Sabah and Sarawak having most of the Bornean endemics such as Fruithunter and the Kinabulu specialities. However, Brunei has its own charm, and as a stopover is well worth considering. Royal Brunei...
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    visiting Brunei in December

    Hi We are visiting Brunei in December for 4 days and I would like to do some birding there. Has anyone got any information (at all?) about the place? Any local contacts or good sites would be very useful. I have tried to get in touch with the local nature societies via email, but no luck yet...
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    Katowice in January

    Hi I'm going to Katowice for a few days in mid-January. Are there any parks (Forest Park?) or areas in the immediate area where I might see Black Woodpecker. Also, any good owl or wallcreeper localities in the vicinity? cheers George
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    mystery bird Maldon, Essex, January 7, 2009

    I took this photo inadvertently when I was trying to photograph some Lesser Redpolls near Maldon, Essex in January. Unfortunately its out of focus (they move quick), but it doesn't look like a Redpoll. I never saw the bird in the flesh, so to speak. Any ideas, anybody?
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    Skuas and thrushes

    Another interesting set of papers in the latest Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, October 2008 issue. Anyone out there who can enlighten me on the findings on the southern skuas and on the Zoothera thrushes? Have the southern skuas all been lumped again? cheers George
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    Moltoni's Warbler

    Moltoni's Warbler Sylvia moltonii has recently been split from Subalpine Warbler. reference: Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 2008 May 16 A molecular phylogeny of the Sylvia cantillans complex: Cryptic species within the Mediterranean basin. Mattia Brambilla, Severino Vitulano, Fernando Spina, Nicola...
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