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Finding an Asian Openbill in Singapore-second ever record!

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We have just returned from an incredible three weeks in Singapore, where unlike many others who visit the country we spent the whole time in nature parks, forests and gardens observing birds. We travelled to Singapore from Broome overnight on 5th March arriving in the early morning of the 6th March. We had arrived at 09:15am.

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Where could you go birding in Australia in 2023?

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The articles that I wrote on Tasmania are below with the links:-. If you happen to find yourself in Melbourne then there are also plenty of places to go birding in the city itself or not far by public transport. If you are travelling to Australia from overseas then it is highly likely that you will have to come via Singapore.

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Hornbills of Sabah

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Basically, hornbills get paid by evolution to eat fruit, digest the fleshy parts, and regurgitate or defecate the rest – a means of seed transportation that is apparently quite attractive to many plants despite the yuck factor involved. For example , fallen figs do not seem to mind catching a ride with Oriental Pied Hornbills.