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  1. bonxie birder

    Montrose basin (uk) wader. Mystery wader

    I took this rubbish photo of a wader on Friday assuming it was a ruff. Given the presence of a sharp-tail today is anyone going to answer my prayers?
  2. bonxie birder

    Grouse species - Glenshee Uk

    Just seeking confirmation that these are red grouse, even though they were on a boulder strewn ridge at 900m
  3. bonxie birder

    Flores, Indonesia

    I’ve just come back from a family holiday to Flores and happened to hook up with an excellent quality guide. I’m posting his resumé here in case anyone else is interested. I only had one full day from Labuan Bajo and managed to pick up these lifers, on top of many other Asian species...
  4. bonxie birder

    Guiding help for Flores, Indonesia

    Does anyone know of any bird guide I could use for a day trip in Flores, based at Labuan Bajo? I am in touch with Maximilian Wago (who has been very helpful) but unfortunately he’s busy on another tour. He has offered me his driver for the day, who knows the spots, but not the birds, at a very...
  5. bonxie birder

    Harriers in Norfolk this morning.

    My son saw these this morning at the pallid harrier site. D5C… and 78C… were the same bird. Marsh Harrier? EE2… and 755.. are both of the same different bird. Smaller and lighter than the first one. Photos in the dawn light so accept very difficult.
  6. bonxie birder

    Accommodation on Shetland next September headache

    I’ve been looking at accommodation for a week on Shetland for next September and its mainly sold out. Does anyone know if this is the norm?
  7. bonxie birder

    Birding Brazil 2024

    Naturetrek’s new brochure has just come out and so it’s got me I’m looking forward to summer 2024 and in particular a trip to Brazil. Looking at three destinations; Iguazu falls, Pantanal and the Amazon. I wanting to do this independently with my wife, so it won’t be roughing it, but will be...
  8. bonxie birder

    Ruddy Shelduck evaluation

    Does anyone have any news on the Ruddy Shelduck analysis being done the BBRC? I originally had it on my list but subsequently I removed all my records awaiting their outcome. As you can see my British list and local list are perilous close to significant landmarks and the ruddy shelduck...
  9. bonxie birder

    Entry level Nikon

    I’m looking at coming into the photo group. Thinking of getting a D7500 and Tamron 18-400. A. Will this work? B. Can I do better? C. I’m not looking for professional shots, just records D. Don’t want to lug around a lot of weight E. My budget isn’t exhaustive. Thank you in advance
  10. bonxie birder

    Help with Shrike Taxonomy - Durham 1999

    I saw the shrike at Marsden, Co Durham in 1999. At the time it was listed as an Isabelline Shrike. Can someone please help me and let me know which of the new British list shrikes it actually was. I’ve seen it listed as a red-tailed and an Isabelline???
  11. bonxie birder

    Black screen using iphone

    When I don’t use an adapter and I put my iPhone X directly against the lens of the telescope the bird will show for about one second before the camera goes black. Does anyone have any idea why this happens and how it can be sorted? Thank you in advance
  12. bonxie birder

    Costa Rica April 2022

    https://ebird.org/tripreport/50920
  13. bonxie birder

    Costa Rica trip help please

    I’ve just started my two week trip to Costa Rica and I know I’m going to need a lot of help over the next two weeks. Bear with me as I’m an old world birder. My first photos are rubbish. Taken from my hotel window in San Jose. It should be a Baltimore oriole as it had an oriole’s bill. The...
  14. bonxie birder

    Costa Rica family holiday - telescope or no telescope?

    I’m about to head off on a two week family holiday visiting Tortuguero, Arenal Ob Lodge, Canó negro, Monteverde (specifically Curi Cancha) and Manuel Antonio. As I said it’s mainly a family holiday but I am taking time out at each site for some birding and have a couple of private guides lined...
  15. bonxie birder

    Advice wanted for Savegre area. Upcoming trip in two weeks.

    At the end of our two week trip to Costa Rica, we are staying in Manuel Antonio for a few days in April. My wife is taking my daughter on a rafting tour on the Savegre. I was wondering if it would be feasible to catch a ride on the tour bus and bird around the area on my own. We will already...
  16. bonxie birder

    Opticron mm3 focus wheel broken

    I wonder if anyone has had this problem. I love my mm3, but yesterday as I was out on the field focusing on a surf scoter, the wheel focus started to feel loose. On further inspection I realised it was actually screwing away from the body. I tightened it up and everything was fine, I thought...
  17. bonxie birder

    Surely not a wren! Tyttenhanger, Uk

    My son took these yesterday. He initially thought it was a wren, but it doesn’t appear to have any barring. Is there too much dark for cetti?
  18. bonxie birder

    Pipit sp, Dunbar, Uk

    Is this a water pipit or simply the pale race of rock pipit? Plenty of much darker pipits on the shore at the same time
  19. bonxie birder

    Finch. East Lothian. Today.

    I’m assuming this is a linnet and it’s the sunlight making the bill seem unusually yellow?
  20. bonxie birder

    Manaus or Pantanal - July (with wife)

    We are looking to visit Manaus or the Pantanal for three or four nights as part of a brazil trip, which includes rio and Iguassu. My wife is interested in nature and the outdoors but not wall to wall birding. So I’m looking for somewhere nearish to an airport where birding is available close to...
  21. bonxie birder

    Small wader - Northumberland coast

    Feeling sanderling, but back seems too dark. Taken on iPhone today
  22. bonxie birder

    Biggest dip of 2021

    Not a single shrike in 2021, but without doubt it’s a Spotted Fly. First year I haven’t seen one since 1978
  23. bonxie birder

    Snipe - Northumberland (no photos)

    I was driving on the A1 past Alnwick this morning, when a small snipe flew across the road at about 10m height in a direct flight. Clearly everything happened pretty quickly, but my initial thought was it looked bat-like before I saw it more clearly as a small snipe. Am I going crazy or is a...
  24. bonxie birder

    When and why did we start birding?

    As a young boy I remember my dad and aunt showed a passing interest in birds. An extremely heavy pair of binoculars were hung up by the back door and Peterson (below) lived in the glove compartment. The three pages I loved looking at were the ducks, the tits and of course the exotic page with...
  25. bonxie birder

    Does less travel means less protection for wild sites?

    More and more we hear of the damage that long haul flights are doing to the environment. I understand this argument but as birders we need to consider the possible ramifications. I fear that a lot of the “most in need of protection” bird reserves around the world will lose their protected status...
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