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  1. Andrea-Bologna

    "modestus" Great White Egret? N Italy 1 apr 2024

    Dear all, I wonder if this bird could be a Casmerodius albus modestus (Great White Egret, oriental subsp.). Pics taken 1st April 24, in a wetland area in Italy (between Modena and Bologna). Legs seems to be wholly red, apart from some dark parts due to mud, I think. Also, the bill seems rather...
  2. Andrea-Bologna

    some info about Tenerife

    Hi, I’d like to know which bird species in Tenerife is considered “naturalized”, ie – if I’m not wrong – is into “Category C” having a self-sustaining populations (definition from this site Species categories - British Ornithologists' Union). So, in other words, species which are valid info a...
  3. Andrea-Bologna

    bird in Varanger (Finnmark, Norway)

    thank you, it'd be it, with a weird upright posture
  4. Andrea-Bologna

    bird in Varanger (Finnmark, Norway)

    hi there I have this pic of a bird which I saw on 31 May 2023 in the area of Tana Delta, Varanger (Finnmark, Norway). Looking at the pic, I have no clue. My ebird check list of that day is not showing anything useful. Amazingly, I did not remember having sptted a mystery bird that day, but the...
  5. Andrea-Bologna

    I need to see a hoopoe in Italy

    the call (song?) is very simple, here's a good recording of it: XC559875 Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
  6. Andrea-Bologna

    I need to see a hoopoe in Italy

    hi there. Hoopoe in widespead in Italy and summer is very good to see them. Keep your ears ready to detect the distinctive call. Of course, the best is to look in urban parks and countryside.
  7. Andrea-Bologna

    any update about birding in Jordan?

    Hi there Maybe someone has recent feedback returning from Jordan for birdwatching? Especially about travelling with binocular and compact camera (in my case a medium sized Canon SX70HS) and having (or not having) troubles in airport, check points and so on.
  8. Andrea-Bologna

    Jordan off limits for birders?

    no problem in april 2019 I know that an organized group of Italian birders and photographers, more or less friends of mine, have been in Jordan in April 2019. I know they did not have any trouble, despite of using bino's, scopes and of course various cameras. Important fact is, I think, that...
  9. Andrea-Bologna

    Ideas for autumn birding, maybe near Edinburgh

    thanx.... Hello, I forgot to thank all those replied this topic. Anyway, I finally decided to go to.... Nederland! It'll be easier due to better flights and no hassle having to drive the car on the opposite side we are used. I saved into a PDF the infos you all provided me in this forum, for...
  10. Andrea-Bologna

    Ideas for birding in autumn

    thanks for the reply. Anyway, I finally decide to go to.... Nederland! It'll be easier due to better flights and no hassle having to drive the car on the opposite side we are used.
  11. Andrea-Bologna

    Ideas for autumn birding, maybe near Edinburgh

    Thanx again for the replies. About which species I'd like more to see: it'd be pretty simple as I never birded norther than Czech republic. Actually, I already saw a lot of birds wintering in Italy, such as Scoters, Long-tailed Ducks, white tailed Eagles, all the Grebes, 3 species of Divers. I...
  12. Andrea-Bologna

    Ideas for autumn birding, maybe near Edinburgh

    Thanx a lot for the replies so far
  13. Andrea-Bologna

    Ideas for birding in autumn

    Hi there. I’m from Italy and I wonder if birding in autumn in Ireland (October, November?) could be interesting for someone like me, who never visited north Europe on the whole. I guess the reply is YES. As you can imagine, I miss a lot of species…. Anyway, I’d have some limitations: Cheap...
  14. Andrea-Bologna

    Ideas for autumn birding, maybe near Edinburgh

    Hi there. I’m from Italy and I wonder if birding in autumn in Scotland (October, November?) could be interesting for someone like me, who never visited north Europe on the whole. I guess the reply is YES. As you can imagine, I miss a lot of species…. Anyway, I’d have some limitations: Cheap...
  15. Andrea-Bologna

    Azores

    I have some current sightings which I'd like to be included in http://azoresbirdsightings.blogspot.pt/ someone knows how ho contact the blog owners? I can't find any way
  16. Andrea-Bologna

    Azores

    Hi there. As I think I'll be visitina Azores this summer, I just found this interesting "Updated list with some comments on species distribution" http://cita.angra.uac.pt/ficheiros/publicacoes/1448462745.pdf released just a few months ago!
  17. Andrea-Bologna

    Birding in the Delta Po area and in Emilia Romagna

    If somone is interested in finding birding sites in my region, called "Emilia Romagna" and in the Delta Po area, here are 2 useful links: A map I did, which includes the most interesting areas: http://tinyurl.com/kddakqw A bilingul guide for the Po Delta...
  18. Andrea-Bologna

    Very strange gull in Italy!

    China... New Zealand (??!!)... I also 've read about a similarity with ... andean gull!! That gull seems very interesting indeed
  19. Andrea-Bologna

    Jordan off limits for birders?

    Jordan troubles The very bad situation which interests so many north Africa and Middle East counties is obviously a disgrace for people living down there, but also it narrows the choice when the WP birder wants to take a trip. So it's very useful to discuss about this topic. About Tunisia...
  20. Andrea-Bologna

    Jordan off limits for birders?

    Very bad experience in my opinion, it makes me paranoid about going in Jordan, and I'd love to do it! :-(
  21. Andrea-Bologna

    Sardinia in March

    hello, Check out the SYSTEMATIC LIST http://www.ebnitalia.it/lists/sardegna.htm in March you can see many species, of course not those who arrive later from Africa (i.e. Eleonora's Falcon). You can get Purple Swamphen, Flamingos, Spectacled Warbler, also Little Bustard, Marmora's Warbler ...
  22. Andrea-Bologna

    Some basic infos

    Hi there, I'd like to know some updated infos about birding in Cyprus, I mean: - best specific book / guide - best web site(s) - best web reports (pdf, web pages or whatever). Of course I can use Google (!) and I know sites such as Cloudbirders or Fatbirder, but I'd like to get some additional...
  23. Andrea-Bologna

    Pantelleria isle: between Tunisia and S Italy

    From 25 April to 1 May 2013 I went in the Sicilian isle of Pantelleria, a very good place for birding... and also hiking, eating and sea (in summer). I guess it's a paradise also for plants, insects... you can also find easily the horseshoe whip snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis). It's a rather big...
  24. Andrea-Bologna

    Tripod advice for Zeiss scope

    Well I tested the combination tripod Benro C2580T with head Manfrotto 701HDV. The whole is not so light , but I used to carry even more. Anyway I admit I don't climb mountains with my Zeiss scope.... The head Manfrotto 701HDV is rather big compared to my previous (unuseful) small ball head. By...
  25. Andrea-Bologna

    Tripod & heads for 82mm scope

    hello, maybe you can take a look also at "my" Thread at the top of this forum (the Zeiss thread end so on)
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