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  1. Alan G

    Indian Fieldguides?

    I'm off to India next February and I'm suffering the usual quandry of what fieldguide to buy. We're concentrating on Ranthambore, Bandhavgarh and Kanha NPs. I know Delhi & Ranthambore will be covered by the Northern Guide but are the latter NPs covered in the Northern Guide or the Southern...
  2. Alan G

    SOC for a TSN-1

    Can anyone help? A mate of mine has a Kowa TSN-1 and is looking for stay on case for it. Does anyone know where he can get one from, second hand or otherwise? Thanks in advance Alan
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  3. Alan G

    Birding near Bournemouth?

    I'm down in Bournemouth at the end of the month for a football match. Just wondering if there's any decent birding nearby? Nowt major - just somewhere to kill a couple of hours on the morning before the pubs re-open? Without knowing the geography wheres the nearest Heathland for Dartford...
  4. Alan G

    Where to Watch Birds in Britain - new version

    I was flirting with picking up a copy of 'Where to Watch Birds in Britain' and I noticed this: http://showip.be/url/dmt A new addition expected in April 2009 and 150 pages more than the previous version. I might have to hang on a while longer then.
  5. Alan G

    NE Spain site guide

    Can anyone suggest a decent site guide for the the NE area of Spain - Ebro Delta, Pyrenees, Zaragoza Plains? Is the Gosney guide (cheap, lightweight & fits in your back pocket as its bendy) sufficient and still relevant or do I need to consider the 'Where to watch....' guide instead (more...
  6. Alan G

    Unidentifies Gambian

    I took this last week at Brufut Woods and I'm unsure what it is. It was in with a small group of Sunbirds (Collared & Variable) and was more or less the same size as they were. My feeling is Little Weaver but a guide out there seemed to suggest it could be a Parasitic Weaver (aka Cuckoo...
  7. Alan G

    Pirang - a word of warning

    Just back from a 2 week trip to The Gambia and thought it would be useful to inform anyone planning to visit that Pirang Shrimp Farms is closed to the public. On the day we visited a couple of well-known guides out there were present and they failed to convince (ie: bribe) the workers to let...
  8. Alan G

    Insect Repellant

    I know insect repellant's been covered before but what can anyone recommend one that works and that doesn't ruin clothes as we're off to a malarial zone in the New Year? Its been a few years since we last visited similar places and then we used Jungle Formula (the proper stuff, not the Home &...
  9. Alan G

    Turkish Falcon

    Can one of the resident experts put this one to bed for me? Seen from distance in May this year in SW Turkey - soaring at distance over a valley surrounded by a mix of craggy and scrubby hillside. Appeared to have underparts as dark as the upper parts which I'm pretty sure wasnt a trick of the...
  10. Alan G

    Information wanted - better as it used to be?

    Is it just me or did people prefer the Information Wanted section the way it used to be, when it wasnt broken down into sections and then further into sub sections? Although I can see the advantage of having it broken down into region/country sections for those people seeking out information...
  11. Alan G

    Krakow in September?

    The wife fancies a long weekend in Krakow mid September and I'm tentatively agreeing, depending on what the birdings like - otherwise I'd prefer to head over to SW Spain for raptor migration. Can anyone advise whether theres any birding within the city itself (parks, etc) to fill a a few hours...
  12. Alan G

    Camera Returns Policies?

    Can anyone advise what rights us consumers have when purchasing cameras (in fact anything) online, if we get it and find it doesn't suit our purposes or we find it not up to expectations? It seems from the sites that I've seen so far that they generally offer 14 day money back guarantees if but...
  13. Alan G

    Super Super Zoom

    Olympus anounce a new 18x (!) zoom camera today: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0701/07012507olympusp550uz.asp Be interesting to see how it performs?
  14. Alan G

    Sinai Advice

    Off to Sharm el Sheikh in a couple of weeks for a nice wee winter escape - albeit with the wife in tow. Intend to get onto the new (and old) Sewage Works as well as St Katherine's/Mt Sinai and into the desert. Also intend to visit Nabq and/or Ras Mohammend NP. Reports seem to suggest Nabq &...
  15. Alan G

    Food change.....dramatic affect?

    For months now we've been attracting a large flock of Goldfinch along with a few Greenfinch, House Sparrow & Tits onto the feeders filled with Sunflower Hearts - they visit on a almost permanent basis. When we came back off a weeks holiday a fortnight ago, we found the feeders were virtually...
  16. Alan G

    Scope or not?

    I'm off to Turkey in a couple of weeks time (Dalyan) and I'm flirting with going without the scope - a scarey decision......? Now I know that sods law states if I don't take it there'll be loads of occasions when I regret not having it. However, the past couple of trips I've taken I've found...
  17. Alan G

    Andalucia

    Off to Turkey at the End of September but hoping to squeeze a few nights in Spain in before the end of the year. I'm thinking of heading to Tarifa area (Los Lances, La Janda, Ojen) then onto Bonanza/ Brazo del Este finishing off in the hills around Ronda for the end of October/1st week in...
  18. Alan G

    North Yorks?

    I'll be spending a couple of days as of tomorrow in a village a few miles North of Richmond (N Yorks) and would appreciate some suggestions for a spot of birding in that area. Presumably there should be some decent woodland birding (Wood Warbler, Redstart, etc) - just need to find out where...
  19. Alan G

    Honey Buzzard Galore

    I've just returned from Spain having spent a week in a villa just North of Ronda. Too many highlights to list now (a report may follow when I get round to it) but the highlight has to be on Tuesday (16th) when after spending most of the morning walking the hills in search of passerines I found...
  20. Alan G

    Cheap Digs - near Ronda & Bonanza?

    I've decided to escape the British winter for a few days and have a flight booked to Malaga for the first week in December. I've a rough itinerary that includes a visit to Bonanza Salinas area, possibly Brazo del Este and a night in the hills around Ronda or Gaucin. Can anyone offer any advice...
  21. Alan G

    Birds Eggs On Ebay

    I've noticed a lot of birds eggs being sold (again) on Ebay, but one seller in particular is displaying all her eggs as such: ''A single Osprey egg. This egg is a reproduction for the modern day collector, however, it is anatomically correct in size, shape, weight, colour and lustre. Complete...
  22. Alan G

    Blyth Ridley Park

    So there I was looking forward to the coming Autumn and a few early, morning wanderings in the tranquil setting of my my local park (Ridley Park, Blyth) which has had a bit of a rep for migrants over the years due to its habitat and proximity to the coast, when I happened to pass it this evening...
  23. Alan G

    Birdguides.com - where's the site info gone?

    Is it just me or have 'Birdguides' simply replaced their ''Sites'' info section with ''site landscape pictures'' or have they moved the info somewhere else within their website? If so, does anyone know why? :stuck: I like the addition of the pictures section, but they're not much use if...
  24. Alan G

    Norfolk June 2005

    I've returned from my first trip to Norfolk, a week in a cottage nr Wells-Next-The-Sea, and felt I had to put pen to paper and give you an overview of my visit: Day 1: A bit of a lazy Saturday afternoon (after the long drive) saw myself and the wife on Cley Marshes where I picked up several...
  25. Alan G

    Ain't life just like that?

    Having just returned yesterday from a week away in North Norfolk (trip report to follow),we had to be out of the cottage by 10 so we decided to leave really early when the roads were empty so set off at 3:30 am and got home at 7:30......I was knackered so went to kip for a few hours. I woke up...
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