Taiwan Feb/Mar 2016 (1 Viewer)

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Oct 3, 2015

• #1

Just a possibility at the moment: a short trip (7-8 days) around the end of February into the beginning of March (dates flexible).
Anyone interested to keep car hire costs down?

Cheers,

H

 

Trystan

Well-known member

• Oct 3, 2015

• #2

This might be something I would be interested in, I have nothing booked for next year yet. I always have a busy work schedule in February so it would have to be March. Do you have an itinerary at this point?

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Oct 3, 2015

• #3

No, nothing planned. I'd have to be back by March 6th.
I might not be able to afford it at all, Rob!
I've just had a read of a few trip reports and reckon a week or so could be enough to get a number of great birds - but probably not all the endems.

 

Trystan

Well-known member

• Oct 3, 2015

• #4

Just had a look at flight costs, not as much as I thought it might be but I would struggle to get time at the end of Feb. As I said, I have nothing set up for the rest of the year so if you are looking for reduced costs for any other trips or doing this at some other point in the year then let me know.

We don't live far from one another so logistics would be pretty easy.

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Oct 3, 2015

• #5

Will do, Rob.
Yes I was surprised at how little the flights were, too.

H

 

seedyrom

Well-known member

Supporter

• Oct 13, 2015

• #6

halftwo said:

Will do, Rob.
Yes I was surprised at how little the flights were, too.

H

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I have just come back from Taiwan. We went with Richard Foster for 2 weeks. Great chap. Will be posting my report as soon as I have finished it.

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Oct 13, 2015

• #7

You'll be too early for Fairy Pitta in March if it matters to you?


Andy

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Oct 14, 2015

• #8

Having found one in Borneo, no! .

Seedy - look forward to reading that, cheers.

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Oct 14, 2015

• #9

Lucky boy....!!!

Here's my report from 5 yrs ago, didn't ever quite complete the species accounts but important stuff is in.

Andy

 

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halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Oct 15, 2015

• #10

Thanks, Andy. I'll have a proper read of that soonest.

H

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Oct 15, 2015

• #11

Just to say H that if you have time, you can fly to Taipei with e.g Thai airways and incorporate a stopover in Thailand at no extra cost.

This is what I should have done as I mentioned in the report.


Andy

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Oct 16, 2015

• #12

Yes, I got that, thanks Andy, but time & cost constraints preclude that.

 

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Colin.wood2

Well-known member

• Oct 28, 2015

• #13

Taiwan information

seedyrom said:

I have just come back from Taiwan. We went with Richard Foster for 2 weeks. Great chap. Will be posting my report as soon as I have finished it.

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Can you send me Richard Foster and some details of time spent, itinerary and cost please?
Also I'd love to see your bird list.
Many thanks
Colin

 

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Colin.wood2

Well-known member

• Oct 28, 2015

• #14

Taiwan information

seedyrom said:

I have just come back from Taiwan. We went with Richard Foster for 2 weeks. Great chap. Will be posting my report as soon as I have finished it.

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Can you send me Richard Foster's email and some details of time spent, itinerary and cost please?
Also I'd love to see your bird list.
Many thanks
Colin

 

seedyrom

Well-known member

Supporter

• Oct 28, 2015

• #15

Sorry I can't send you Richard himself but I can send you his website address which is: https://sites.google.com/site/taiwanbirdinfo/ He has various tours on offer and his prices are on the web-site. We changed our original itinerary as we went along and and also visited Lanyu. I will send you the bird list when my husband has finished fiddling about with it. We went for just over 2 weeks and we didn't get all the endemics. Mgration was only just beginning - a bit later and we could have extended our list.