Joerl Travels

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Grading: 1 - 4 Turkeys   ( 4 = Hot, sunny tropical climate. Humid. Mountain climbing. Beer only in the evening.)

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Joerl Travels is a witty name of a group of hardcore birders from Sweden going on private birding trips. No paid Swedish tour leader, all costs are shared. Sometimes professional local guides are used, sometimes we do the trip by our own. Download trip reports in pdf-format with species lists and logistics info, or check the info on planning of different trips on the web sites for different trips.

Travel reports by Erling Jirle and co-travellers

Ongoing projects:

 Oman Nov-Dec 2008   (web site)
 Uganda/Rwanda Feb 2009   (web site)

Ready:

Trip report content:
Participants and tasks, Birds, Money, Time zones, Food and drinks, Hotels, Flights, Rented cars, Boat trips, Miscellaneous, Itinerary, References. Bird list: 469 species in 22 days (397 species in Mexico, 185 species in Texas), Mammal list, Herptil list, Fish list, Butterfly list. 52 pages, with photos.
Team: Erling Jirle, Joakim Johansson, Nils Kjellén & Bengt-Eric Sjölinder.

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Trip report content:
Map, Logistics, Participants, Recorded species and bird statistics, Web site, References, Some practical tips, Team photo, Itinerary, Travel diary, Bird list: 352 species in 27 birding days (150 endemics and 4 near-endemics), Mammals and other animals. 46 pages, with photos.
Team: 7 Swedes + Tim Fisher as guide.           Compare with endemics per country list !

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Trip report content:
Facts about the country, Participants and tasks, Bird statistics, Money, Trip costs, Flights, Cars, Accomodation, Equipment, References, Contacts, Itinerary. Travel diary with locality descriptions and logbook. Bird list: 653 species in 24 days (Highest number in any report, sofar..), Mammal list, Herptil list. 63 pages.
Team: 7 Swedes.

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Trip report content:
Participants and tasks, Bird statistics, Dip list, Money, Food and drinks, Hotels, Flights, Rented cars, Boat trip, Miscellaneous, Itinerary with travel diary, Localities, References. Bird list: 484 species in 23 birding days, Mammal list, Herptil list. 60 pages.
Team: 6 Swedes.

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Trip report content:
Map, Facts about the country, Climate, Participants and tasks, Birds, Money, Trip costs, Flights, Cars, Accomodation, Equipment, References, Contacts, Itinerary. Travel diary with locality descriptions and logbook. Bird list: 591 species (Highest number in any report, sofar..)
Team: 9 Swedes.

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Trip report content:
Introduction, Participants, Numbers of recorded species, The dip list, IUCN list of threatened birds, Facts about the countries, Useful words in Afrikaans, Car hire and traffic, Accomodation, Food, Liquid, Money, Economy, Bird guides, Contacts, Route map, Itinerary, Nature, References, Birding sites (14 pp.)
Bird list (637 species, 37 pp.) Mammal list (78 species, 5 pp.) Herptile list (51 species, 4 pp.) Footnotes. 75 pages   (A5 format in printed version)  

Team: Erling Jirle, Joakim Johansson, Nils Kjellén, Bengt-Eric Sjölinder and Per Ålind. All from Sweden.

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(in Swedish). (36 pp, Intro, Sites, Bird list: 504 species) (Erling Jirle & Nils Kjellén)

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(56 pp, Intro, Sites, Bird list: 513 species) (Erling Jirle & Nils Kjellén)

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(48 pp, maps, visit to Sinkiang, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan and eastern China, Hong Kong, Quezon, Bird list: 554 species) (Erling Jirle & Nils Kjellén)

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Earlier trips. Printed reports (out of stock):

Tunisia 1978

South Asia Jan-April 1981 (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Nepal)

Eilat 28 Feb-29 April 1985

South Africa 1999

Brazil 2000