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  1. Jos Stratford

    Jordan off limits for birders?

    I would disagree with your disagreement :) With no lakes, estuaries and limited seawatching potential, I would say there are very few occasions when a scope would be useful. Sure in the desert, it might be nice to scope distant stuff or for far away flying raptors, but virtually everything in...
  2. Jos Stratford

    Jordan off limits for birders?

    PS they are not the only country in the region to confiscate items. I told this story of this thread to a friend yesterday and they told what happened to them when they entered Israel. Keen mountaineers and in the country purely to hike and climb, they had climbing ropes with them. Israeli...
  3. Jos Stratford

    Jordan off limits for birders?

    It might not have any impact on the ground however with the military personnel on the ground. I was detained by the military (on Christmas Day!) for visiting the Aqaba Sewage Works (immediately adjacent to the Israeli border) - despite the area full of marked nature trails and even notice...
  4. Jos Stratford

    Jordan off limits for birders?

    A scope is not really needed in Jordan (I didn't take one), so I would certainly leave that behind as it immediately grabs attention. Perhaps take a small second pair of compacts that might slip by if the main pair gets confiscated. Overall though, I'd be very wary of planning a trip to Jordan...
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