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  1. Jos Stratford

    Desert Owls unguided?

    You did say you had missed them in six or seven countries, so I also assumed you were asking wider than just Jordan or Israel. One was hanging around in southern Israel last winter I believe, exceptionally rare reports still surface from the area south of Wadi Rum in Jordan. However, agree with...
  2. Jos Stratford

    Desert Owls unguided?

    I saw Caracal at Petra across the border in Jordan, though that was extreme luck rather than any plan.
  3. Jos Stratford

    Desert Owls unguided?

    Not on that trip :) Did get exceptionally lucky with a nighttime Caracal at the same site though. Edit: I did get detained by Jordanian security at the pools north of Aqaba for a while for not having a (supposedly no longer required) permit.
  4. Jos Stratford

    Desert Owls unguided?

    Telescopes are not let in, binoculars are. Algeria is not letting binoculars in.
  5. Jos Stratford

    Desert Owls unguided?

    Agree with both first paragraph and second paragraph, and especially the very final sentence.
  6. Jos Stratford

    Desert Owls unguided?

    Yep, that's a good enough reason :)
  7. Jos Stratford

    Desert Owls unguided?

    Wouldn't consider Jordan? Cheap flights from Warsaw possible (eg from under 100 zł return trip in December, 250 zł in January/February - and these prices will drop) and the owl is certainly possible independently. Picture below is from an independent visit a few years back.
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