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    Sea bird off the coast of Krabi, Thailand

    That was my first idea, but the one likely gull candidate with a dark head would be a Brown-headed Gull - and that is a small gull (like European Black-Headed), so not sure whether it would fit in terms of overall body shape and shape of wings. Plus, one picture appears to show (very faint)...
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    Sea bird off the coast of Krabi, Thailand

    Noddy would have been nice, but it would be quite a rarity here - last ebird record (Brown Noddy) for the province dates back to 2007... I have no experience with noddies and am not sure whether head color and wing shape would fit
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    Sea bird off the coast of Krabi, Thailand

    Hi all - any chance to get some hints on the ID of this bird? Seen at sunset a couple of km off the shore of a small island in Krabi province, Thailand (and, respectively, about 10-15km from the mainland). Very few details are visible, but I do note that the head appears dark on two pictures...
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    Canon R7 - settings for moving/soaring birds

    Thank you for sharing your insights. The approach you suggest - focusing with back buttons - appears to be the one suggested by professional photographers (at least in the tutorial videos I have seen). So this is probably a better approach. It is, however, different from what I am used to -...
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    Canon R7 - settings for moving/soaring birds

    Hi All, I ask for your kind advice here. I am probably getting something wrong with the settings, and would be grateful for your support. So, recently I switched from Canon D80 to the mirrorless R7. I am using R7 together with my “old” Canon EF 100-400 lens and the Canon EF-RF adapter. This...
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    Anybody travelling to Kaeng Krachan (Thailand) in late April?

    Thank you. I did see your report a month or two ago and it was a very useful read!
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    Anybody travelling to Kaeng Krachan (Thailand) in late April?

    Sure, I will - just could you pls specify what exactly you mean by "accessibility situation"?
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    Anybody travelling to Kaeng Krachan (Thailand) in late April?

    Hi All, I will be visiting Kaeng Krachan NP with my family on 23-26 April 2025. I will be staying at Baan Maka and will have a local guide kindly provided by the Lodge. Any chance somebody else on this forum will be in that area around those dates? If our dates happen to coincide - I would...
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    Day trip from KL

    Hello - I went to Bukit Tinggi for one morning in late July. I was with a local person and I had a rented car. I certainly think you can go solo there (although having a local knowledgeable person would probably contribute to your experience - this was my case at least). But I do not think...
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    Peninsular Malaysia - Local Contact

    Hi All, let me leave this info here – just in case it would be useful for someone travelling to Malaysia. In July-August 2024 I went with my family to South-East Asia and spent several weeks in Peninsular Malaysia. While this was more of a family vacation trip, I wanted to take the opportunity...
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    EL 8.5x42 vs EL 10x42

    Thank you for this suggestion. I never thought of this model. I will see whether I can find a local dealer that has it available and would let me test in field conditions (not that easy as I discovered today) - and will then give it a try.
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    EL 8.5x42 vs EL 10x42

    Hi All, getting back to the original question I asked at the start of this thread :) - just wanted to write a quick update here after I have actually tested the binos in the field (and arrived at the results that i did not expect). Caveat - I only express my opinion as a birder and not as an...
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    EL 8.5x42 vs EL 10x42

    Hi All, I plan to upgrade from my current Nikon Monarch 7 8x42 - and I am looking at Swarovski EL 8.5x42 or EL 10x42. These would my main, all-round, "general purpose" binoculars - used in a variety of habitats and under different light conditions. So the big question for me is - which one...
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    Tern - Black Sea coast of Bulgaria (22 Sep 2024)

    Thank you. Just for my benefit - could you pls mention the key ID features that speak in favor of the black tern here?
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    Tern - Black Sea coast of Bulgaria (22 Sep 2024)

    Hi all, pls kindly share your opinions on this tern - Little or Common (or some other)? It certainly appeared very small when i was observing it, so I initially recorded it as a Little - but looking at the details of the plumage on the pics I am no longer 100% sure... Thanks
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