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A special Pied Oystercatcher

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I have followed the breeding activity of the Pied Oystercatchers in Broome along Cable Beach since July 2000 when I found the first nest site and the birds have continued to use the same territories, though there have been some partner changes. I can also monitor any movement along the coast during the year when they are no longer breeding.

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The Smell of Napalm in the Morning

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Photo: This area holds 3 to 4 breeding pairs of White-tailed Eagles , which represents the biggest density per square mile anywhere in the country. Wigeons are only migrants and not a breeding species in Serbia and August is a bit too early for any longer distance duck movements. Photographed by Szekeres Levente. and one ad.).

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The Danube Backwaters

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In 2010 the League for Ornithological Action, a local NGO, initiated the protection of the Danube foreland , which was accepted by the authorities. All suburbs within the Pancevacki rit are serviced by Belgrade public transport, but from them, it may be 1 to 3 miles more to reach the levees.

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Inaccessible Island Rail Atlantisia rogersi

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Also from BirdLife International: In general it prefers areas where vegetation, boulders or other landscape features at ground level provide tunnels in which to shelter and to breed. This post was first published in February 2010, but a bird this cool and inaccessible deserves more attention! ). Wikimedia Commons: Atlantisia rogersi.

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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

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The capital is San Juan, an important center of Caribbean culture and transportation. According to the 2010 Census, the population was about 3.7 Although most conservation research focuses on northern breeding grounds, many ABA Area birds spend most of the year elsewhere. The Puerto Rican Vireo is declining.

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Where could you go birding in Australia in 2023?

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Having written weekly for this website since late 2010 and this being my 642nd post I thought I could summarise some of the posts that I have done from various places around Australia that you might have missed over the years. In 2010 I had a very basic camera and I now own a Nikon B500 Coolpix. Australian Shelducks.

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