Rasmus Boegh
BF member
With luck Western is doable in reasonable safety in Himachal Pradesh, though you might have to do with views like this:
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?action=searchresult&Bird_ID=40
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Greatest Life Risk? (1 Viewer)
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With luck Western is doable in reasonable safety in Himachal Pradesh, though you might have to do with views like this:
http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?action=searchresult&Bird_ID=40
Richard Klim
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I had signed up for OBC's aborted trip a couple of years ago. But WPA is now advertising a trip to Palas Valley for Western Tragopan, 2-23 May 2010. I'm definitely interested...
Richard
Richard Klim
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Guess you mean Alan Adams, Satyr Tragopan, Nepal. And the sad thing is it's an easy roadside bird in Bhutan...
Richard
Yeah...i do mean 'grizzly' adams...[as he was known].....lovely chap....good laugh...sad loss.
Always fancied Bhutan...[who wouldn't]?...not too keen on prices tho.....we always try to do trips as cheap as possible...[like a lot o folk i guess]....!
jurek
Well-known member
I heard two versions of this story. One is that he was foolish and started photographing tigress with cubs. Another is that was a local male tiger with man-eating tendencies, incident was covered and the beast later ended up in a local zoo.
It is closer to the first I believe, though his intention was not to photograph tigers. As I understand, he did leave the group to see what an owl was. Over a ridge/hill he encountered a tiger with cubs. At this stage, I guess we will will never know what his thoughts were, but the female jumped him. I once saw a TV documentary about tiger attacks and his death was mentioned and a photograph was shown which, I understand, he took - a tiger launching itself at the photographer.
TheSeagull
Well-known member
I would, I don't think Somalia would be that bad...I've heard most of it is safe now, especially the south.
Might I suggest you are listening to the wrong news channel.
This week, two French nationals seized in Mogadishu - now handed over to al-Shabab and will be subject to Sharia trial for "conspiracy against Islam". This week, in the south, gunmen crossed the border into Kenya and seized three foreign aid workers, taking them back to Somalia.
The whole of the south is basically under the control of hardline radical movements and none of it is even close to safe.
You might wish to try a pelagic seabird trip off their coastline however - these pelagics are slightly expensive though, the current rate is about US $1.8 million for a typical three-month sit out on the fair waters off Eyl. I would guess Socotra Cormorants might get a little boring after a month or two.
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Iran is a superbly friendly country once in - unless you start meddling in politics, etc. Visas are hit and miss, but by no means impossible - basically you need an Iranian travel agency to get the permission for you, and many offer this as part of their service. Once in the country, there are no restrictions on travelling.
Jurek (BF member) has seen the Ground Jay, and we have an Iranian BF member who has photographed it.
Unfortunately, UK-Iranian relations have taken a tumble in the last months, which makes it a little harder for UK nationals to get a visa. Prior to this, it had been my intention to go to Iran this winter for the Ground Jay in particular, but need to see how it is with visas now.
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Jacana
Will Jones
i'd love to go, fascinating wildlife and culture! a nice example!
colonelboris
Right way up again
With the way the cricket's going, it's going to be quite dangerous for me to go birding in Australia...
Claim Swiss nationality - neutrality and no history of cricket.
jurek
Well-known member
Indeed. And extremely cheap. I even took a couple of very crappy photos of Ground Jay.
Dutch and Swiss birders go to Iran regularily on small-scale organized trips.
I wonder if any living birder seen Afghan snowfinch?
Yes username i couldn't agree more, Grizz was a great bloke. P.
Ticked this one off many years back, the delights of birding the coast of Eritrea.
draycotebirding
Draycote recorder
Too true as in Israel, worryingly this sign was on the other side of the fence of the field we had just walked across :eek!:
John
Attachments
Lichfield Birder
...should've been here 5 minutes ago, mate....
Not to mention the pirates...
