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  1. mjh73

    Forest-falcon, Minca, Colombia

    It was called as one FF in the field, then the guide advised it was a different FF subsequently. Just sorting photos now and revisiting.
  2. mjh73

    Vietnam, Shrikes

    Hi folks, Photographed these two this week, well marked bird in Cuc Phoung lighter bird (crappy photo - it was a long way away!) further south in a field in Ha Tinh province. I had the first as Grey Backed, but it looks dumpy and relatively bold coloured compared to the second bird. Second also...
  3. mjh73

    Female sunbirds, Singapore

    I think I have a female Brown-throated and a female Crimson.....
  4. mjh73

    Swiftlets, Singapore, July

    Anyone help with this small selection of swiftlets? Hoping the one with the very square tail is Black-nest, otherwise I guess Germain's?
  5. mjh73

    Half a minivet , Panti, Malaysia

    Any thoughts on which Minivet species this back half belongs too? Seen in July on Panti bunker trail. Thanks
  6. mjh73

    Cairngorm ranger guided walks

    Re ranger walks on Cairngorm. I'm visting from Australia at the end of June. I'm keen to see Dotterel and Ptarmigan, my 10 year old is keen to see everything. Seen advice elsewhere on BF to do a guided walk from the top. There appear to be two options - four hours Coire An T-Sneachda or 2...
  7. mjh73

    Woolston Eyes day visit permit?

    Hi folks I've emailed the reserve a few days ago but no response yet. We're visiting the UK in June/July and hoped to access the reserve to see the Black-necked Grebes. There only seem to be annual permit options, now day permits or organised trips in for non permit holders. Can anyone offer...
  8. mjh73

    Birding Southampton - mid-June 2018

    Hi folks We will be having a trip to the UK in June / July and we will be staying with our friends in Southampton for a few days. We won't have access to a vehicle. So what are peoples recommendations for easily public transport accessible birding sites in / near Southampton? Is New Forest...
  9. mjh73

    Birding London - mid-June 2018

    Hi folks We will be having a trip to the UK in June / July and we will be staying with family friends near Walthamstow for a few days. We won't have access to a vehicle. So what are peoples recommendations for easily public transport accessible birding sites in / near London? I will have my 10...
  10. mjh73

    Northern Argentina 2016 (just) and 2017

    I was lucky enough to get a volunteer gig on a bird research project for Museo De La Plata in Argentina for January / February 2017, and lucky enough to get my wife to let me abandon her and the kids for six weeks to do it! Having never been to the Americas before I planned two side trips to the...
  11. mjh73

    Cuesta del Obispo, Salta province, Argentina

    I tried to be pretty meticulous about noting which birds I had photographed but this one appears to have slipped the net. Guessing it's a tit-spinetail, and a young one, but struggling to work out which one. We had seen Brown-capped around the same sort of area but this doesn't look right for...
  12. mjh73

    Mini-trip to the Pilbara, NW Western Australia

    In the past one of the perks of being an engineer has been the odd jaunt to interesting places. Lately I've been based on the same contract most of the time for about four years, about 3km from my home, which has some domestic benefits but limited scope to explore anywhere new! A few weeks ago...
  13. mjh73

    Piculet, Reserva del Huaico, Argentina

    Would appreciate peoples thoughts on this piculet in NE Argentina (Salta)
  14. mjh73

    Night Parrot News

    New finds in Queensland, Western Australia, and some controversy about access for $ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-22/night-parrots-discovered-in-central-west-queensland/7957242 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-23/night-parrot-sighting-in-wa-shocks-birdwatching-world/8377624...
  15. mjh73

    Melbourne to Gluepot (SA) and return 12-14 November 2011

    Bit of a lengthy one, hope it is of interest.... Last Friday evening Tony Keene (Colonelboris), Ed Williams and myself set out from Melbourne on a trip to Birds Australia's 'Gluepot' reserve in South Australia, mainly to catch the Scarlet-chested Parrots while we could. For non Aussies, the...
  16. mjh73

    [AU] Eaglehawk Neck (Tasmania) pelagic

    Bird Observation and Conservation (BOCA) PELAGIC TRIP off EAGLEHAWK NECK, Tas, Sunday 18th September 2011 Summary version of report by Rohan Clarke (organiser/report compiler). Attended by mjh73 and 11 others Great-winged Petrel: Mostly ssp. gouldii, 1 nominate Cape Petrel: 2 definite nominate...
  17. mjh73

    [AU] Portland Pelagics

    BIRDS AUSTRALIA VICGROUP PELAGIC TRIP OFF PORTLAND, VIC Sunday 6th March 2011 BIRDS: Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Grey-backed Storm-Petrel White-faced Storm-Petrel Black-browed Albatross: nominate & impavida Shy Albatross: mostly cauta one ssp salvini Yellow-nosed Albatross BULLER'S ALBATROSS Fairy...
  18. mjh73

    Rare Albatross is unique species

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9421000/9421647.stm
  19. mjh73

    Vote re duck hunting in Victoria [Australia]

    While I am fairly indifferent about duck hunting generally (from an 'ecosystem services' point of view I can see the argument for allowing hunting to persist with appropriate controls), the reinstatement of duck hunting in Victoria based on -frankly- an assumption that one good rain year after...
  20. mjh73

    Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis

    I've uploaded a couple of photos of Grey-backed Storm Petrels to the gallery, hopefully these could be some use for Opus as there don't appear to be any for this sp. so far. Not great pics- they are small birds, as was the boat, and the sea is big, I count myself lucky to have caught the pics as...
  21. mjh73

    Depressing Yellow Sea Update

    You can't help but feel a sense of futility reading the report below- how can you tell someone living a subsistence existence out of a shack in a small settlement that the port or steelworks that could transform their wealth and living environment can't be built because it would threaten the...
  22. mjh73

    BA Vic : Western Treatment Plant Water Levels

    Received from BA Vic yesterday: Western Treatment Plant Water Levels Melbourne Water have recently advised the Western Treatment Plant Biodiversity and Conservation Committee that people have been interfering with water levels in some of the conservation lagoons at the facility. Water...
  23. mjh73

    Bunyip State Park, Australia

    Bit embarrassing really, a good birding spot less than an hour away from where I live and I've never been there before. Finally made the effort today, primarily hoping to see southern emu wren.... Bunyip State Park is a 16000Ha reserve 65km east of Melbourne. Generally a mix of heathland (esp...
  24. mjh73

    Accommodation Advice Sydney

    Hi All I am planning to do the Halicat Sydney pelagic for the first time next month. I have a choice of pick up from Mosman Bay or Rose Bay early in the morning, can anyone recommend a reasonable place nearby to stay near either (will have my family staying with me too, but not on the boat...
  25. mjh73

    Hello from Melbourne, Australia

    Hi All :hi: My name is Mike, I am a UK expat working in Oz (three years into a 4 year visa but applying for an extention at the moment). I have been birding (on and off) for as long as I can remember. A recent mostly off period ended once we moved to Oz and I started to take an interest in the...
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