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  1. YuShan

    Wolf introduction into UK - Guardian interview with Derek Gow

    I think hippos are the big killers. Second only to mosquitos.
  2. YuShan

    How's Your 2024 List Going?

    I don't keep a year list or country list (although I can easily generate one with Scythebill if I want). But I got 97 lifers so far this year, all but one in the Philippines. Though my latest (97th) lifer this year was very close to home: the Roseate Terns in Normandy Marsh, Hampshire...
  3. YuShan

    Latest IOC Diary Updates

    Yes there is:
  4. YuShan

    Best water filter

    I have used Sawyer Squeeze with great success on long distance hikes such as the Pacific Crest Trail, filtering 4-8 liters of water every day for 5 months. It still works great. However, the pouch that comes with it to squeeze the water through the filter is pretty useless. It is very difficult...
  5. YuShan

    Mono Lake scoping...

    Non scope owner here. But I think high magnification can be beneficial for sea watching.
  6. YuShan

    New Family in IOC : Salpornithidae

    Yes, that wasn't a problem at the time. Hopefully the situation will normalise, because it was an amazing (and safe) place to visit independently and dirt cheap too!
  7. YuShan

    New Family in IOC : Salpornithidae

    I've only seen the African one (indeed in Awassa) in 2014 on one of my cheapest trips ever. (€943 for 53 days incl everything except flight - Ethiopia is (was?) awesome for independent ultra-low budget birding).
  8. YuShan

    Corncrake project

    Nice! It's a bit closer to home for me than western Scottish isles. If success, when do the become tickable? The year 2100 or so? :D I've only heard them on Iona, but not seen any. Very frustrating, because they were calling from the grass perhaps 3-4 meters from me but never managed to see one.
  9. YuShan

    Nepal April/May 2024 Langtang region

    Sorry for the offtopic :D. To compensate, here are a few pictures of my Langtang (solo) hike in 2013. First you need to get to Syabrubesi with this bus. A 10 hour drive on a terrible road. We lost an hour because the bus needed to make an emergency stop and a bunch of people fell from the...
  10. YuShan

    Nepal April/May 2024 Langtang region

    I started walking from Jiri March 6th (2014) and arrived back in Jiri April 11th. Timing was great. There was still plenty of snow on the high passes, but mostly clear skies in the morning and clouds rolling in in the afternoon (still plenty of sunshine). Towards April the sky gets more murky...
  11. YuShan

    Nepal April/May 2024 Langtang region

    I haven't seen blood pheasant in Langtang valley, but at the time I was bit more of a casual birder not specifically looking for targets. However, I know they are present in the forest at Kyanjin Gompa. A few months later I did a much longer trek, which included among other areas the popular...
  12. YuShan

    Nepal April/May 2024 Langtang region

    Langtang is really simple because it is just one trail to Kyanjin Gompa and then the same way back, just following the valley. Kyanjin Gompa is a nice place to then spend a few days. It's ridiculously scenic and there is a nice forest nearby where you can see pheasants among other birds, the...
  13. YuShan

    Nepal April/May 2024 Langtang region

    Interesting. I've solo trekked in Nepal twice (2013 and 2014) and at the time you could legally trek independently but needed to get a TIMS permit in advance, which was checked at checkpoints. There were two types of permits: Blue if you had a guide, and Green if you trekked independently. If...
  14. YuShan

    Kenya rolls out poison in bid to cull a million crows

    I thought: offer a bounty for every Indian House Crow caught. It's a relatively poor country so many people would take to it to earn some cash. Unfortunately, people are likely to then start breeding them instead, making the problem worse. Plus they might kill everything that looks remotely like...
  15. YuShan

    What Bird can you hear just now?

    It's facing the garden and I have all windows open :). I'm waiting for begging calls of juvenile Sparrowhawks now, because that always starts around this time of the year (but not heard any yet this year). Edit: Wood Pigeon and Robin also just joined on top of the earlier. Edit2: Also Jay...
  16. YuShan

    What Bird can you hear just now?

    Right now from behind my computer: Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Blue Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw.
  17. YuShan

    New birdwatcher looking for easy novice trips in Europe!

    Or just start out by yourself. Find some good areas using Google Get a good field guide (Collins is great for UK/Europe) and free Merlin app In popular areas you are likely to meet other birders. Don't be shy to ask them to help you with ID. Many (most) love to help new birders. (I certainly...
  18. YuShan

    Visiting the Algarve for the birds.

    Perhaps not suitable for OP, but perhaps interesting for budget oriented folks who are not afraid to do a bit of walking: I flew to Faro last year very cheaply with a budget airline, then walked with my backpack from the airport to the cheap Municipal campsite on the beach (bus from the airport...
  19. YuShan

    Wolf-watching nr. Utrecht?!

    With wolves living in densely populated areas like the Netherlands, wouldn't it be a good idea to remove the very bold ones (i.e. the ones that attack people) from the gene pool? If you want people and wolves to live peacefully side by side, I think it is essential for the wolves to learn to...
  20. YuShan

    Are Owls declining in Scotland??

    I have never specifically looked for owls in Scotland, but on Mull Short-eared owl were conspicuous in 2012 when I was there. Especially the flat area near Loch Beg Bridge. Also good for Hen Harriers.
  21. YuShan

    Ferries evidently make for good birding.

    What can you expect to see from that ferry in terms of birds?
  22. YuShan

    How many hummingbird species have you seen?

    I'm at 101. None added since since 2018, so it's time to visit the Americas again because I love hummingbirds.
  23. YuShan

    England next April

    Minsmere RSPB in Suffolk is probably the best place to see Eurasian Bittern. I would say almost guaranteed if you spend enough time in the Bittern Hide (best one for Bittern) or Island Mere Hide. The latter is also a great place for Bearded Readling. You'll see tons of other birds too in...
  24. YuShan

    What's the sickest/drunkest/sleepiest etc you insisted on going out birding?

    I wonder if it is posthumously tickable If you get eaten by a rare vulture after you die in a birding accident? Perhaps a new category like "heard only"?
  25. YuShan

    Unbirded localities of the world

    Yes, birding has become a racket in many places.
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