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  1. Andrew Whitehouse

    What countries or regions are good for solo birding?

    That's true. I'd also add that you can drive like the locals along those roads i.e. very fast. Watch out for camels though!
  2. Andrew Whitehouse

    What countries or regions are good for solo birding?

    I'm tempted to say Estonia, although it's not really Scandinavian (though it has most of the birds). Finland is very good, although it's hard to find some things there and I don't think up-to-date information is as publicly available in English as in e.g. Norway. Norway is good but expensive.
  3. Andrew Whitehouse

    What countries or regions are good for solo birding?

    The roads are generally very good in Oman, so that reduces travelling time. It's only really the 'empty quarter' that's time consuming and that's partly because there are few obvious birding stops to break the journey. Otherwise it's fine. You could have problems in remote areas I guess...
  4. Andrew Whitehouse

    What countries or regions are good for solo birding?

    In my experience, some owls are tricky without knowing nest sites. I've still been able to find Northern Hawk-Owl and Northern Pygmy Owl myself, although in the former case I used the completely excellent Norwegian bird reporting system to help find the location. Capercaillie are pretty easy...
  5. Andrew Whitehouse

    What countries or regions are good for solo birding?

    Not a big issue, particularly with Google Translate. I suspect if you speak Spanish you would be able to make yourself understood. I think rainforest is not a big problem solo in most cases. You may need to give it more time but you won't see everything even if you have a guide. Also, a lot of...
  6. Andrew Whitehouse

    What countries or regions are good for solo birding?

    Countries that I've found relatively easy to do on those terms would be: Namibia (probably simpler than South Africa, although that's not hard either) Japan (though language can be a bit of an issue, but not major) Thailand Brazil (but only parts e.g. the Atlantic forest) Ecuador (though a...
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