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<blockquote data-quote="Lerxst" data-source="post: 3686729" data-attributes="member: 118326"><p>Sawasdee krub from Bangkok. Time for an update.</p><p></p><p>Week 10: February 27 – March 4, Nepal</p><p></p><p>Working Days: 3</p><p></p><p>New species identified: 58</p><p></p><p>Total to date: 536</p><p></p><p>21.4 % of goal, 19.2 % of year used</p><p></p><p>Sites visited: Kathmandu and environs, Nepal</p><p></p><p>Photos here: <a href="https://legallyblindbirding.net/2018-gbwy-2/" target="_blank">https://legallyblindbirding.net/2018-gbwy-2/</a></p><p></p><p>We had just over three days here due to a holiday; a total of 89 species in the Kathmandu area, with 58 new for the year. We didn't visit the higher and lower elevations, which require considerably more time to reach. The roads here are not good, to say the least. </p><p></p><p>The climate, at least in March, was perfect, although the haze of the city is a bit depressing as it obscures the mountains. The sites we visited were Champadevie, Phulchoki, and Shivapuri National Park; these all lie in the foothills that surround the city on all sides. We also spent a couple hours at a city park (Ranibari) on the last day. If I had to pick one site to visit, it would be Champadevie, which often was not aesthetically pleasing, but it yielded the most birds, including the only endemic in the country, Spiny Babbler.</p><p></p><p>This is not a good place to strike out on your own if you are not a local; outside of our hotel in the center of town, very few people spoke English. I do not understand how the streets are navigated here; going from point A to B requires the most circuitous routes imaginable. Traffic signals? Street signs? LOL. Reaching birding sites was even more difficult. Luckily one can get a decent guide here.</p><p></p><p>This area was <em>Phylloscopus</em> heaven. Or hell, in our case. We got some pretty definitive looks at four species (Greenish, Western Crowned, Ashy-throated, and Grey-hooded Warblers, the last one being abundant). Others went un-identified. I posted a request for help on for a bird <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=358159" target="_blank">here</a> if you want to have a go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lerxst, post: 3686729, member: 118326"] Sawasdee krub from Bangkok. Time for an update. Week 10: February 27 – March 4, Nepal Working Days: 3 New species identified: 58 Total to date: 536 21.4 % of goal, 19.2 % of year used Sites visited: Kathmandu and environs, Nepal Photos here: [url]https://legallyblindbirding.net/2018-gbwy-2/[/url] We had just over three days here due to a holiday; a total of 89 species in the Kathmandu area, with 58 new for the year. We didn't visit the higher and lower elevations, which require considerably more time to reach. The roads here are not good, to say the least. The climate, at least in March, was perfect, although the haze of the city is a bit depressing as it obscures the mountains. The sites we visited were Champadevie, Phulchoki, and Shivapuri National Park; these all lie in the foothills that surround the city on all sides. We also spent a couple hours at a city park (Ranibari) on the last day. If I had to pick one site to visit, it would be Champadevie, which often was not aesthetically pleasing, but it yielded the most birds, including the only endemic in the country, Spiny Babbler. This is not a good place to strike out on your own if you are not a local; outside of our hotel in the center of town, very few people spoke English. I do not understand how the streets are navigated here; going from point A to B requires the most circuitous routes imaginable. Traffic signals? Street signs? LOL. Reaching birding sites was even more difficult. Luckily one can get a decent guide here. This area was [I]Phylloscopus[/I] heaven. Or hell, in our case. We got some pretty definitive looks at four species (Greenish, Western Crowned, Ashy-throated, and Grey-hooded Warblers, the last one being abundant). Others went un-identified. I posted a request for help on for a bird [URL="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=358159"]here[/URL] if you want to have a go. [/QUOTE]
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