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Participants:
Glamorgan Bird Club – John Wilson, Alan Rosney, David Bush, Huw Thomas, Gareth Jenkins, Mike Wheeler, Chris Hodgson, Matthew Evans
BirdFinders guide – Bill Blake
Chinese ‘crew’ – Kevin Ren [ground agent], ‘Anna’ [interpreter], and ‘Mr. B’ [driver].
This was a trip put together for us by BirdFinders in response to an enquiry as to the possibility of a trip for just 8 members of our club. We were very pleased and thankful that this could be done, and for the possibility of flying from Cardiff. The extra costs involved were well worth it. Our guide was Bill Blake from Bristol, who has visited the area many times, and we were accompanied by the Chinese ground agent Kevin, and our delightful Chinese interpreter Anna, both of whom looked after us very well – the occasional treats of Snickers bars and various biscuits, were most welcome during the long days in the field!. Our driver was 'Mr. B' who did a marvellous job in finding his way round an unfamiliar area.
We flew from Cardiff on 9th, with KLM on the 10:30 a.m. flight to Schiphol, where we connected with a China Southern airlines flight direct to Beijing, arriving at 06:30 a.m. on 10th.
Below are a couple of maps to show roughly where we went - click each one for a bigger version
Glamorgan Bird Club – John Wilson, Alan Rosney, David Bush, Huw Thomas, Gareth Jenkins, Mike Wheeler, Chris Hodgson, Matthew Evans
BirdFinders guide – Bill Blake
Chinese ‘crew’ – Kevin Ren [ground agent], ‘Anna’ [interpreter], and ‘Mr. B’ [driver].
This was a trip put together for us by BirdFinders in response to an enquiry as to the possibility of a trip for just 8 members of our club. We were very pleased and thankful that this could be done, and for the possibility of flying from Cardiff. The extra costs involved were well worth it. Our guide was Bill Blake from Bristol, who has visited the area many times, and we were accompanied by the Chinese ground agent Kevin, and our delightful Chinese interpreter Anna, both of whom looked after us very well – the occasional treats of Snickers bars and various biscuits, were most welcome during the long days in the field!. Our driver was 'Mr. B' who did a marvellous job in finding his way round an unfamiliar area.
We flew from Cardiff on 9th, with KLM on the 10:30 a.m. flight to Schiphol, where we connected with a China Southern airlines flight direct to Beijing, arriving at 06:30 a.m. on 10th.
Below are a couple of maps to show roughly where we went - click each one for a bigger version