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  1. dantheman

    Birdwatching more locally

    They're getting closer then! I saw one in Lithuania back when ... although I guess the channel tunnel would be a barrier too far. Good luck! ;-)
  2. dantheman

    Birdwatching more locally

    Since the main subject is local birding, just a heads up for the green listing thread on here if people hadn't come across it yet - https://www.birdforum.net/threads/green-listing-2022-joint-thread.418046/#post-4270134 I would love to get wolf on my local patch list (don't really see that...
  3. dantheman

    Birdwatching more locally

    I think there are a couple of different arguments here - and conflating/confusing the issues possibly? (EDIT: The article linked in post #1 wasn't really about global birding, or ecotourism etc) I've never been to the tropics, or to a place where my money will have specifically helped...
  4. dantheman

    Birdwatching more locally

    Indeed ;-) It was just a general comment, and not really a critiscm on here, although I do recall people in the past on here gloating about how many flights they were going to be taking, which sounded a bit much. Did I hear/read recently that Chris Packham wasn't going to do any more foreign...
  5. dantheman

    Birdwatching more locally

    Absolutely. However the flip side is that someone has to start somehow, somewhere, and if birders and conservationists can't consider it... If people purporting to be conservationists loudly tout how much they are going to travel extensively, then how can anyone expect your average...
  6. dantheman

    Birdwatching more locally

    No lack of faith ;-) People going over to twitching is sometimes called 'going over to the dark side' Ironically going over to 'greener/healthier/more local birding the 'dark side' in your case?! ;-) Good luck/congrats with your impending retirement.
  7. dantheman

    Birdwatching more locally

    There are a couple threads/initiatives here on BF at least - garden birding, green listing and 5km bird list (not all started up for 2022 yet). With lockdowns and more environmental awareness certainly more interest in such things it seems. Some things like Patchwork Challenge and Foot-it...
  8. dantheman

    Birdwatching more locally

    Going over to the dark side, eh John? ;-)
  9. dantheman

    Birdwatching more locally

    Quote from Radio 4 two minutes ago; New York City consumes more energy annually than the whole of sub-Saharan Africa.
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