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rec.birding

Old birding vs new birding

slow-pine-96

Budget is limited, so I'd rather learn from your mistakes than make them myself. Happy to share what worked for me if anyone's interested. Most advice I find online contradicts itself.

wild-sedge-76

Could you share a photo?

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hollow-beech-621 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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gentle-thistle-27

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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tidal-beech-642 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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still-beech-231 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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dusky-sparrow-71

still-beech-23 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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mossy-beech-64 more

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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misty-thistle-462 more

mossy-beech-6 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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quiet-willow-171 more

The official docs are better than they look.

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sunlit-reed-70

quiet-willow-17 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

The cheap option was fine for years.

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amber-fern-77

mossy-beech-6 wrote:

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

Same experience here.

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woven-hazel-592 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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slow-alder-49

woven-hazel-59 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

The cheap option was fine for years.

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slow-alder-64

Good question, following.

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mossy-willow-64

The official docs are better than they look.

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bright-fern-269 more

This deserves its own thread.

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slow-sparrow-701 more

bright-fern-26 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.

Same experience here.

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still-birch-46

Saving this for later.

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sunlit-beech-495 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

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tidal-fern-454 more

sunlit-beech-49 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.

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rustling-sedge-87

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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wild-thistle-132 more

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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wry-beech-661 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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mossy-thistle-29

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.

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woven-thistle-53

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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bright-rowan-64

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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copper-rowan-64

Could you share a photo?

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amber-clover-15

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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woven-beech-91

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.

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mossy-wren-51

The cheap option was fine for years.

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