That's the 14th time we've visited Bhutan 🇧🇹
The last time was 2 weeks, 0 days ago : Dekiling Lhakhang in #Dekidling - https://twitter.com/churchesofnote/status/TESTID
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5/6
Sarpang Zangdopelri Stupa in #Shompangkha, #Bhutan has no wikipedia page, why not become an editor and add one?
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4/6
That's the 13th time we've visited Bhutan 🇧🇹
The last time was 2 months, 1 week, 5 days ago : Dekiling Lhakhang in #Dekidling - https://twitter.com/churchesofnote/status/TESTID
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5/6
Dekiling Lhakhang in #Dekidling, #Bhutan has no wikipedia page, why not become an editor and add one?
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4/6
a Bhutanese photographic pheasant phoursome completed this morning with a whole load of Khalij Pheasants feeding (on grit?) at the roadside above Punakha.
not at all bad for a "pheasants aren't easy outside of the spring" winter recce
suffice to say, we will be back
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Ward's Trogon, a right little weirdo, and haunter of the tall, middle-altitude Quercus lanata forests of Bhutan
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we will be returning to Bhutan in spring 2027
All this, plus blooming rhododendrons, spring bird song and butterflies aplenty: a trip not to be missed
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well there's a thing I never thought I'd see: not one but two Critically Endangered White-bellied Herons, of which perhaps no more than 60 birds exist, and even that is thought to be an optimistic count
Bhutan is probably the best last hope for this stately bird
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Common Imperial, Cheritra freja
Red-breasted Jezebel, Delias acalis
Yellow Orange-tip, Ixias pyrene
Indian Tortoiseshell, Aglais caschmirensis
and at last the temperatures rose high enough to get some butterflies on the wing
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Golden Langur
Sultan Tit
Black-crowned Scimitar Babbler
the bizarre Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler
Bhutan day 4: travelled down from Trongsa into the foothills, spending time with this characterful crew along the way
jst in case it hasn't become immediately obvious, we will definitely be bringing a group to #Bhutan. Get your name on the list for spring 2027: you won't regret it!
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a wing-flicking Wallcreeper, just before lunch
road verges are a bit different in Bhutan!
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Hodgson's Wagtail, a very smart form of Pied Wagtail, Phobjikha Valley
Royle's Pika
Plain Mountain Finch flock, Phobjikha Valley
Black-necked Cranes, Phobjikha Valley
Today's journey took us to Phobjikha Valley, home to Hodgson's Wagtail, Royle's Pika, swarms of Plain Mountain-Finches and at least 150 Black-necked Cranes
Fingers crossed for closer crane encounters tomorrow...
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Hodgson's Redstart
Blue-fronted Redstart
Crimson-browed Finch
Gold-naped Finch
today we drove east, from Thimphu, the capital, to Bhutan's largest protected wetland, the Phobjikha Valley, via two passes over 3,000m asl, some good looking redstarts and a couple of exciting Himalayan finches
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landing in Bhutan
let's see what the next fortnight brings...
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That's the 12th time we've visited Bhutan 🇧🇹
The last time was 1 week, 0 days ago : Shedra in #Deothang - https://twitter.com/churchesofnote/status/TESTID
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5/6
Dekiling Lhakhang in #Dekidling, #Bhutan has no wikipedia page, why not become an editor and add one?
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4/6
That's the 11th time we've visited Bhutan 🇧🇹
The last time was 3 weeks, 4 days ago : Talon monastery in #GoenmkhaMendrelgang - https://twitter.com/churchesofnote/status/TESTID
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5/6
Shedra in #Deothang, #Bhutan has no wikipedia page, why not become an editor and add one?
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4/6
That's the 10th time we've visited Bhutan 🇧🇹
The last time was 7 months, 1 week, 0 days ago : Tsolingkhar Lhakhang in #TsholingkharToed - https://twitter.com/churchesofnote/status/TESTID
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5/6
Talon monastery in #GoenmkhaMendrelgang, #Bhutan has no wikipedia page, why not become an editor and add one?
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4/6
Why Bhutan?
🏯 Ancient culture
🌄 Himalayan views
🐉 Tiger’s Nest Monastery
Travel with Nepalaya Treks & Expedition for an unforgettable journey.
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That's the 9th time we've visited Bhutan 🇧🇹
The last time was 1 week, 5 days ago : Rinchending Goenpa རིན་ཆེན་ལྡིང་ དགོན་པ། in #DzongkhagThromde - https://twitter.com/churchesofnote/status/TESTID
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5/6
Tsolingkhar Lhakhang in #TsholingkharToed, #Bhutan has no wikipedia page, why not become an editor and add one?
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4/6
That's the 8th time we've visited Bhutan 🇧🇹
The last time was 6 months, 2 weeks, 3 days ago : Tsirang Dratshang in #DzongkhagThromde - https://twitter.com/churchesofnote/status/TESTID
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5/6
Rinchending Goenpa རིན་ཆེན་ལྡིང་ དགོན་པ། in #DzongkhagThromde, #Bhutan has no wikipedia page, why not become an editor and add one?
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4/6
Thimphou m’a totalement envouté. 🇧🇹 J’ai été frappé par l’absence de feux de circulation, remplacés par des policiers aux gestes élégants.
🎥 Plonge-toi dans cette aventure en regardant ma vidéo!
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Zhiwaling Ascent : Ton refuge gay-friendly à Thimphou. 🏔️
Toi, oui toi, globe-trotter en quête d’un havre de paix au cœur du Bhoutan, laisse-moi te présenter le Zhiwaling Ascent, un hôtel gay friendly où luxe rime avec sérénité.
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Tu rêves d'une évasion au cœur de l’Himalaya? 💙 Bienvenue au Udumwara Resort, un hôtel gay friendly niché dans la vallée sacrée de Paro, au Bhoutan.
🏳️🌈🛎 Book now : www.gayvoyageur.com/etablissement/udumwara-resort
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Surnommé le pays le plus heureux au monde, le Bhoutan ouvre grand ses portes à la communauté LGBTQ+ grâce à des agences comme celle de Karma du Bhutan Mountain Holiday.
🏳️🌈🛎 Book now : www.gayvoyageur.com/etablissement/bhutan-mountain-holiday
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