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    Taiwan (Dasyueshan) - looking for a guide for one day

    Hi Thibaud, I live in Taiwan but I don't do tours, however, I have met several birders who have arranged private tours with Richard Foster and have been pleased. I have met Richard and he has an easy going pleasant manner. You can find out more here and contact him on availability...
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    Sulawesi and Halmahera June/July 2017

    Interested. Can you send me an email with start and end locations so I can see what I can arrange in terms of flights (I'm based in Taiwan) and dates when finalized. [email protected] Cheers,
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    Taiwan on public transport.

    Hi Adam, When you get to Taipei there are several birding spots in the north that you can get to on public transportation. Keep in mind right now things are really slow birding wise since fall migration hasn't started yet but some early arrivals should start showing by the end of the month...
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    Uganda in July 2016

    I'm not aware of a complete list of species seen on last year's trip but there is a trip report for last year available with links to ebird posting of birds seen at each of the sites visited that you can browse here...
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    Uganda in July 2016

    Looking for 1 more birder to meet the minimum for Birdingpal tour to Uganda this July (2-16). Info and itinerary here: http://birdingpaltours.com/UgandaItinerary.htm This tour is very competitively priced compared to other 2 week tours in Uganda. Pls contact Deo direct if you are interested. David
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    Trip report Uganda 2-16 July 2015

    If you have read this trip report and are interested in a birding trip to Uganda, Deo (the guide in this report) is trying to organize the same trip this July 2016 (probably the best time of year for birding there). I am planning on joining since it is a very reasonably priced trip to a great...
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    2016 - World Yearlist Record Attempt

    The process of comparing taxonomy lists could be simplified if we recognized there are 4 possible Big Year totals: 1. Clements/ebird including heard onlys 2. Clements/ebird with no heard onlys 3. IOC including heard onlys 4. IOC with no heard onlys Noah's Big Year as he has recorded it will...
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    World Yearlist Record Attempt

    I hope someday Noah will have the time to review this thread and if he does I would like to say thanks for letting us enjoy the ride with you on this epic quest. For myself I have never thought of anyone involved in our hobby before as being heroic but I do consider Noah having the qualities of...
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    One year free for birding - what would you do?

    Since I'm retired I already can do what I want any year--ah the rub is that it takes a lot more money than my pension allows. I have to be satisfied with 1 pure birding 2 to 3 week trip and 1 family vacation with a few days of birding thrown in. Of course I have a lot of time for birding my...
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    Plover at Huajiang Bridge, Taiwan on 12-11-2015

    This morning I photographed a plover at Huajiang Bridge, Taiwan. This location has Little Ringed Plovers most days in winter but they usually appear to have a yellow eye-ring and this one doesn't seem to have one. Do some juveniles or adults not have the yellow eye-ring or is this a possible...
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    Pittas (and others) in August?

    Ian, That conference falls at a very inconvenient time for any chance of finding Fairy Pitta in Taiwan. Looking at species records in ebird there have been a few records in late July but nothing after the 1st week in August. Some birders in Taiwan claim that some of the Fairy Pittas do remain...
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    World Yearlist Record Attempt

    The discussion on the Artic Warbler split brings up an interesting issue to me at least. If one establishes a Big Year record is that record frozen in time? By this I mean Noah has seen a few birds along the way that are in the process of being described and one or more may eventually be...
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    World Yearlist Record Attempt

    The weather in Taiwan today is very good so Noah should get a good count but there is cause for concern in that there is a late season slow moving typhoon just east of Luzon that is scheduled to bring some heavy rain and winds to Luzon and S. Taiwan for the next 5 to 6 days. Of course typhoons...
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    World Yearlist Record Attempt

    According to this local article he will be stopping in Taiwan for a few days before heading to the Philippines--good chance to gather 20+ endemics and quite a few other ticks before heading on a short flight to the Philippines. http://m.focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201510080027.aspx Cheers,
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Great photos!!! Having the chance to get these kind of photos of one of the rarest birds on the planet is special--it's much more than just another number on a life list. Cheers, David
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Congrats on a successful trip and hoping the Chinese Crested Tern numbers keep slowly increasing. Looking forward to photos. David
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Indeed it was a pleasure to meet up with Dave 2x and it was a good day of birding even if there weren't as many migrants as we hoped for. I gained a lot of respect for folks like Dave who can get onto a bird instantly while hand holding hefty photo gear. That Black Bittern was only in sight a...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    I wish I could take credit for the find but it was another birder who first saw it 20 meters south of the big crowd waiting for the Baillon's Crake. Granted a female Common Rosefinch isn't a very flashy bird but only 1 or 2 of the large crowd of photographers waiting for the Crake bothered to...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    As usual some great photos Dave. I went back to Yehliu on Sunday hoping to see the Baillon's Crake. I arrived at 8 am on the upper trail where it was showing Saturday but I just missed it and even though I waited untill 10 am it didn't show again. The early bird got the worm and I didn't get...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    I made a trip to Yehliu and Jinshan today--there was a ton of photographers and birdwatchers for the middle of the week at Yehliu. I didn't see or hear of others seeing the Baillon's crake today or the rumored Orange-headed Thrush but there were some good birds including Ruddy Kingfisher moving...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    There is still hope for the Guishan trip--I was also on the waiting list but got called a couple of days ago. I've never been to Guishan Island but the part of not landing if the seas are too rough is a little off-putting. Anyway I'm free most weekends as well as weekdays for birding now since...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Dave, I'm always amazed at the photos you get. I was at Yehliu a day previous to you and felt lucky just to get a glimpse of the male Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher nevertheless a photo. I think I saw the Chinese egrets also but with no scope I couldn't confirm so I'll have to wait for another...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    There was a Chinese Penduline-Tit today (the 28th) at HuaJiang Bridge Park in Taipei. Unfortunately I'm still learning the ropes on my new camera and wasn't able to get a photo of this energetic bird but lots of other folks did--word got around fast. Don't know how long it will stay around but...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Tried for the Yellow Bunting again today and was successful after a 3 and a half hour wait. For those who might be in the Taipei area the next few days it might be worth a trip to Huajiang Wild Duck Sanctuary. For the last few days it has come out in close view some 30 meters east of the large...
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    Taiwan - Birding Reports

    Dave looks like you had a busy weekend--congrats on the White-browed Crake. Since I sold my car when I retired a few years ago I must wait for an opportunity with TWBS for most of my Southern Taiwan birding. I went after the Yellow Bunting today at Huajiang but I dipped. I found the group of...
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