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Recent content by mikejf

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    Pantanal, Brazil

    Birding Pantanal has to make a profit. Its still cheaper than a UK / US tour company and you will get more birds, less ID headaches, no logistics problems, no language issues and an all round stress free break.
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    Recommendations for Cyprus

    Unless it has moved in the last week the Cuckoo was in the bushes surrounding a large graffiti covered empty building. coordinates 35.0431670, 33.9731790.
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    Recommendations for Cyprus

    I can't help with any Owl sites but would recommend visits to Paphos Archaeological Site & Cape Greco for migrants. Troodos village is a nice trip out for the endemic subspecies. With Akrotiri the areas around Lady Mile beach & Pasouri Reedbeds were very productive when we were there a couple of...
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    Svalbard in June / July 2023

    There were some very cheap flights from Oslo this summer with SAS. Not sure if they are still on promotion. We got returns for €120.00
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    Twitching by numbers - Book only available on Amazon

    Out of stock at £11.19. Shame, quite fancied it myself... Cheers Sid James
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    Tipping guide (s) on international guided trips

    Interesting thread and I see both sides of the argument. I suspect those that have done a low paid crap job in hospitality in their youth are more likely to tip as they know what the extra money means to the guide / waiter / driver etc. Its easy to keep your hand in your pocket and moralise...
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    Queues at UK airports?

    Flew out of Gatwick a couple of weeks ago & back into Heathrow this morning. No queues at all, straight through.
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    Kenya November 2020

    Hi Andrew Sounds like a great trip however in this mornings Telegraph they listed some quite hefty entry requirements into Kenya: 'A negative PCR certificate from a test taken within 96 hours of travel. Self-isolation for seven days upon arrival and a PCR test on day four. Other requirements...
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    Sensibly priced bins £100 -£200

    Thanks Watson, she was thinking 8x32 or 8x42, she wears glasses & is new to birding. Doesn't want to drop big money but needs something half decent to get herself going.
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    Sensibly priced bins £100 -£200

    Hi A friend of mine needs some binoculars for birding at the lower price range. Any input would be appreciated as I'm out of the loop with the latest optics scene. She's happy to go 2nd hand, ebay etc if it's a better deal.
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    Budget Cruise to the Antarctic

    I did a similar trip before lockdown & it was fabulous. I can't recomend it enough. Being a standard cruise we didn't have a naturalist on board so some birds did go unidentified. Its worth learning the birds your likely to see beforehand if your unsure of potential id's. The photography options...
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    England lockdown policy

    Might be worth taking it out for half an hour Steve, charge up the battery & keep it ticking over.
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    First North Korea public birding trip!

    Just come in from the pub, i'm a bit pissed but in all honestly want to say that the the dear leader is undoubtedly a nasty piece of shit but the tourist ministry, the tour company, the guides, the general population, the hotel staff, the restaurant staff and anyone else you will run into out...
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    First North Korea public birding trip!

    Hi Gashead I took binoculars, full size scope and my camera was a Panasonic FZ150 superzoom. The other chap on the trip had a Nikon DSLR with a 300mm lens. We had no problems at all. The tour company advised us that officially you shouldn't take a lens over 150mm but they went on to say that in...
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    First North Korea public birding trip!

    Yes the London - Beijing flights were on top of the tour price, around £550.00 return with Air China. Beijing - North Korea flights were included in the tour price. China is running a transit without visa program if you are in the country less than 72 hours which saves a bit of cash. The North...
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