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  1. foresttwitcher

    Cyprus - April 2024

    With no prospect of travelling to see my chosen artists performing live this year and as 2023 was, for me, a very expensive travel year, this year would be birding only and on a budget so therefore staying in Europe. As winter tends to be the busiest time for me work-wise, a spring tip sounded a...
  2. foresttwitcher

    Biebrza & Bialowieza - Permits

    I have a copy of Gosney's 'Finding Birds in Eastern Poland' which mentions permits are required to visit Biebrza and Bialowieza National Parks but this book dates from 2015/16 so I wondered if a local or someone who has birded there recently could tell me if this is still the case.
  3. foresttwitcher

    ID appreciated - Hertfordshire, UK - yesterday evening.

    I've been sent these photos by a friend for ID. Taken in their house in Hertfordshire, UK, yesterday evening. Any ideas?
  4. foresttwitcher

    USA - SW - August 2023

    Those who have read my recent trip reports will realise I try to combine a birding trip with my other obsession. So it was, when the dates for a short encore US stadium tour were announced, I saw the opportunity for a visit to the south west of America for a bit of a road trip. This time it was...
  5. foresttwitcher

    Sparrow sp. - Thursday - Spring Mountains, Nevada

    Is there enough in this terrible photo to ID this US Sparrow? In pine / aspen forest at about 8,000ft in Spring Mountains, near Las Vegas, Nevada.
  6. foresttwitcher

    Chipmunk / Squirrel - Nevada, USA

    Hi, I would be grateful for an ID for this little one seen in the Spring Mountains, Nevada, this afternoon.
  7. foresttwitcher

    Grey-headed Woodpecker - Paris

    Are there any reasonably reliable sites for Grey-headed Woodpecker within a half-day's public transport reach of Paris?
  8. foresttwitcher

    Grey-headed Woodpecker - Paris

    Are there any reasonably reliable sites for Grey-headed Woodpecker within a half-day's public transport reach of Paris?
  9. foresttwitcher

    California (& Nevada) - August

    I will be doing a short road-trip Las Vegas - San Francisco - Los Angeles in the second half of August. Any tips for good birding locations to visit on that vague route?
  10. foresttwitcher

    Singapore - May 2023

    My other passion in life facilitated me being in Singapore on 13th May so I put an RFI on the forum asking for information on sites, guide books, etc., and received a lot of very helpful tips from dwatsonbirder - including links to a couple of useful Facebook groups, an introduction to a series...
  11. foresttwitcher

    Goshawks as predators of grey squirrel

    In the Royal Forestry Society publication Quarterly Journal of Forestry (April 2023) there is an interesting article by Anna Field about the importance of grey squirrels in the diet of Goshawks in Gloucestershire (UK). I have requested and received permission to post a link...
  12. foresttwitcher

    ID request - Lizard/Skink - Singapore

    I'd appreciate an ID for this Lizard / Skink taken today in Sungei Buloh, Singapore. It dropped from a walkway handrail onto a spider almost the size of its head which it proceeded to eat. Thanks.
  13. foresttwitcher

    ID request - Snake - Singapore

    I would be grateful for an ID for this snake seen at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve, Singapore today. 3 photos: whole snake, front half & head only. Thanks.
  14. foresttwitcher

    Shrub for ID - Portugal

    These photos have been sent to me from friends staying in the Setubal area of Portugal. I would be grateful for some ID help. Apparently it is in a garden.
  15. foresttwitcher

    A Scilly long weekend - April 2023

    A couple of weeks ago a friend asked me if I fancied getting away to a quiet island for a few days. The answer was of course. yes! As he was part of a crew I used to go climbing / mountaineering with, I was expecting it to be a Scottish or perhaps Welsh island. About a week ago he messaged to...
  16. foresttwitcher

    Western USA Road-trip - August

    Would the second half of August be a good time of year for a road-trip going Las Vegas-San Francisco-Los Angeles? My US birding has been limited to a week in mid-summer in Florida & incidentals seen on 2 skiing trips to Mammoth & Breckenridge, so a lot of the common species will be new to me.
  17. foresttwitcher

    UAE - January 2023

    Since I returned from my last trip at the end of February 2022, due first to global and then changing personal circumstances, I have been unable to travel beyond my home area of the Chilterns. Things changed again in early winter and, restrictions having been removed, I was free to think about...
  18. foresttwitcher

    Squirrel - UAE

    Am I right in thinking that this is a Five-striped Palm Squirrel? Taken a couple of days ago in west UAE.
  19. foresttwitcher

    Butterfly ID - UAE

    Any ideas on the ID of this butterfly taken in the mountains of north east UAE today.
  20. foresttwitcher

    Cliffe Pools Isabelline Shrike October 2011

    Does anyone know whether the October 2011 Shrike at RSPB Cliffe Pools was accepted as Daurian (isabellinus) or Turkestan (phoenicuroides). Thanks in advance for any help.
  21. foresttwitcher

    Singapore - May 23

    Is mid-May a good time to visit Singapore for birding? How long would be a good time to be there to get a good chance at most of the likely species / visit the best sites? A week? Also any recommendations for a guide book? As usual, grateful for any help and tips, thanks.
  22. foresttwitcher

    UAE - late January

    Is the last week in January a good time of year to visit UAE? I've not been to the Middle East before and may have the chance to be in Abu Dhabi in the last week in January. I've checked out the eBird hot spots but are there any recommendations for good sites? I would hope to hire a car.
  23. foresttwitcher

    Abu Dhabi - late January 2023

    Is the last week in January a good time of year to visit UAE? I've not been to the Middle East before and may have the chance to be in Abu Dhabi in the last week in January. I've checked out the eBird hot spots but are there any recommendations for good sites? I would hope to hire a car.
  24. foresttwitcher

    Refugio Paz de las Aves saved by fundraising

    Good news: Fundraising campaign saves Ecuadorian antpitta reserve
  25. foresttwitcher

    Cut Flower ID UK

    Sent by a fried for ID. Some near dead flowers from a supermarket bunch. I feel I should know what it is - any ideas? Thanks.
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