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    Tiraya replied to the thread Rare(?) Orchid, Cyprus.
    C'mon Andy, you survived the "accommodations" at Satchari National Park, a password system won't defeat you!!
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    Are the prices listed in USD? I can never tell with the African-based ones as sometimes they use the $ for local currency too.
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    Ken, your first call here should have been to check the calendar, clearly!
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    Tiraya replied to the thread March Moths.
    I was always curious how folks got moths at this time of year! I recall two very disappointing attempts to do so in my childhood, and...
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    Tiraya replied to the thread Xeno canto access.
    In some places, I've heard support for this. Some of the bird guides have expressed it helps their business because it pressures birders...
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    Tiraya replied to the thread Xeno canto access.
    I was never here "early enough" to experience the hay day of XC. Anytime I've used it, I've wanted to help learn bird songs and calls...
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    The record will become useless if the user rejects the fix, by the way eBird works. Rare sightings are "unconfirmed/not accepted" by...
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    It doesn't matter, because if the record is incorrect, it'll be fixed and no false data is created. The point here is there is no way to...
  • Tiraya
    Tiraya replied to the thread Wheatear from UAE.
    Thanks for the thorough look! Unfortunately it was only perched momentarily on this fence overlooking a steep cliff, and I could not...
  • Tiraya
    Tiraya reacted to Muppit17's post in the thread Wheatear from UAE with Like Like.
    I have just double checked the UAE species list. Only 2 records of Kurdish to date (it is kept up to date so will be to Jan 24)...
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    Tiraya replied to the thread Wheatear from UAE.
    That's what I was concerned about, since I think those "two" are both documented here (and if so, I assume red-tailed "isn't"...
  • Tiraya
    I only saw Hume's on this section of the trip, but this is evidently something "else". Any opinions? It seems to have some orange on the...
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    I'd argue it comes down to a willingness to be aware and willing to learn more than skill, in this scenario. There's a difference to me...
  • Tiraya
    Tiraya replied to the thread Socotra in January.
    Apparently much easier now than it has been, but since I went with a group it was more-or-less done for me so I had no personal hand in...
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    I would agree BUT it clearly frustrates and becomes a source of "I wish it went better" for many of these groups. Whether they are...
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