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    Capercaillie in Finland

    Thanks. Going to read about their favourite trees now.
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    Capercaillie in Finland

    Hi, we are very keen to see Capercaillie on our visit to Finland. We will be travelling from Narvik, to Luleä, Rovaniemi and then Kuusamo in March, early April, sadly before the lekking season. Does anyone have contact details of someone that may be able to give us info that will help us locate...
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    Birdwatching in Finland - Rovaniemi area

    Thanks for those two traffic sites. Very useful
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    Birdwatching in Finland - Rovaniemi area

    I suggested to my husband, let’s go south…. Maybe I’ll still win that one 😂
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    Birdwatching in Finland - Rovaniemi area

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    Birdwatching in Finland - Rovaniemi area

    Thanks. Great to know the road to Varanger is fine in March. Hopefully I can find some info on the Tromso section. Thanks for the food heads up. We have already booked our Tromso section so have to start there. Fitting in a visa application between Tromso and our 3 month Indonesia- Thailand...
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    Birdwatching in Finland - Rovaniemi area

    We are spending time in Tromso end of Feb 25, but really want to go up to Varanger and then head to Lieksa to try for Wolverines. Very keen to get Stellers eider and also may get lucky with Snowy Owl at Varanger . Any one know best winter route to get there? The bus goes to Rovaniemi, is this...
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    March birding in Scandinavia Lapland

    We are heading to Norway and Sweden, maybe Finland too for 4 weeks in March 2025. We are planning on doing a round trip starting at Tromso, heading to Rovaniemi and then up to Varanga and back to Tromso. Any one have recommendations of other good birding spots to go to at that time of year in...
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    3 days birding around Nairobi

    We got some interesting birds around Hells Gate NP (you can find a bird guide at the entrance to the gorge) and Lake Naivasha, different to South African species. Don’t drive the road on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, it is busy! We weren’t so impressed with Nairobi National Park but it has a big...
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    "Lost" birds. Again

    This one has been seen, but you need to be pretty dedicated to get there 😂. I investigated and I think I would put it on “not practical” 😂
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    "Lost" birds. Again

    Hopefully my eBird checklists for our Somaliland trip will go through in the next few weeks. I just need to fix the locations on the import to eBird. That should take a few off the list. Somaliland was wonderful. I loved the desert landscapes.
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    Birds seen in Botswana

    I considered the small cisticolas, desert and zitting but yours looks too plain and not quite the right shape. The two tone beak seems to remove most of the species. So for me it’s neddicky.
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    Birds seen in Botswana

    I looks like Neddicky to me.
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    Skukuza Camp South Africa Oct 22

    To me the swallow is just not right for a greater striped. The rump is not the shade I associate with greater striped and the head …with the light cheeks also more like mosque to me.
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    "Lost" birds. Again

    My husband and I went on the trip. No photo opportunities of the linnet
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    Ethiopia and binoculars

    Transit no problem if you don’t leave the airport. If you have to leave the airport to go to a hotel for the night, even though you are still “in transit” you will pick up problems.
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    Ethiopia and binoculars

    I’m glad it went smoothly. Have a wonderful trip. We have just arrived back in South Africa, a relief to be in a semi civilised spot after 3 months in the Horn of Africa
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    Ethiopia and binoculars

    When you want to exit the airport there is one line to scan your luggage on exit for “transfer people” just overnighting in Addis (the right exit). This is the short line. And another longer line for everyone else, all luggage is also scanned there (the left exit) Both times we went to the...
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    Ethiopia and binoculars

    You shouldn’t have a problem. We entered back in with our old permit. The scanners had a tantrum and I just asked politely again and again to go to the “ Binoculars man “ saying I had a permit. When I arrived at the binoculars man, I said I have a permit for my binoculars, he said is it taxable...
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    Ethiopia and binoculars

    There shouldn’t be a problem. We were stopped, and they scrutinised our permit and serial numbers and then let us through. A friend was on a separate trip on transfer and his were confiscated and he collected them the next morning - took about an hour. We return through Addis in the next few...
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    Camera or Bins and Scope?

    Quick check with binos, if suspicious bird - ie not sure of ID, husband carries on with binoculars and I try get the photo.
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    Barbet in Uganda

    Looks like a speckled to me.
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    Binoculars confiscated by Egyptian authorities at airport

    Will do
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    Ethiopia and binoculars

    I tried to PM you, but not sure if I did it right. We are going there in a months time. Would love advice
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    Binoculars confiscated by Egyptian authorities at airport

    What did you do/ say to end up keeping them? We are due to spend a week on the beach after 6 weeks birding in the Horn of Africa and of course will have our binoculars with us.
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