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    Capercaillie in Finland

    Not only roads but rails too can work for this purpose. I saw several on a full day train from Mora to Gällivare in Sweden around midsummer once. Overall I've found it more difficult to see them winter time. Keeping eyes on source treetops for eaten braches will be helpful as they often come...
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    Wingspan Brought Me Here

    I'm a firm fan of Wingspan too although my bird interest preceded the game. Welcome Jordan.
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    Birdwatching in Finland - Rovaniemi area

    The Atlantic coast is typically much warmer than inland Finland, but chilly wet winds can be tough nonetheless. Regarding your earlier question about routes to drive, in general all major roads remain drivable throughout winter. There can be temporary stops of a couple of days after heavy...
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    March birding in Scandinavia Lapland

    Here's a recent thread on winter birding in Rovaniemi with links: Birdwatching in Finland - Rovaniemi area Mentioning some targets or kind of activities you're interested in would help in answering. The Swedish artportalen.se and Finnish tiira.fi will help you finding out what kinds of birds...
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    RFI - Mt. Pulchowki (Kathmandu) solo biridng?

    No problems in 2021, the previous issues were said to be related to the civil war times and general unrest in the country. Unfortunately I have no more recent info on the safety of Pulchowki, but Nepal in general is still stable. There is/was a military post on the top which could be visited...
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    Southern Africa Trip - Looking for input

    Could the mods move this to Information Wanted as suggested by Steve Babbs above? I'm planning a somewhat similar trip in 2026 and would like to thank all who've chimed in so far! I would presume more input to this thread could be gained in the other section as this one is for Trip Reports of...
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    Taita Falcon Victoria Falls

    I was just watching a 3 years old Rockjumper Zambia webinar by Dan Danckwerts and he said that while Taita is occasionally still reported at Victoria Falls, it's become very difficult to see in Zambia.
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    Nepal RFI; spiny babblers, Phulchowki, Ghachowk vulture restaurant

    I was trying to look at my own eBird track but just couldn't make out the exact location as there was a lot of zigzagging involved, sorry. I would guess somewhere here. I know it was high up near the view tower along a road with some low bushes on both sides. try this new link for the article...
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    Nepal RFI; spiny babblers, Phulchowki, Ghachowk vulture restaurant

    Hi James, My info is from 2021-22. - Saw spiny babblers in Pokhara on Sarangkot sunrise point towards the lake side, but not from Peace Pagoda or Kathmandu. eBird should be your friend here! -Phulchowki rd was under construction then. No updated info from my part. It is, however, hikeable...
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    Batumi Raptor Count (Georgia, Caucasus) Looking for Co-ordinators Autumn 2024

    Hi all, I'm posting this announcement from Batumi Raptor Count in Batumi, Georgia, Caucasus. I was there for a few days last year and can warmly recommend visiting, but perhaps one of you has the right experience and will stay a bit longer to help co-ordinating the whole event! Best, Antti...
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    Norway advice

    My top three tips for Northern Lights are: 1) Keep an eye on the weather report. An overcast sky means no auroras will be visible. 2) Keep an eye on the solar activity reports. Both real time data and forecasts are available.There are many websites including Northern Lights in Norway forecast...
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    Two people break 10,000 species, and on the same day? Can it be?

    The 2007 post claims a world record of birds seen during a single one month solo trip - his second to Neotropics. With some stretch of imagination anyone could claim such feat but few would believe it to be true. To claim the 10.000 milestone he would have had to go on in a similar manner since...
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    MHG Help

    I made a similar move from 8X25 travelite to 8X42 MHG ca. 5 years ago and I'm very pleased. The difference in dawn/dusk situation is tangible and the overall quality of image of MHG is far superior. I have kept the travelites and bring them with me on the occasion where birding is not a...
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    January 1st joint Birdforum list (2024 edition)

    From Finland: Willow it (Eurasian) Blue tit Great tit Greater spotted woodpecker White-throated dipper Happy new year!
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    Cheep bird watching survey

    I clicked the linked and filled in the survey, but would recommend you to add a bit more background about yourself and the purpose of data collection if you wish to receive more replies. People can be quite suspicious of data collection these days.
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