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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andy Adcock" data-source="post: 3275760" data-attributes="member: 31710">There used to be a guy in the UK who made a living from selling other people reports before the internet took over.For me, the preparation for a trip including the reading of good independent reports is part of the process and enables me to get familiar with places as well as birds and I actually enjoy writing a report at the end of it all, not all will, I know that.We travel with a laptop these days so I usually write a daily account each night and then at the end of the trip it is simply a matter of collating daily sightings in to a more condensed list for ease of reference.Most independents who use guides for certain tricky species end up finding and using the guides that the companies use anyway thus saving a significant amount of money.  I for one far prefer putting a bit of money in at the root of the local economy in this way.Andy</blockquote>