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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

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    Pink Headed duck radio programme

    I remember it well. :-) The same to you and to one and all.
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    Pink Headed duck radio programme

    Hahahaha. :-)
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    remote low-mountainous lake areas in north Nagaland and Sikkim?

    Hello all, as some of you may know I have been on a quite a few searches for surviving pink-headed duck populations in Myanmar. Recent surveys in the Naga Zone in Myanmar in an unsurveyed and pristine habitat over five days yielded no evidence of the species. However, some information has...
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    Has anyone stayed in Shwegu, Kachin State?

    Hi there, I am a birdwatcher keen to visit a large area of wetland pretty much right opposite SHWEGU, a small village nestling a few kms downriver from Bhamo in Kachin State. Has anyone recently found themselves able to stay overnight in Shwegu as bird-commuting from Bhamo would be a pain and...
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    Myanmar birding. Getting tour deposits to the right place.

    Hee hee. Hi Sean, great to see you on here!!! Hope all is well!!! It's ok - Dave and I went to Kay Optical and picked up some great bins for the job. The only thing I AM after is a digiscope adapter FROM Nikon's MC II eyepiece TO a Panasonic TZ5 compact, or my Samsung PRO 815 SDLR. I would...
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    Myanmar birding. Getting tour deposits to the right place.

    Thank you for your kind messages, everyone!! Yes, Khamti is extremely difficult to get to without government permission and a cold-sweat-inducing fee. But that is why I think that the signs are good and why the report is credible because there is near-zero human interference, (it's about 80kms...
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    Myanmar birding. Getting tour deposits to the right place.

    Hi Tony, I want to thank you for your reply as it has set my mind at rest very much. Ko Ley Win is actually the guide I have been given, and your news about the hassle free transfer of funds to Singapore is very heartening. Thank you!. FYI, we were going to try to go down the Myttha river to...
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    Myanmar birding. Getting tour deposits to the right place.

    Hi Stu, thank you very much. I'm very grateful. Best wishes, Richard. And (ps): it's a great pleasure to be on board Birdforum.
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    Myanmar birding. Getting tour deposits to the right place.

    Hi, I am new to the forum. I am due to start a new (4th) search for pink-headed duck in Myanmar. This time in a remote part of north-west Myanmar around the Khamti wetlands / Nagaland area; (there has recently been a credible sighting of 3 pink-headed duck). I should state that, with no offence...
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