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2025 West Pacific Odyssey - worth it?
I'm looking to join the 2025 West Pacific Odyssey. Heritage Expeditions just published their itinerary and it has some significant changes compared to previous years that make me doubt whether it's maybe better to wait it out for 2026. The first and last parts are still the same as any other...- Calonectris
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South Peru in October 2018
Hi, we're planning on doing this with a guide. So far, we have a preliminary schedule with Kolibri Expeditions (Gunnar Engblom).- Calonectris
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- Forum: Companions for Birding Trips
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South Peru in October 2018
We're three Belgian birders looking for one extra companion for a tour of south Peru: highland endemics (Abra Malaga, Machu Picchu, Apurimac, etc) and Manu Road. Exact schedule TBD, aiming for three and a half weeks on the road. Filip Collet.- Calonectris
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Your Most Recent "Life" Bird
Daurian Redstart, on Nov 27th near my hotel in Tokyo on the way back from Australia.- Calonectris
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- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Your Most Recent "Life" Bird
Eurasian Pygmy Owl, one singing male in the eastern part of Belgium.- Calonectris
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- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Woodchat Shrikes on the Baleares in July
Hello, I was wondering whether the nominate race of Woodchat Shrike breeds on Mallorca or whether only the Balearic Woodchat Shrike, Lanius badius, occurs there. I expect the nominate passes through on migration, but in July one would expect only breeding birds. Reason I ask is I was on...- Calonectris
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Your Most Recent "Life" Bird
number 1255: Wilson's storm-Petrel, on a pelagic in Madeira.- Calonectris
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- Forum: Birds & Birding
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American Avocet in Colombia
Short heads up, I'm writing a short article on this observation. Not sure where (or when) it will be published. I will confer with Pablo Flores on that one.- Calonectris
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- Forum: Information Wanted
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American Avocet in Colombia
Greetings, Two weeks ago I returned from a birding trip to Colombia where on May 30th we (a party of three and our guide) visited the saltmarshes and mangroves of Isla Salamanca on the Caribbean coast. On one of the lagoons there we saw a first summer (2nd cy) American Avocet. Our guide (Pablo...- Calonectris
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Calonectris' 2007 list
Over the last weeks I dadded the following 7th May 137. Blue-headed (or Yellow) Wagtail - Motacilla flava - Gele Kwikstaart 8th May 138. (Eurasian) Hobby - Falco subbuteo -Boomvalk 9th May 139. Common Tern - Sterna hirundo - Visdief 11th May 140. Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe -...- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
1st May 136. Pied Flycatcher - Ficedula hypoleuca - Bonte Vliegenvanger- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
29th April A day's migration count at Mechels Broek added the following: 129. Common Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos - Nachtegaal 130. Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola - Bosruiter 131. Common Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus - Koekoek 132. Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis - Boompieper 133. Black Tern...- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
Lots of arrivals this week apparantly. Thank god for the splendid weather, although four weeks without rain is a bit too much maybe. 23rd April 123. Common Whitehroat - Sylvia communis - Grasmus 124. Eurasian Reed-Warbler - Acrocephalus scirpaceus - Kleine Karekiet 24th April 125. Common...- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
15th April In the weekend I added: 122. Sand Martin - Riparia riparia - Oeverzwaluw- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
Back to work by bike: 11th April 120. Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus - Fitis 13th April 121. Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus schoenobaenus - Rietzanger- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
9th April A trip to Bertembos (vicinity of Leuven) added the following: 114. Black Woodpecker - Dryocopus martius - Zwarte Specht 115. Hawfinch - Coccothraustes coccothraustes - Appelvink 116. Blackcap - Sylvia melanocephala - Zwartkop 117. Firecrest - Regulus ignicapillus - Vuurgoudhaan 118...- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
Back to work on bike: 28th March 110. Common Linnet - Carduelis cannabina - Kneu 4th April 111. Bluethroat - Luscina svevica - Blauwborst 112. (Western) Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus - Bruine Kiekendief 113. Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius - Kleine Plevier- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
25th March A tour around Mechelen yielded the following: 105. Gadwall - Mareca (or Anas) strepera - Krakeend 106. Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis - IJsvogel 107. European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis - Putter 108. Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - Goudvink 109. Middle Spotted...- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
I started going to work by bike and over the last few weeks I added the following: 8th March 99. Water Rail - Rallus aquaticus - Waterral 100. Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita - Tjiftjaf 12th March 101. Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochrurus - Zwarte Roodstaart 14th March 102...- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
17th February Another day in Zeeland and I added the following: 87. Common Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula - Bontbekplevier 88. Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis - Veldleeuwerik 89. Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa - Grutto 90. White Wagtail - Motacilla alba - Witte Kwikstaart 91...- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
11th February A short afternoon's drive yielded the following: 82. Rook - Corvus frugilegus - Roek 83. Bewick's Swan - Cygnus bewickii - Kleine Zwaan 84. Whooper Swan - Cygnus cygnus - Wilde Zwaan 85. Mute Swan - Cygnus olor - Knobbelzwaan 86. Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus - Witgat- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
6th February in the garden: 81. Greenfinch - Chloris (or Carduelis) chloris - Groenling- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
A few additions over the last weeks 70. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus - Huismus 71. Tawny Owl - Strix aluco - Bosuil 72. Coal tit - Periparus (or Parus) ater - Zwarte Mees 73. Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major - Grote Bonte Specht Went to Hautes Fagnes (East-Belgium) last...- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
year list (cont.) 9th January A short forest walk added the following: 65. Goldcrest - Regulus regulus - Goudhaan 66. Eurasian Jay - Garrulus glandarius - Gaai 67. Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs - Vink 68. Wood Nuthatch - Sitta europaea - Boomklever 11th January 69. Crested Tit - Lophophanes...- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007
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Calonectris' 2007 list
year list 6th January 64. Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus - Staartmees A small group in the garden.- Calonectris
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- Forum: Member's Lists 2007