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Wonderful Waxwings
If you asked a group of British bird watchers to name the 10 birds they'd most like to see in the UK in any given year I would expect Waxwings to feature in most of those lists.
These exotic looking birds with their velvety plumage, unlikely crests and tails dipped in yellow gloss paint are not uncommon and when they are around they can be very easy to see indeed, but they have a special quality that makes them particularly sought after. Some years they ...
Final thoughts
... with the [3months pregnant] hotel receptionist - we're not sure quite why but time will tell! (No photos of all the waiters who served me (Phil) so well. Didn't want to encourage them in case their intentions were less than honest......)
After our initial tuk tuk tour around Kochi, every time we ran into Nishad the tuk tuk driver, we appeared to be seeking Kingfisher. He had already told us that being a Muslim, he didn't drink and that it was "injurious to health"! Phil ...
Outtakes
... the current offerings.
Flight out to San Jose, Costa Rica is on Tuesday morning, touching down in the evening before getting a bus onto Managua, Nicaragua a couple of days later
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Just a map pin
Gracia, Sant Roc, Sants, Santa Tecla, La Merce – apparently 5 Catalan festivals weren't enough for us this year. We usually go away for my birthday for a few days and this year Julie found a Festa Major in the small town of Altafulla, on the coast just north east of Tarragona with castellers on my birth date. A chance to see a new part of Catalunya and do some birding too. Read ...
Hail to the Bunting
... Park overlooking the sea just as a sudden shower blew in. It was immediately obvious that birds that are more often miles from land had been pushed closer in by the weather with large flocks of Kittiwakes numerous Gannets visible with the unaided eye, even through the windscreen and the rain.
The downpour stopped and we made our way down to the promenade. I had expected to see lots of birders gathered here but there was only one. By the sound of it he had ...
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Amenities
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking