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James Lidster's blog: februari 2012
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Zondag 26 februari 2012. 26 februari 2012 - time flies. So that was it.3 months away and in the blink of an eye we are back home again! Since the bungy jump we headed to Knysna and spent 3 relaxed days, walking, eating and being tourists. We met up with Bex and Mustard for the best meal of the holiday, bacon wrapped scallops followed by ostrich steak and washed down with local honey flavoured beer and red wine. Zaterdag 18 februari 2012. 17 februari 2012 - bungeeeeeeeeeee. When we first started this trip...
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James Lidster's blog: april 2012
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Donderdag 26 april 2012. 27 april 2012 - Home from Morocco. Well it has been way too long since my last blog post, no excuses really as i did have internet in Morocco, but never had the time to do anything here as i was busy posting photos on facebook or to my new photo hosting website http:/ jameslidster.smugmug.com/. The Morocco tours were brilliant, below is the tour summary i sent to the WINGS office after the trips:-. So what was different between the two tours? Migration differed between the two tr...
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James Lidster's blog: June 2012 - Mongolia update
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Dinsdag 5 juni 2012. June 2012 - Mongolia update. Well about time for another update.im currently sitting in Bayankhongor airport after a brilliant loop through the Gobi desert on the Mongolia tour. Highlights so far have included all the hoped for specialities including Altai Snowcock (distant), Oriental Plover, Pallas's Sandgrouse, Relict Gull (3), Falcated Duck, Mongolian Lark, Amur Falcon (hopefully more to come), Azure Tit, Wallcreeper, Lammergeier, Pallas's Gull, Swan Goose (i guess?
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James Lidster's blog: 13 februari 2013 - bunting hunting
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Woensdag 13 februari 2013. 13 februari 2013 - bunting hunting. Ok, it's been too long, but i have been very busy. Anyway enough of the small talk. Today i went searching for Pine Buntings, in a flock of 300 Yellowhammers very close to home near Wolfheze. The field is amazing, hundreds (400 ) Brambling, ringtail Hen Harrier, 7 Reed Buntings, and a couple of Black Woodpeckers chasing each other around. But what of the buntings? Well i have learnt, reconfirmed a few things today. 13 februari 2013 06:33.
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James Lidster's blog: 9 juni 2012 - Mongolia again
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Zaterdag 9 juni 2012. 9 juni 2012 - Mongolia again. We have now moved on to Gun Galuut, the large lake had 11 Stejneger's Scoters this morning plus 2 Red-necked Stint, PG Plover, Mongolian Larks, 300 Demoiselle Cranes, breeding Whooper Swans. It's now chucking it down, so sitting in the ger while it passes. It stopped raining briefly so Dan, Guido and I checked a handful of small bushes in the camp, producing 6 PG Tips, 2 Black-faced Bunting, Thick-billed Warbler and a Dusky Warbler. James Lidster On Tour.
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James Lidster's blog: januari 2012
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Dinsdag 31 januari 2012. 30th januari 2012 - update. Struggling to remember what we have done since the last update.after our lion walks and a night encounter with captive hunting lions (who nearly ate the parks horses! We did see some rock paintings and Elephant shrews (one if the 'small 5'). That night Jules, Azusa, Chris and i cooked 'boerenworst', mash and garlic and tomato kale, i was so hungry especially after the night before when i had been so ill that i thought i would never eat again! The follo...
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James Lidster's blog: februari 2013
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Woensdag 13 februari 2013. 13 februari 2013 - bunting hunting. Ok, it's been too long, but i have been very busy. Anyway enough of the small talk. Today i went searching for Pine Buntings, in a flock of 300 Yellowhammers very close to home near Wolfheze. The field is amazing, hundreds (400 ) Brambling, ringtail Hen Harrier, 7 Reed Buntings, and a couple of Black Woodpeckers chasing each other around. But what of the buntings? Well i have learnt, reconfirmed a few things today. James Lidster On Tour.
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James Lidster's blog: Mongolia - golden balls does it again
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Zaterdag 9 juni 2012. Mongolia - golden balls does it again. Dan did it again! Not only having found Relict Gull, Falcated Duck, White-naped and Sibe Cranes (among lots of other good stuff) he finished the tour by picking up an Asian Dowitcher in flight! Pure class, as Paul Harris once said about Dave Chown "if he wasn't so nice i would smear vaseline on his scope to give others a chance! Thankfully that warmed up a very cold morning. Richard C. Hoyer. 25 juni 2012 05:26. Albert J. de Jong.
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James Lidster's blog: oktober 2011
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Zaterdag 29 oktober 2011. 29 oktober 2011 - Ghana. Tomorrow afternoon i will be flying to Ghana for my 5th Sunbird/WINGS tour there. I haven't been for 2 years and am looking forward to seeing Mark, Robert and Francis again.plus i have a few days to go birding before the group arrives on wednesday evening. Im home on 12th nov but if i find internet during the tour i will try and update the blog, twitter, facebook as i go along. Im then only home for a few days before heading to Gambia on 17th nov. We had...
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