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Recent content by Steve Babbs

  1. Steve Babbs

    Do you count heard only birds on your life list?

    When In Uganda will you be happy to tick this? https://xeno-canto.org/species/Pitta-reichenowi I certainly wouldn't have. I wanted this. But everyone to their own.
  2. Steve Babbs

    Do you count heard only birds on your life list?

    3 but I haven't actually kept a year list since 1985.
  3. Steve Babbs

    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    I would agree that can be the case in some circumstances. My point was rather that irrespective of the situation some people will just start playing a recording so they can quickly move onto the enxt one. I will hold my hands up to sometimes using recordings. I have one good friend who will whip...
  4. Steve Babbs

    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    I think one of my issues is that for a lot of people playback is a first resort to see a bird. Not a last resort.
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    Yes and I have the greatest respect for you. Your situation is very different to most birders. The disturbance with recordings is an issue and at some places a serious issue these days. I'd be lying if I said I never use recordings but I do so rarely. I almost never use guides for looking for...
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    Uganda and Rwanda: 1 to 22 June 2024

    I often wonder that. I spent 5 weeks in Uganda, hiring a Landcruiser, staying in comfortable hotels, did the gorillas saw a shed load of stuff and spent less than any of these trips for three of us including flights.
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    I'm not sure I've ever had a birder say to me that they 'count' birds heard only. I know a lot of birders including two of the top ten world listers. Now I have to admit it's not a conversation I've had often, and I've never had it with the two birders in question, so maybe people do but, if so...
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    'Short-changed!' I'd be on the edge of tears! It'd be nothing to do with numbers though.
  9. Steve Babbs

    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    Yep my logic completely.
  10. Steve Babbs

    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    It makes complete sense: most people get more enjoyment from seeing a bird than hearing it. I admit that's not the case for some dull birds with a fantastic song but as general rule. I find myself in agreement with AA - that is a rare event!
  11. Steve Babbs

    Hello

    Yep. My proof-reading isn't great normally but it has been a particuarly hard couple of days at work so it is even worse this evening! Corrected now.
  12. Steve Babbs

    Hello

    I've had both. I got rid of the Canon for the Sony I much prefer the OM1. Better AF, much lighter, much better image stablisation. I have never got round to comparing like for like shots but I'm sure the noise is considerably lower in the OM despite its smaller sensor.
  13. Steve Babbs

    Hello

    The OM-1, whichever lens is used, is far better in poor light. The f4 of the Sony compared to 6.3 for the 100 - 400 nowhere near makes up for that. The two systems are not really comparable. The Sony is great for its weight and price. Far better than any other compact cameras both in image...
  14. Steve Babbs

    Epson Printer problems

    The ink drying up is a pain. I try to spread out my printing so it doesn't go unused for two long. To complicate matters I have two; one is loaded with cheap third party inks for when I'm not too bothered about quality. Photo quality inks cost a bleeding fortune. But dried ink has always been...
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