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    Help!, lensadapter for sony alpha 200

    Hi, I can get a lens; Sigma 170-500 f5-6.3 APO Canon mount. Length: 260 (@170) to 345 mm (@500) Lens opening: 86 mm. But I have a sony alpha 200. Does anyone know whether there is an adapter for this lens so it fits on my Sony?
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    Best birding areas in July

    We will be going to Australia in July for two weeks and travel around in a campervan. We have very little preparationtime and would like to visit one of the "best" birding areas/regions for that period (though we realize australia has quit a few of those). We have visited Queensland in...
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    Arctic Skua

    Last week I saw three Arctic skuas at Kaitorete spit (sandspit between Lake ellesmere and the ocean in New Zealand). They were succesfully harrassing white-fronted terns. The skuas sat on the surface of the see and waited for a tern to have succes in fishing. They then took off after the tern...
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    Which Field Guides for Asia and Australasia?

    NZ Fielguide Hi, For NZ there is only one true fieldguide that exists (reasonable quality but unsufficient for ID of all Seabirds in the region), that's the Heather and robinson (or robson...)... Anyway, it exists in two editions; a thin and leightweight ID-guide and a thickere and heavier...
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    Albatross Identification

    Another Perfect Albatross ID Help Hi Jan, Thanks for your webpage! For Albatrosses from the Antarctic and Southern Ocean region I have not encoutered a better book as "the complete guide to Antarctic Wildlife" from Hadoram Shirihai. Perfect to ID Albatrossess in NZ waters for instance. With...
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    Hi there

    Do NZ Birds fly? Almost forgot, As especially all New Zealanders should know; Flittering is survival! Keep those Birds "Flittering"!!! And especially teach those Black Robins to learn how to get away from Shoes! Cheers, Leo
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    Hi there

    Down under on its way up? Hi John, Welcome! It is good to finally see real Kiwi's attending this forum! Cheers, Leo
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    Hi from Bruce in New Zealand

    Kiwi Welcome Hi Bruce, welcome on this great Birdforum! Know your paradise and love it (that is if you mean New Zealand) especially at Sea! Looking forward to your pictures. (Not a great photographer myself) Cheers, Leo
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    Five Days in Northern Queensland

    Mission Beach area Joe, I forgot to mention Mission Beach, great place (especially the Kennedy track) for Beach Stone-curlew and a host of other species. Cheers, Leo
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    Five Days in Northern Queensland

    Queensland Hi Joe, Try to take the trip with Chris Dahlberg on the Daintree River it's great! Also the Atherton Tablelands (Mareeba Wetlands I thought was fantastic) are a great area to visit. Further inland Undarra (which will give you some "dry" inland species besides fascinating geology) I...
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    Not To Be Missed New Zealand

    Hi James, A couple of weeks on the North-Island will give you the chance to see all the best spots. The spots I can recommend if you stay that long on the North Island; -Aroha Island ecological centre (Bay of Islands) -Tiritiri Matangi Island (Auckland; Hauraki Gulf) -Miranda (Firth of Thames)...
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    Wallcharts/bird photos for display purposes - any available?

    Hi Andy, Best shot for pictures is if you approach individual photograhers via e-mail. I looked at pictures on birdforum and asked the photographers. Almost all agree on their photo's being used if you mention their name. I suppose few if any will respond to your general question. Cheers, Leo
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    Seawatch Down-under

    Spoonbilled SP Hi John, Well I am afraid that Spoonbilled SP only occurs in NZ in a museum (if at all, which I doubt). Besides that it lookes as if musea will be the only places to see Spoonbilled SP's in the near future at all! But There are quit a few places good for birding and for...
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    Seawatch Down-under

    Spoonbilled SP Hi John, Well I am afraid that Spoonbilled SP only occurs in NZ in a museum (if at all, which I doubt). Besides that it lookes as if musea will be the only places to see Spoonbilled SP's in the near future at all! But There are quit a few places good for birding and for...
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    Seawatch Down-under

    Kaikoura Hi John, You don't need to book ahead for the Kaikoura-pelagic. It goes several times a day, wheather-permitting. It is a breathtaking experience! August is late winter- early spring. The weather can be very varied. But that goes for most times of the year (except Februray-March...
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