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    36 hours in Kuala Lumpur

    I would personally spend all the time at Gunung Gede as it is the premier birding site in West Java and can easily use up 4 days. However, if the Pitta is the main aim, then 1-2 mornings at Carita should hopefully be ok. Then maybe the coastal stuff. I think you will struggle to fit both Gede...
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    36 hours in Kuala Lumpur

    Unless you have a burning desire to do the coastal stuff, you can quite easily spend the whole time at Gunung Gede if birding independently. For another option, Javan Banded Pitta was straight forward enough at Carita a decade ago, but its a small bit of forest, so not sure what it would be...
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    How much time to spend in Kruger National Park?

    Still extremely useful when we did about 3 months in SA, Namibia, Botswana and Zim in 2017 & 2018. The SA trip in 2017 is detailed here with the book as the main point of reference for many of the sites visited. nb remember in Kruger you will be restricted to the car in most places, something...
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    Taiwan 2-16 March 2024 - info for target species please

    Hi Andy, Info from March 2017 on some of your targets, so a bit old now, but maybe something of use. Taiwan Thrush, Yushan on track to the Lulin Lodge at Yushan. Track from 23.478, 120.89112 Chestnut-bellied Tit, In forest around Wushe - from Andy Roadhouse's trip report 'Bedongyueshan Farm'...
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    "Lost" birds. Again

    What a bird. One Ive always dreamed of seeing, along with the Owl and Shelley's Crimsonwing from the same area. Pic in natural habitat: ML613900307 - Yellow-crested Helmetshrike - Macaulay Library
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    Best bird ID book for South/Southern Africa

    Its available as an ebook. Buy LBJs Ebook - faansiepeacock.com
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    Birding Japanese: Japan in summer June-July 2023

    Hi Andrew, Seen this, may be of interest?
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    Arunchal Pradesh/Mishmi hills Nov 2022

    We had a trip to Mishmi booked with North East Birding Tours and then the borders closed whilst we were in AP due to Covid, so we had to head home before making it over to the Mishmi area. Nilutpal at NEBT got us a full refund sorted via transferwise. Took a couple of months, but he kept in...
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    Accommodation Semliki NP

    I stayed at the Vanilla Hotel, Bundibugyo in 2006. Maybe not one for the family, though it beat going back to Fort Portal for us. Worth checking security situation given it's close to the border. There was quite a lot of military around during our stay, and it was quite noisy at night. On...
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    Omani Owl

    Omani Owl in Iran from Emin Yoğurtcuoğlu
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    RFI southeast Europe targets

    Hi Larry, I have also seen Rock Partridge at Dubrovnik Airport area and agree with Duncan it is probably one of the most accessible sites. Check from the road up to this restaurant and also the Ronald Brown Walkway heading down hill from near there. I also saw it in a couple of places in...
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    Zimbabwe updates?

    Sorry, Andy, totally missed this question til now!! Yes, went in Dec last year, had great views of about 5 Pittas displaying on the morning we were at Masoka Camp with Makenzie. In the end they turned out to be pretty straightforward (for a Pitta) if you can hit that early arrival and display...
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    Uganda/Rwanda

    Hi Ross, Sounds great. I would consider the Kirimia River Trail in Semuliki NP if you have the time and it's accessible in terms of safety. We had Grey-ground Thrush (only gone down as a probable on views, but Im sure it was a pair that responded to playback by flying at us after we flushed...
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    Peru June 2019

    Some great advice from Temmie, and his trip report on cloudbirders is excellent. We used it extensively in March 2018. For Polylepis forest we stopped at the patch linked by Temmie, and saw White-cheeked Cotinga there from the edge of the forest patch by walking up the steep slope. DSP was at...
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    Norway (& Finland) - The Re-return - 2019

    Thanks both. That path to the lighthouse is still closed! Cheers,
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