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    Baer's pochard?

    Thanx all! A bit bitter to lose this one though....
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    Baer's pochard?

    Hi! Saw this bird in Phewa lake, Pokhara, Nepal in April 2014. Only got these photos from a great distance. I showed the photos to a local (and to my impression experienced and qualified) bird guide and he identified it as a Baer's pochard. Back then I didn’t really appreciated how rare this...
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    Hokkaido this February

    Hi! I’m going to Hokkaido this February with my girlfriend. We gonna visit Sapporo, Wakkanai, Abashiri, Utoro, Furen and Kushiro. There’s loads of trip reports for Eastern Hokkaido, the area between Rausu and Kushiro. But does anyone know of any birding sites or other tips for the other...
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    Choshi/Hachijo-jima February

    Since I’m going to Japan as well in February and is planing to do the Hachioji-jima at the end of the month I’m also interested if anyone have any answers to Steve’s questions about this. / Adam
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    Delta del Po - Commacchio and Ravenna - in may

    Thanks!/ Adam
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    Delta del Po - Commacchio and Ravenna - in may

    Great! Thanx
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    Delta del Po - Commacchio and Ravenna - in may

    Hi! I'm going with my family to the Po delta the first week in May. We're going to stay at Commacchio and Ravenna. I figure I'll have about one day to spend on birding. I've been reading some trip reports, but most of the information have either been pretty vague or overwhelming;) Can anyone...
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    Sinharaja Rest

    Can answer my own question after being there in january. Deniyaya is quite far from the actual forest and you have to go there by car or bus (there were accomodation closer to the forest we found out later). Sinharaja Rest was a nice place with great food, but the guide and the tour was a...
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    Japan in september

    Thanx all for the input! We visited Japan at the end of a 9 month backpacking trip around Asia so was quite tired at the time and not in the mode for a lot of planing or hassle - so didn't do a lot of birding. However I visited some parks and the river in Kyoto and had a few birds. Also visited...
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    Pelagics/ whale watching in Japan?

    Hi! It all sounds amazing! We ended up not doing any pelaics i Japan this time, but I'll save it for next time! Japan was great and I'll definately go back some time!
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    Taiwan on public transport.

    Thanx! Iended up going 2 dayswith http://www.natural-kingdom.com.tw/en/index.htm. Had a great time and can highly recommend them! / Adam
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    Siberian crane still in Taiwan?

    Ok, thanx./ Adam
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    Taiwan on public transport.

    Thanx all! / Adam
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    Pelagics/ whale watching in Japan?

    Ok, Thanx! / Adam
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    Help with som birds from Sabah (Malaysia Borneo)

    Thanx for the input!/ Adam
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    Help with some birds from Nepal

    Thanx. Blue-fronted sounds correct. What throw me off was the eye ring and wing bar which are not pictured in my field guide. / Adam
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    Help with some birds from Sri Lanka

    Hi! Do you mean no 4 or all of them? / Adam
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    Japan in september

    Thanx for the help. Appreciated. Kibet - would love the details. / Adam
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    Japan in september

    Hi! Going to Japan in september and would really appreciate some help. We are probably going to fly to Osaka and work our way eastwards before we fly home from Tokyo about 2-3 weeks later. We have not made any specific plans yet. Generally, I'm interested in tips on good sites that are...
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    Taiwan on public transport.

    Hi! I'm currently I Taiwan and would like to do some birding. However, most places recommended I'm trip reports seems to require private transport. Are here any good sites that possible to reach on public transport? I'm in Kenting area at the moment, planing to head up the east coast to Taipei...
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    Siberian crane still in Taiwan?

    Hi! I'm in Taiwan on holiday at the moment, and read that there has been a resident Siberian crane in Taiwan. However, these post are from earlier in this year, does anybody know if it is still in Taiwan? Regards, Adam
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    Pelagics/ whale watching in Japan?

    Hi! Going to Japan in September, probably gonna spend most of the time around Tokyo, but I'm moveable. Would like to do some whale watching and/or Pelagics while I'm there. Are there any organized tours (companies), or ferry lines that are recommended? Or any other suggestions on how to see...
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    Help with som birds from Sabah (Malaysia Borneo)

    Hi! Would really appreciate some help in ID:ing these birds from Sabah in May/June. Having trouble uploading, so posting a link to my Dropbox instead. Number 2-3, 4-5, 7-8, 10-11 are the same bird. The woodpecker is from Klias wetlands, the cuckoo from Tip of Borneo and the trogons from Danum...
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    Help with some birds from Sri Lanka

    Thanx for the help! Not sure if 5 and 6 is same bird, it's been a while since I photographed them.. / Adam
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    Help with some birds from Nepal

    Thanx a lot for helping me out! Yep, bird 2-5 (but not 1) are the same individual, as are 10-11 and 12-13. Unfortunately the images are to big to post here, and I don't know if I can alter them on my iPad (wont have my computer again until October). / Adam
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