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The Blood Pheasant

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One of the threats to the Blood Pheasant comes from overgrazing by cattle. But an excerpt from “Train to Kansas City”, a song also covered by the Shop Assistants. Or if you like Kansas City but dislike trains, you can listen to “ Kansas City ” by Okkervil River.

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Birding Lake Kerkini, Greece: Three Lazy Days

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Although the trains at the Thessaloniki-Alexandroupolis line seem to be few and far in between, they still stop at this village station turned into a restaurant. We also observed nests of Pygmy Cormorants , Dalmatian Pelicans , Little Egrets , Cattle Egret (with a chick), Squacco Heron , and Spoonbills.

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The return of the Old Man

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The ibises were initially trained to follow a microlight aircraft over the Alps. On a visit in October 2022, I found ibises feeding with cattle in scruffy roadside paddocks adjacent to the marismas ( photographs below ). Here they were easy to overlook.

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Pasir Ris Park-Singapore

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We started our Singapore bird list at Pasir Ris and leaving the train station we were delighted to see several Cattle Egrets on the grass and several photographers. It would be a great location to visit if you only had a few hours in Singapore and wanted to go beyond the airport to go bird watching.

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Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, Part 1

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Our bus ride to the train that would take us to the boat launch led through monoculture pineapple plantations being sprayed with pesticides that were not a pretty sight, but the view of the sun breaking through the clouds over the mountains (like in the picture above) was inspiring. Not only that, but we had a train ride to look forward to!

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Finding an Asian Openbill in Singapore-second ever record!

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The train system is fast and efficient and was our primary mode of transport. If the train did not go all of the way then we took a connecting bus or walked. We dropped our bags and got changed and hopped back on the train to go to the end of the line at Pasir Ris. It was 13:52 and we were alone in that area of the reserve.

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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When there are no animals around to sit on, Cattle Egrets sometimes sit on trees, even though they frequently b h about the trees’ low speed and inability to stir up insects. When Cattle Egrets go to the local discotheque, they tend to overdo their makeup a bit. It is sometimes necessary to find food though.

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