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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jurek" data-source="post: 3536937" data-attributes="member: 3357">I did several: Hungary, Tenerife, Jordan, Turkey, Corsica, Fuerteventura...  On Fuerteventura I had 3 targets, saw all within 3 hours of stepping out of the plane. On Corsica I spent less than 24 hours but got long views of the endemic nuthatch, finch and some other specialities. Helpful is good planning, especially minimizing driving distances.Enormously helpful is observado.org which shows latest sightings of many species. However, there is a trick - some sightings are plainly false. You arrive at the site and see that no bird is in sight and the habitat is totally wrong. I developed a method of looking for sightings of people I know are dependable birders, or for sites with multiple observations over many days. And I try not to waste time on one site - I have 3 or 4 in a list and move quickly forward.The choice of the place is surprisingly flexible - depends from flights available and your personal preferences. It is a bit weird when I don't know if I go to Cyprus or Arctic Norway and develop a plan for both.</blockquote>