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  1. Jens Thalund

    Common Greenshank in Veracruz, Mexico ?

    On 17 March 2022 I visited Playa Juan Angel, just north of Heroica Veracruz on the Gulf coast of Mexico. There were a few waders roosting on a small jetty at the rivermouth - Stilts, Willets and Greater Yellowlegs - and I took a few photographs of the flock before walking further inland...
  2. Jens Thalund

    Odd Slaty-backed Gull from Hokkaido, Japan.

    Last year I visited Hokkaido in early June, and in Rauso Harbour I checked out the local gull roost. Mostly Slaty-backed Gulls with single Glaucous-winged and Black-tailed Gull as well, but one gull didn't quite fit in. Plumagelike it looked like a 4th cal. Slaty-backed Gull, but the jizz was...
  3. Jens Thalund

    Camping at Barrow and Gambell in June.

    Trying to keep costs down in Alaska, I was wondering if it is possible to spend a few nights in Barrow and Gambell in a tent in June (?) I've got the equipment to battle the wind, rain and cool temperatures, but I already found out, that I'm not allowed to camp on St Paul island - contrary to...
  4. Jens Thalund

    Pink-footed Goose in Morocco ..... in 1953?

    On facebook, someone posted a picture of a metalring, he had found while using a metal detector in the mountains close to Tangier, Northern Morocco. The ring, with the inscription "Reykjavik 1767" could be traced back to 1953 (se below) Gudmundur A. Gudmundsson This ring [Reykjavik 1767] is...
  5. Jens Thalund

    Bringing binoculars into Saudi Arabia.

    With (electronic) tourist visas now being issued to a long list of nationalities, a trip to the SW mountains seems like a very interesting idea, with Yemen currently being out of bounds. There are a few very interesting trip reports on cloudbirders by expats working and living in Saudi Arabia...
  6. Jens Thalund

    Unidentified (Calliphox) Woodstar sp at Camarones, Guajira, Colombia..

    On 7 May 2019 I was birding the dry shrub near Camarones, on the Caribbean coast in Northern Colombia, when I noticed a small hummingbird perched in the top of a bush some 25 meters away. I quickly realised, that it was one of the Calliphlox Woodstars, in female/juvenile plumage, due to the...
  7. Jens Thalund

    Unidentified (Calliphox) Woodstar sp at Camarones

    On 7 May 2019 I was birding the dry shrub near Camarones, on the Caribbean coast in Northern Colombia, when I noticed a small hummingbird perched in the top of a bush some 25 meters away. I quickly realised, that it was one of the Calliphlox Woodstars, in female/juvenile plumage, due to the...
  8. Jens Thalund

    Northern Saw-whet Owl in Morton Arboretum

    Hi, I'll probably have a chance to go for this continuing bird during Easter, and would like to know, if anyone has some more specific details of it's whereabouts. On eBird it mentions the Conifer Trail. Cheers Jens
  9. Jens Thalund

    Pied Bronze Cuckoo on Halmahera ?

    While leafing through the new birdguide to Indonesia - Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago - I looked at the distribution map for Pied Bronze Cuckoo and was a little confused, as the range only covers the Kai and Tanimbar islands in the Southern Moluccas. From a trip to Sulawesi and Halmahera...
  10. Jens Thalund

    Seawatch in Chile.

    Just got back from a short trip to Central Chile, where my timing was unfortunately a bit off, so I missed out on the scheduled pelagics from the Valparaiso area. Instead I tried out a couple of sites on the coast with my Minox travel scope, and despite the calm winds and good weather I had a...
  11. Jens Thalund

    Brief October trip to SE Arizona.

    Taking advantage of a few days off work and a very cheap flight, I'll be heading to Arizona for 4 days in beginning of October, where I'll be concentrating on the SE corner of the state. As it is a rather last-minute descission, I haven't got the time to get hold of the birdfinding guide to SE...
  12. Jens Thalund

    Red Grouse in February.

    I'll probably get a chance to go to Ireland on a long weekend in February next year (a long way off, I know), and one of the birds I would like to catch up with is Red Grouse. It seems to be somewhat scarce, so are there any particular sites to be recommended, at that time of year? Jens
  13. Jens Thalund

    Pelagics in Central Chile early November 2016.

    I'll be birding in Central Chile in the first week of November this year, and as I'm travelling on my own, I'm trying to find out if there's anyone who's planning a pelagic around that time, and would be interested in sharing the costs? Jens
  14. Jens Thalund

    Madagascar - backpack-birding on a budget.

    Thanks to some rather foul weather over Easter, I managed to find the time to finish my trip report from Madagascar in August 2015 here. Not a very long trip list, but as nearly 80 % of the birds were endemics, I'm certainly not complaining, and doing it backpacking-style - public transport...
  15. Jens Thalund

    Iran during summer and ramadan.

    I finally got around to finish my trip report on an outstanding couple of weeks in Iran, in the first half of July 2014...here. Most sites are wellknown from Jos Stratfords 3 reports, but as it turned out, even in the middle of summer it's quite easy to find the specialities, and the people...
  16. Jens Thalund

    Carajas NF, Pará, Brazil.

    I'm trying to find out a little more about visiting this exciting area in the Amazon independently, hopefully later in the year. It seems that most/all people visit here as part of an organized group, and as it is the property of a mining company, you would need a permit and a local guide, to...
  17. Jens Thalund

    Local guide at Carajas NF, Para.

    I'm thinking about visiting Carajas NF, Para, later in the year, and as far as I can figure out, you need a permit and a local guide in order to enter the reserve. Does anyone here know of someone I can contact locally (speaking a little English), and what to expect to pay for a local guide...
  18. Jens Thalund

    Undescribed bird in Madagascar?

    On a recent trip to Madagascar I brought the Bradt Travel Guide to Madagascar with me, and stumbled on an interesting bit, written by a Toby Nowlan from BBC Natural History Unit (page 315). He writes about Makira Forest, north of the more wellknown Masoala Peninsula, where he captured images of...
  19. Jens Thalund

    Madagascar in August.

    Thanks to a cheap'ish plane-ticket, I'll be heading to Madagascar in the first half of August, and with only two weeks available, I intend to focus on the southern birding sites. I'm usuallly birding lowbudget backpaking-style, camping when possible and using public transport, but with such a...
  20. Jens Thalund

    Dos and don'ts during El Nino.

    According to recent press reports, this year will see a major El Nino occur, and with the warming of the Eastern Pacific, droughts in Australia and Indonesia/Phillippines and increased rainfall along the west coast of South America. It's a natural phenomenon, nothing to do about it, but it also...
  21. Jens Thalund

    Rock Partridge and Lilford's Woodpecker at Xmas?

    With a chance to skip Xmas and go birding instead, I'm trying to figure out, if it is possible to find Rock Partridge and Lilford's (White-backed) Woodpecker at that time of year. I reckon Italy or Croatia (maybe Greece) would be good places to try, but I would like to know, what access is like...
  22. Jens Thalund

    Ankasa NP - any recent visitors?

    Hi, I'll be heading to Ghana in September, and a couple days at Ankasa NP is part of my initial itinerary. I've read a travel report, dating back a few years now, where they camped inside the park, which would be ideal for me, as I'm going independently and backpacker-style. I'm aware that...
  23. Jens Thalund

    Plant ID - French Alps.

    During a short trip to the French Alps a few weeks back, I came across this plant at a couple of sites. It was growing at around 1500 m asl and was 40 - 50 cm high. A rather distinctive plant, but I haven't been able to google anything, that comes close. Cheers Jens
  24. Jens Thalund

    Rock Partridge and Citril Finch in the Western Alps.

    Hi, I'll be in the border-region between France and Italy in the middle of May, and have a couple of bogey birds, that I want to have another go at. I have the various site guides for both France and Italy, but would like to top off, with recent sightings from the last couple of years...
  25. Jens Thalund

    Rock Patridge and Citril Finch in Western Alps in May.

    Hi, I'll be in the border-region between France and Italy in the middle of May, and have a couple of bogey birds, that I want to have another go at. I have the various site guides for both France and Italy, but would like to top off, with recent sightings from the last couple of years...
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