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    Booking Rio Blanco lodging and guide

    Hoping you've had a response by now, but just in case you haven't - while planning my upcoming trip I've had much better luck with whatsapp than email. Rio Blanco can be reached at ‪+57 312 2261116
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    Independent birding near Cusco

    Thanks very much Avery I'll have a read. In my limited experience is seems like people named Josh create a disproportionately high amount of useful neotropical birding material
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    Independent birding near Cusco

    Hi all, making another post for my upcoming trip after all the helpful responses to previous threads. I’ve got some free time around Cusco and would love to do some independent birding. I’ve got a Machu Picchu trek planned and then some time going down the Manu road into the lowlands + Madre de...
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    Mindo Lodges

    Hi, just related to this could I ask your opinion on self-driving, is that something you'd recommend? Is it doable to hit the places you mentioned driving in our own non 4x4 car, and okay with tolls / roadblocks etc?
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    Five days birding trip in Extremadura

    Just chiming in to agree with @Dutch Birder on recommending the Crossbills guide, I've done a lot of the routes suggested in that and had a phenomenal trip. Do you have any target birds @andreabert ?
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    Amazon / Yasuni birding

    Thanks so much Josh, incredibly useful as usual - I'll make some enquiries and drop Thierry a message. Out of curiosity do you know how Sandro is as a guide, I've got a quote from him and curious if others have birded with him before. with regards to Spanish, I speak decent functional Spanish...
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    Travel from Manizles to Santa Marta

    Thanks Avery, will go for Pereira!
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    Amazon / Yasuni birding

    Thanks very much @Dortmundbirder I'll peruse your report, very nice Agami heron sighting!
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    Spots near Glasgow for some spring birding (ideally Golden Eagle)

    Hadn't considered that at all, completely fair Ian. Ignoring the eagles, do you have recommendations for general spots in that case?
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    Amazon / Yasuni birding

    Hi all, had excellent advice from various users wrt Colombia & Peru, which I've built into my trip plan - just a few questions when it comes to Ecuador. I'll be on the Eastern slopes probably November / December, and was wondering if anyone has any recommendation for tours / guides etc. when...
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    Travel from Manizles to Santa Marta

    Hi Avery, unrelated to the thread but curious what you mean about Manizales being unreliable? I was planning on flying there but will re-route if you recommend!
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    Spots near Glasgow for some spring birding (ideally Golden Eagle)

    Hi all, I've got a spare day in a few weeks in Glasgow and would love to drive out for some birding before heading south. I've repeatedly dipped Golden Eagle so would love to catch one, if anyone knows any spots near(ish) to Glasgow? Diver / Dotterel / any other specialties would also be great...
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    Morocco again! Guelmim, Agadir and Oukaimeden

    Awesome bald ibis shots and great report. Was this independent or with guides? Been meaning to do a Morocco trip for ages
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    Bluethroats Extremadura Spain

    I had some incredible Bluethroat views, maybe 4 or 5 birds in late May last year. I parked at Plataforma de Gredos and then walked on the path up to lagunas (easy walking, signposted). Birds were at about ~2100m elevation and very active in the morning. Picture attached from the same trip It's...
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    Brazil Atlantic Forest

    Incredibly thorough and really useful, thanks a lot! Have dropped Hudson a message.
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    Brazil Atlantic Forest

    Hi Jose, I was planning on visiting the Atlantic rainforest in August, I wondered if you made the trip in the end, how was it?
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    Compact recording device for long term birding trip

    Thats a great option, thanks! I think I'll go with the rode for the trip as its so compact, but I'll look into this for a more comprehensive option for recording when not travelling
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    Time around Lima in October

    Amazing, thank you so much for all the detail. We weren't planning on going as far as Junin but that grebe is incredibly tempting - I'll drop Cesar a message.
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    Time around Lima in October

    Very useful indeed, thanks again Josh! Sounds a little bleak but some amazing birds so will definitely try for a few days there. Cheers!
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    Time around Lima in October

    Brilliant, thanks so much @AveryBartels and @pbjosh - I'll skip the pelagics and do a standard ballestas trip, then spend some time in Santa Eulalia. Josh, unrelated to the thread but based on your picture, don't suppose you know if its at all possible to independently bird in Plataforma? Would...
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    Compact recording device for long term birding trip

    This is awesome, thanks so much this seems absolutely perfect!
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    Time around Lima in October

    Hi Avery, thanks again for the reply - we considered it but were a bit wary of the mountain driving, is it actually not too bad? Any lodges / hotels you'd recommend?
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    Compact recording device for long term birding trip

    Hi, later this year I'll be going on a long trip (6+ months) backpacking, and would love to bring a decent recording device that I can use with my iPhone. So far I've just been using Merlin and my phones mic. I really just need something better than that, and ideally as small as possible so I...
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    Time around Lima in October

    After some amazingly helpful responses to my thread asking about a long term Colombia trip i thought I'd ask some advice for a portion of my time in Peru also. I'll be around Lima for ~8 days, and would love any tips about areas to hit. My plan was to hit Lomas de Lachay, and then head down to...
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    General advice for an independent Colombia trip, and blue bearded helmetcrest

    Haha yeah that mirrors what I've heard with the driving! Thanks very much, will add them to the plan. The more I read, the more I want this to be a pretty long trip... Is it pretty easy to extend the 90 day stay to 180?
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