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Recent content by johnclark50

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    Laos - help with short trip

    Hi Gandytron Any help you can give would be much appreciated. I do have a quote from a commercial firm recommended by James Eaton but it was outrageously high. Thanks John
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    Laos - help with short trip

    Hi - does anyone have any contacts for a car driver to take me from Vientiane to Ban Na Hin forest for Bare-faced Bulbul, and/or for a bird guide at Ban Na Hin. I have one afternoon and the next morning there on Feb 5th/6th. John
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    Short North Peru In Nov. 2014

    Just back from north Peru. Did very well for endemics except L w owlet? Heard it three times at owlet lodge and once at alta Nieva but the birds did not come close enough to see. Saw about nine scarlet banded barbets at Plataforma (aka Flor de cafe) but the road to get there was absolutely...
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    Tice's Meadow and Tongham GP, Surrey

    This morning was my first chance to visit Tice's since all the good birds appeared. Fantastic habitat - has to be the best wetland area in the Hants/Surrey Border area ever - although it appears to be drying up fast. Rain needed! Saw Pec, Little Stint, Greenshank, Wood Sand (only one found)...
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    Tice's Meadow and Tongham GP, Surrey

    Tice's Meadow 18th Dec A first-winter Peregrine perched on one of the islands was the highlight - it looked big so I assume a female. A good selection of common waterfowl including: Coot 160 (my highest count here), Shoveler 8, Teal 25, Pochard 22, Tufted 44, Wigeon 9, Cormorant 13, Lapwing...
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    Tice's Meadow and Tongham GP, Surrey

    Yep, sorry about that! See you said "last night" John
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    Tice's Meadow and Tongham GP, Surrey

    It's August today, Dave!! John
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    Tice's Meadow and Tongham GP, Surrey

    That's a pretty good haul, Sean. Were the Little Gulls all adults? I see from Kevin's list that there have been two previous records but the only one I know is for 26 Mar 2011. Does anyone know when the other one was? John
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    Tice's Meadow and Tongham GP, Surrey

    popped in after the Shots match! Lots of gulls but no Meds detected: 450 BHG, 75 Common Gulls, 3 LBBGs. Wildfowl quite visible, 66 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 19 Shoveler, Gadwall 6, only a pair of Pintail seen, Coot 40 etc. These are amazing nos. for any Surrey site in April! Little Egret 1 As I was...
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    Tice's Meadow and Tongham GP, Surrey

    A rare visit for me today from 10-11 and good to bump into Rich Horton. At least 350 BHGs and at least ten Common Gulls, masses of wildfowl as previously reported including 2 pairs of Pintail, 6 Gadwall, at least 40 Shoveler, 50 Teal and 50 Wigeon. Looks good for Garganey! Two Black-tailed...
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    Tice's Meadow and Tongham GP, Surrey

    Black-winged Stilt?
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    Tice's Meadow and Tongham GP, Surrey

    Male Goldeneye still present 1300, also at least 58 Teal. Small nos. Shoveler (c5), Gadwall (c4), Wigeon (c10). Chiffchaff calling in reedbed, 2 or more Bullfinches along hedge including male singing quietly.
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    Tice's Meadow and Tongham GP, Surrey

    7 ad and 1 first-winter Bewick's Swan still present this morning from first light to 0815, when I left. Also 30 Wigeon, 20 Teal (maybe one or two more of each), 165 Canadas, most of which flew off NW over Badshot Lea, c 100 Lapwings, 16 Skylarks flushed by a Sparrowhawk, 13 Linnets which came...
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    Birding from Incheon

    This is the place! No Spoonbills now. John
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    Baer's Pochards in China & S Korea

    I have just come back from a trip to East China and, briefly, South Korea and had the good fortune to find Baer's Pochards at two sites. In China, two males were on the large fish ponds (with other Aythya duck) near Yanchang Red-crowned Crane reserve on Nov 9th, and a first-winter male was on...
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