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    Vacation outside Europe ?

    Hello together, I want to get recommandation for vacation outside Europe. Fly about 2 to 4 hours. Target birds and wildflowers like orchids. First and second week of June. I want swim and watching birds or hike in mountains. I am familar with high mountains because I do 80 - 100 mountain tours...
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    European Mountain Birds

    Look for ornitho.ch ornitho.fr ornitho.de ornitho.at How report this birds and contact them. Citril Finch is more a little bit west located. Most east place in Germany is south of Lenggries at Moosenalm at mountain Schafreuther. For Lammergeier you need exact location to make sure to find...
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    European Mountain Birds

    Alpine Chough is almost on each peak, more like you want if you have food. Wallcreeper is possible near lift of Karwendel Spitze. Nutcracker is not difficult in Alps. Alpine Accentor and Snow Finch also at Karwendelspitze. Lammergeier very high chance in valley of Rauris in Austria.
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    What countries or regions are good for solo birding?

    Look at this video, what happened with this policemen. No chance to throughing stones to push 25 big dogs away.
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    What countries or regions are good for solo birding?

    Another big different to US I think is dog attacks in wildness but also in villages and huge towns. In Germany 50.000 dog attacks happened per year, included dead cases every year. I suppose in US this problem is much fewer because in case of dog attacks the dog owner have to pay high...
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    What countries or regions are good for solo birding?

    Southern Europe is every problem with shooting birds. Big bird trapping is in Egypt which is south of Cyprus. So escape distance in Europe is much more, maybe 3 - 5 more ) than I know it from US ( Texas, California ) or Argentina ( 4 x visit ). If you stop car in Europe 400 feed away from...
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    Travel abroad, how is migration situation ?

    Dr. John Campbell explains situation in different countries included South Africa, Europe, UK and US. Positive UK data
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    Travel abroad, how is migration situation ?

    Thank You very much Pyrtle and Mono, I think is better wait until more information about Omicron available. It said in South Africa mostly mild cases. But South Africa has much younger average of people. On the other hand South Africa has 28 % of fat illness people. High sugar content is one...
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    Where to go for WP rarities right now?

    September maybe Madeira especially for sea birds. Seychelles is quite short for 10 days. But september is good time.
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    What countries or regions are good for solo birding?

    Thailand especially north is very good and safe. Seychelles is quite safe. Argentina is quite safe outside big towns, but I do not know how is situation now. I was there 6 years ago. same Chile Cyprus and of March is interesting and quite safe
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    Birding Madeira without Car?

    Sea Birdwatching is possible from terrace of hotel Euro Porto Moniz. I was also in Cottage Ocean View by AnaLodges. There are many birds around and a levada nearby. For this area you can use taxi. https://www.alltrails.com/de/trail/portugal/madeira--2/levada-do-central-da-ribeira-da-janela Taxi...
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    Travel abroad, how is migration situation ?

    Hello togehter, how is situation now for travelling abroad ? Runs migration into countries smootly or are there long waiting time health or vaccine check needed ? 2 weeks ago papers wrote migration into Thailand takes long time. Usually people in Thailand learn very quick. So this situation...
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    Jungle unhindered: where in the world?

    Calilegua is excellent for birding, Parc Proviciales Uruguay, El Ray to but without car difficult to reach.
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    Jungle unhindered: where in the world?

    Tent place is in Kaeng Krachan und Nam Nao in Thailand. There are not much ways but especially Kaeng Krachan many birds.
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    Birding in Vienna

    Look at https://www.ornitho.at/index.php?m_id=6&sp_DOffset=15&langu=en
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    Autumn migration at Kaukasian mountains

    Hello togehter, I am interested in watching autumn migration at Batumi or further north. Sochi is easier richable by plain from Munich. Further I can read kyrilic letters very well and speak a bit Russian. Where are recommend bird watching places near Sochi for migration or mountain birds...
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    Common Cranes in winter

    Some of Cranes I see almost each year west of Berlin. Maybe 10 until 50 in area of lake Rietzer See ( lake with reed and agriculture area around ), Great Bustard area near Buckow/ Nennhausen ( gras area with agriculture around ), lake Gülper See ( lake with wetland, reed and agriculture area...
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    Living at old age

    In some countries are mixed looking like Chile or Argentine. In other they people see from 1 km that Europeans are foreigners.
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    Living at old age

    I have defined 362 different birds defined in Germany. Per year 280 is a very good value.
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    Ghana Birding and Wildlife Tour

    see also https://ghanahealthservice.org/
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    Living at old age

    I Think one of most difficult point is to find out how good is the health system. Best is the experience of different people which serious get ill there. Munich has excellent health system. But there is only possible to rent privat flats. The owner can increase price for 15 % every 3 years and...
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    Living at old age

    I made a list of killer criteria and priorities Criteria Prio ( 1- 3 ) Bewertung ( 1- 5 ) Killerkriterium Residential Visa possible 1 x Health service 1 x Heavy Noise disturbing 1 x Industrial disturbing 1 x Traffic disturbing 1 x good bicycle network 1...
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    Living at old age

    Maybe before go abroad 1 year test living. In Doi Luang Chiang Dao ( North Thailand ) area I met one Britain which change living place each year. But I think sometime must come the final decision for living place.
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    Living at old age

    Problem is seen for instance in speech of Bundestag of Dr. Gregor Gysi 1998 ! This video is seen on youtube in German language. He warned 1998 if EU is not a union of culture and same chances, than it will be a union for big export companies, banks and maybe for insurance comapnies. If this...
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    Living at old age

    Thank you for the information. Health care in Germany was in ninetees one of the best in the world. But than follow many cuts and privatising. Live expections is in medium level of Europe, but health live expection in Germany is fourth lowest in EU with only 56,5 years. see diagramm on page 3 of...
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