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    Kuusamo advice

    Hi all, I'm planning my next adventure probably for the end of May / early June. Very up in the air what I will do (Canada, Taiwan, Georgia, Poland and Estonia have crossed my mind) but now looking at Finland. Finnature have availability for their Oulu trip in early June but their Kuusamoo...
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    Morocco again! Guelmim, Agadir and Oukaimeden

    Back from another very successful trip to Morocco with 3 friends. Despite feeling a bit ill the whole time, managed to get all 6 of my potential lifers. After going from Marrakech to Merzouga last year, this time we flew to Agadir before heading south towards Guelmim before finishing at...
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    Independent Jamaica: all 28 endemics in a week

    Hi all, I'm in Montego Bay airport waiting for my flight back to London after a successful last minute solo trip to Jamaica. I found myself with a week's leave to take before the end of the year. Unwilling to waste it, I booked a last minute trip to Jamaica. I hired a car and found all the...
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    P900 not as sharp as it was

    Hi all, I would like some advice. I have a Nikon p900 and it is great. However, it does not seem as sharp as it used to be. My photos from Brazil last year (Independent Brazil August 2022: Chapada, Pantanal, Pompeu, Canastra & Campos do Jordao) are so much better and sharper than my photos...
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    Independent Colombia (Santa Marta and Central / Western Andes) July 2023

    Hi all, I have just got back from just over three weeks in Colombia with two friends (one of them for two weeks). We drove ourselves but mostly used local guides, meaning ground costs were less than a third of that charged by most tour companies. It was an eventful but hugely successful trip. I...
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    Colombia Pico Y Placa help - so confused

    Hi all, I am spending most of July birding in Colombia, which I am very excited about. We will be self driving (using various local guides) but I am completely confused about the Pico Y Placa! Especially the current rules in Pereira which may or may not be changing on 8th June? These are the...
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    Yet another Morocco trip report!

    Following WolfBirder's recent trip report, I thought I would post a few photos from my recent trip. I was in Morocco with three friends from 25th March -31st March with an extra day for me in Marrakech. We hired a car and had very few problems apart from a 200 MAD "fine" (supposedly reduced...
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    Morocco Advice - desert south of Agadir

    Hi all, Does anyone have any info on desert birding sites to the south of Agadir? In the Asrir and Guelmim area? I am thinking of going to Morocco at the end of March with some friends. Because we only have 4-6 days and because one of the group has done the eastern desert before and...
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    Independent Brazil August 2022: Chapada, Pantanal, Pompeu, Canastra & Campos do Jordao

    Hi all, I don't know how long this is going to take me but there is a lack of independent trip reports so I thought I would do one for our recent trip. We travelled on 7th August and returned on 22nd August. We visited Chapada dos Guimaraes, Pantanal, Pompeu, Canastra and then a final long half...
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    Panama guide recommendations

    I have just returned from an excellent 17 days in Panama, which was my first overseas trip since Covid. I am not doing a full trip report but wanted to post to recommend two excellent guides we used. Domiciano Alveo: Domi was outstanding. He guided us for the first 7 days to visit the Darien...
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    Covid-19 travel insurance advice

    I am supposedly going with three friends to Panama in early January. We have booked flights, car hire and accommodation. The flights are currently not cancellable and the accommodation will not be soon. I still hope probably against hope to be able to go. However, I would like some good...
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    El Cope (Panama) in January

    Hi all, I am going to Panama in January with a couple of friends. We are spending the first week with Domiciano Alveo in the Darien (including Harpy Eagle nest, Nusagandi and Cerro Azul) and then hiring a car for the remaining 9 days. We are not planning to go up the Piree Ridge. We plan to...
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    Camera for birder recommendations

    Hi all, I am in need of a new camera for birding to take record shots on the rare occasion I find something unusual and for use on trips abroad. I am not a photographer interested in sitting in a hide all day to get the perfect shot but would like some better photos than I am currently able to...
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    Tripod recommendations

    Hi everyone, My tripod has died on me so I need a new one and wondered if anyone had any recommendations. I will use it for my Swarovski ATS 65 but will probably not take photos from it. I need something lightweight as I like to walk a fair distance with it on my back but also relatively strong...
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    Juan Hombron / El Valle / Altos del Maria info

    Hi guys, I am off to Panama with a friend in March and we have left everything very last minute (only booked flights just over a week ago)! We plan to hire a (probably small) car and have a rough itinerary in mind for our trip. The bit we haven't sorted is the 4 nights in the Anton del Valle...
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    Small hire car birding routes in South & Central America

    Hi everyone, After my successful trip with friends to Myanmar this December, I'm planning my next adventure. I have two weeks off in the middle of March and I am hoping to go to a Spanish speaking country to practice my Spanish. As I am likely to be on my own or maybe one other person at such...
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    Independent Thailand

    It was a warm evening in May when Drew Lyness, Sophie Barrell and I were walking round the canal at Spurn discussing holidays abroad, specifically a joint desire to go to Thailand. I soon messaged Henry Cook, whom I travelled with in northern Peru last year. Before we knew it, we had hatched a...
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    Weekend in Buenos Aires

    Hi everyone, I'll be working in Buenos Aires in just over a week's time. I have a weekend free so plan to go birding. I have just got back from 3 weeks birding in Thailand so do not want to spend too much (e.g. do not plan to use guides). I wondered if anyone had any suggestions about where I...
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    Birding in Washington DC

    My work are sending me to Washington DC for three weeks from next week. I'll be working during the week days but should have a day or two spare at the weekends. Anyone got any suggestions for where I should go? I am not keen on hiring a car. I have birded a tiny bit in Florida but focussed on...
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    Estonia Advice

    Hi, I am thinking of a quick solo break to Estonia from 19th-23rd September to take advantage of some cheap flights. My main aim will be to see a bear so I am hoping to book one night at the start or end in a bear watching hide. While I do hope to see wetland, coastal and migrating birds for...
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    Self-drive Thailand itinerary

    Myself and three friends are planning to go to Thailand from 8th (arriving 9th) - 28th December. We will hire a car (possibly a SUV) and will not be using guides. Does anyone have feedback on our current planned itinerary: 9th: Arrive Chiang Mai after evening flight from Bangkok. Night in...
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    Independent North Peru in a hire car

    I had been planning on returning to South America this autumn for a long time as I had not been since a month's stint as a volunteer at San Isidro in Ecuador back in 2014 and longed for a neotropical bird fix. Seeing my tweets to this effect, Henry Cook got in touch suggesting we team up. After...
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    Wader Conservation World Watch

    This weekend (4th-5th November) is the Wader Quest Wader Conservation world watch. Help raise awareness of wader conservation and Wader Quest, the organisation dedicated to shorebird conservation. Simply go out, watch waders (shorebirds) and send a list of what you see and where you see them to...
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    Birding near Jaen, Peru

    Hi everyone, I'm off to Peru on Wednesday and the trip is pretty well planned. We are spending 21 days in north Peru with a hire car. We have one night in Jaen with a long drive (from Olmos and to Abra Patricia) either side. Where would be the best site in the area for the specialities? We...
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    September Sri Lanka DIY

    Hi, My work are being amazing and sending me to work in Colombo for a week in September and have the opportunity to take some time off afterwards. I'll be free from the evening of Friday 22nd for up to 4 or 5 days (can be less but unfortunately more). I appreciate it is not the best time of...
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