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Goa Winter 2017 - 2018
Yes. The farmhouse has always been in the camp. The pound was at 100 rupees until the Brexit vote! -
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Goa Winter 2017 - 2018
Everybody accommodated in the farmhouse. It worked out at £172 per person at an exchange rate of 84 rupees to the pound. Agreed - people who'd been before commented that they missed being in a tent. The Frogmouth doesn't seem to be guaranteed in the camp anymore. We eventually got great views... -
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Goa Winter 2017 - 2018
You'd be totally shocked now!!!! No mention of the Eagle Owl at Backwoods. But, I think the walks through the forest have been abandoned - trails overgrown or no birds? I don't know! Cost for 3 nights, 4 days for two people was 29,000 rupees, including transport from Arpora. There have been... -
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Goa Winter 2017 - 2018
One place worth investigation is Netraveli Wildlife Sanctuary in south Goa. We spent a morning there partly birding and being tourists. The forest was alive with birds but a failure to get to grips with bird calls let us down badly. I believe home-stay is a possibility in the village of Verlem... -
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Goa Winter 2017 - 2018
I just got back from Goa a few days ago. It wasn't primarily a birding holiday but we did have 4 days at Backwoods again and visited a few other sites anyway. Nothing specific to report in terms of individual species (dipped the Dowitcher) or sites really. It's been 10 years since we were... -
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Goa Winter 2017 - 2018
Thanks for that Mark. I follow GBC on Facebook but haven't noticed anything. Must pay attention. -
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Goa Winter 2017 - 2018
Hi Mark. How do you get details of pelagics out of Goa?