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    LATE AVAILABILITY FOR ONE PERSON - Sao Tome and Principe 6 to 15 Sept 2023

    Thanks. Sorry Delia I don't take photos. Others on the trip did and I'll ask them. Best regards Mike
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    LATE AVAILABILITY FOR ONE PERSON - Sao Tome and Principe 6 to 15 Sept 2023

    Quick update. Most birders would probably target the following: - 28 IoC recognised endemics across the two islands [SAO TOME - Olive Pigeon; Green-pigeon; Ibis; Scops-owl; Fiscal; Oriole; Paradise-flycatcher; Prinia; White-eye; Speirops; Thrush, Newton's & Giant Sunbirds; Giant & Sao Tome...
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    Sao Tome & Principe

    Not to worry. I'll try and do a brief write up here when I get back. Best regards Mike
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    Sao Tome & Principe

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    Sao Tome & Principe

    Here's your chance Tiraya - see my recent thread. Mike
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    LATE AVAILABILITY FOR ONE PERSON - Sao Tome and Principe 6 to 15 Sept 2023

    One spot available for our privately organised trip to Sao Tome and Principe (international arrivals 6 Sept; international departures 15 Sept or evening of 14 Sept) Two exceptional leaders: Callan Cohen (Birding Africa) and Martim Mello (local expert who has studied the birds of ST & P and...
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    Full Cambodia Trip for all Key birds December 23 -Jan 24

    Hi Jose I thought Malia Tours were a specialist Indonesian bird your company. Are they branching out? Very attractive price you have there. I'd like to contact them myself and organise something. Thanks Mike
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    Full Cambodia Trip for all Key birds December 23 -Jan 24

    I'd love to join you Rob but timing not great for me. For others interested, this will be a great trip - Rob is a great birder and photographer, and an all round good bloke. You are guaranteed to have a fab experience. Mike
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    Atlantic Odyssey - (28 March to 28 April 2024)

    The boat to Razo for Razo Lark (from Sao Nicolau) is 700 Euros split between however many interested. Two of us so far. Mike
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    Atlantic Odyssey - (28 March to 28 April 2024)

    Here's the write-up of this year's AO. https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/trip-log/hds34-23-trip-log-atlantic-odyssey Mike
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    India - April 2023 (Bharatpur area and River Chambal)

    My apologies - my fault - it's this: Comfort Bird Tour India. Thanks McMadd for highlighting. Best regards Mike
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    India - April 2023 (Bharatpur area and River Chambal)

    Quick update. I saw all possible 12 targets. Indian Courser is a tricky bird to see after March but my local guide, CB Singh, Comfort Bird Tours India, had a couple of good contacts, one of whom was keeping tabs on a pair. I enjoyed great views of one bird. River Chambal cruise was awesome...
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    Cape Verde - Spring 2019

    Hi Eugeni Finally found it way back on my WhatsApp messages: Antonio Lopes +238 994 51 46. I've just messaged to see if he still takes birders to Razo etc. I was last in touch with him in 2020 so possible things could have changed. Best regards Mike
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    Cape Verde - Spring 2019

    Hi Eugeni I did have but can no longer find it (or more accurately I'm travelling soon and I've run out of time to look). I'll have a proper look when I'm back. It was for that reason I asked you the same reason on a different thread. Thanks Mike
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    Cabo Verde/Raso Island

    Hi Eugeni Thanks. I'm going in April 2024. Would you mind sharing details of the boat company you are presumably chartering to get to Razo. And the cost please. Be good if you could send a DM with contact details. Thanks. Mike
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    Azerbaijan - end Feb 2023 for a week (Siberian Crane, Caspian Tit, White-winged Redstart)

    It was never off the map for many! Mike
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    Azerbaijan - end Feb 2023 for a week (Siberian Crane, Caspian Tit, White-winged Redstart)

    I'll aim to do a proper write-up but may not be until June when I have time. On the day Omid left Iran on 5 March I was on a flight to Azerbaijan. All the information indicated that Omid had successfully paired with Roya, a female released the previous autumn (from the Belgium captive breeding...
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    India - April 2023 (Bharatpur area and River Chambal)

    And me but dipped! Hence doing it right this time :love: Mike
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    India - April 2023 (Bharatpur area and River Chambal)

    Hi Andy / Steve Things have changed a lot in the Delhi area. Most obviously in the vultures. When I was first there in the mid-1990s the skies were full of vultures, now that same vulture is critically endangered. :cry: Bharatpur and Sultanpur still turn up Indian Courser. Not in the numbers...
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    Atlantic Odyssey - (28 March to 28 April 2024)

    A friend and I are booked on Oceanwide's Atlantic Odyssey in 2024 (28 March to 28 April). https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/antarctica/cruises/hds31-24-atlantic-odyssey-excl-antarctic-peninsula https://oceanwide-expeditions.com/antarctica/cruises/hds32-24-st-helena-to-cape-verde We expect to...
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    India - April 2023 (Bharatpur area and River Chambal)

    Agree, Yellow-footed Green Pigeon isn't that tricky in the lowlands, I've seen before in India at Bharatpur. I've now more-or-less sorted a car and local guide if anyone is up for seeing Indian Courser and Indian Skimmer and just having an enjoyable few days birding south of Delhi. Still not...
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    India - April 2023 (Bharatpur area and River Chambal)

    Happy new year to BF members. I'm going to Eaglenest (NE India) on a birding trip and ahead of that I'm looking to have a few days in the Delhi area, from 9 to 14 April (some flex). Key targets are: Indian Courser, Indian Skimmer, Black-bellied Tern, Sand Lark Itinerary could be something...
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    Has anyone noticed their NL Pure binoculars misting up?

    Hi Allen - consistently only the eye piece, with sufficient testing to conclude that it was the interaction between the environment, person and binocular that led to the misting. And then sufficient testing and prior experience to conclude the bins misted up in a way that I and a number of other...
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    Has anyone noticed their NL Pure binoculars misting up?

    Agree entirely with this. As I emphasised earlier in the thread, it's only when the bins are used in tough conditions, often when you're 'running hot,' that it becomes a serious issue. It's possible there may be ways to partly mitigate fogging, with anti-fogging spray, or holding your eyes to...
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    Has anyone noticed their NL Pure binoculars misting up?

    My apologies I wasn't aware of previous discussions in this forum - I'll root through the 'back catalogue'. OK I understand now that it's the absence of a particular coating that is the issue. I wonder whether this also explains too why I felt my lenses got dirty more quickly than I'd normally...
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