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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, Part 1

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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, March 2009 After our trip to the Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge was rained out on our first morning at The Lodge at Pico Bonito we rescheduled our visit for our second and last morning at the lodge. Not only that, but we had a train ride to look forward to!

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Stormbirds

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Damage to New York included floods caused by the storm surge, power cuts and disruption to transport, including the loss of the railway line that crosses Jamaica Bay. Two years on, the train line has been repaired at last and I paid a visit to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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Accessibility Matters

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So armed with some knowledge from the “ Access Considerations for Birding Locations ” page on the Birdability website and some research, I twice visited the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge near Portland, Oregon with accessibility in mind. eBird checklists are here and here.).

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Berowra and Mt Kuring-gai trails

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On our recent trip to Sydney we explored several areas that were easily reached by public transport & we discovered that there are some great walk trails that start near train stations. There are two good day walks that start at either Berowra or Mt Kuring-gai train stations and they can be done in either direction.

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Serendip Sanctuary, Victoria

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You can easily get there via public transport by taking the train to Lara from either Geelong or Melbourne if you do not have access to a vehicle. Many visitors appear to do the short walks, so you can enjoy the area mostly alone other than the wildlife. The sanctuary is open from 8am-4pm daily.

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Transit in Dubai

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Safa Park can be visited in the confidence that you will easily be able to get a train or taxi back to the airport. A guide with transport would be the perfect way to visit this site as it can be a bit tricky to get to. I recently hired a car from Dubai airport through a brokerage site for less than £20.

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Birding around Karratha

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The Poo Ponds were very productive and the wildlife was making the most of the water available and the shade provided by the excavating equipment. Our first delay was one of the many iron ore trains that transport the ore to the coast from inland. Waiting for a long train! Striated Heron on the mud at the boat ramp.

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