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India - April 2023 (Bharatpur area and River Chambal)
Mike When I click your link it goes to this?- McMadd
- Post #18
- Forum: Companions for Birding Trips
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Twitching by numbers - Book only available on Amazon
Ahhh…that MurKan sensa humor…I even did a winkie thingy…and now I’ve deleted the second “u” that lives in humor… MORE GENERALLY…surely this nonsense thread is better than Gagwell’s prose…why anyone is surprised a self-confessed “accountant” can’t write for shit baffles me…? Wasn’t his Pied...- McMadd
- Post #70
- Forum: Books, Magazines, Publications, Video & DVD
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Twitching by numbers - Book only available on Amazon
You need to sort yer there/their/they’re out Prof… ;)- McMadd
- Post #51
- Forum: Books, Magazines, Publications, Video & DVD
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Budget Saudi Arabia
But all the taxes he’s dodged would keep the smile on his face… On topic…not a destination I’ve ever considered- McMadd
- Post #8
- Forum: Companions for Birding Trips
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Hawaii - Part Two - Oahu
Great report but did you load one wrong photo or caption it wrong? Looks like you have the Shama, Bulbul and a leiothrix?- McMadd
- Post #10
- Forum: Vacational Trip Reports
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Lanzarote Pelagic 2-night tour 6-8 September 2022
"...and a pair of Barolo's Shearwaters that shot directly over the top of the boat, with someone incredibly managing to get a photo of them (Miguel from Lanzarote Pelagics). I managed to get onto them at 30-metres distance and noted a characteristic 'heads-up' moment..." Nice report but got to...- McMadd
- Post #11
- Forum: Vacational Trip Reports
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Latest IOC Diary Updates
My bad Was updating my personal file and got the two mixed but think I'd seen the BOW and went to check as it made no sense Apologies :)- McMadd
- Post #1,235
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Latest IOC Diary Updates
Western Osprey? Looking at V12.2, if you've now lumped the former Western & Eastern Ospreys, why to keep 'Western' in the name of a species you give a range of 'Worldwide' to? Surely Osprey is enough now?- McMadd
- Post #1,233
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Latest IOC Diary Updates
IOC 12.2 list are available https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/ioc-lists/master-list-2/ Have fun Or did I speak too soon? Links not fully active yet?- McMadd
- Post #1,226
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Latest IOC Diary Updates
This? "Sept 27 Move Sillem's Mountain Finch to Carpodacus" Doesn't actually say name has changed though?- McMadd
- Post #1,219
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Latest IOC Diary Updates
July 21 Initiate transition to IOC 12.2.- McMadd
- Post #1,199
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Which bird authorities exist?
Give yourself a break and exclude the extinct taxa from your totals...inflates the percentages and you ain't gonna see them...ever ;)- McMadd
- Post #15
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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How to pronounce Bewicks (Swan) in English
If the powers that be are consistent you won't have to worry too much longer as they are cleansing all names that use people's names...aren't they...?- McMadd
- Post #10
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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How to pronounce Whooper (Swan)
If it bothers you that much, change the name to Singing Swan...it's our national bird and that's what we call it...Laulujoutsen- McMadd
- Post #37
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Latest IOC Diary Updates
So real evidence unlike Jockbill...- McMadd
- Post #1,076
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Latest IOC Diary Updates
What's P-tarmigan got to do with Red Grouse...? Or are you merely extrapolating P-tarmigan on the back of it's sister spp.? Jokey attempt at serious question :)- McMadd
- Post #1,075
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Does anyone have the updated Guide to the Birds of China by MacKinnon?
Mine despatched from seller (NHBS in Germany) earlier this week along with credit card debited so expecting it next week- McMadd
- Post #4
- Forum: Books, Magazines, Publications, Video & DVD
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Latest IOC Diary Updates
Just seems longer than usual Tom- McMadd
- Post #1,048
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Latest IOC Diary Updates
Did transition to IOC V12 stall? I see the life list is updated (V12.1) but not the usual other files?- McMadd
- Post #1,046
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Article on nomenclature in Africa.
Not necessarily so...I regularly speak to Finnish birding friends and strangers on a site if we speak using the scientific name or the regular "3+3" letter abbreviation in regular use here (PHYINO for example thinking about autumn migrants due any day...) Not read everything but sounds like...- McMadd
- Post #137
- Forum: Bird Taxonomy and Nomenclature
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Some fields in Western Finland
https://www.birdlife.fi/lintulive/soderfjarden/?fbclid=IwAR261A9DJJT-CFHPrx-yLiJT6mCLAGm-28AkG9Lxg2kj7d8kNg960zz6Fmk- McMadd
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- Forum: Live Bird Webcams
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Birding China
This is a tangent we'd best stop after this...I won't be going anywhere near the US for same reasons...- McMadd
- Post #26
- Forum: China (including Hong Kong & Macau)