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Cypriot Delights: Part I

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Once considered a distinct race of the more widespread Pied Wheatear, it is now regarded as a full species in its own right. In contrast to the warbler the Cyprus Wheatear is one of the easiest birds to find in spring, for they are found everywhere, from pine woods and vineyards to the middle of villages. The song is highly distinctive.

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The Hidden Qualities of House Sparrows

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As we move from Spain towards the east however, it starts getting interesting as soon as we reach Italy. Italy has an almost endemic … well … “form” of Sparrow, the Italian Sparrow , whose taxonomic affinities and rank have been a matter of dispute ever since scientists started to think about it.

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The slaughter tourism trade in Serbia

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The cargo was meant to be sold as delicacies to restaurants in Italy. Too little, too late – yes; but still a step in the right direction. You guessed it right – the hunting lobby used their influence for political pressures. It was only the first in a series of such cargoes. Left: David Lindo, a.k.a. What happened next?

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Cuckoo for Congo

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Funny story about that – though they did take widely divergent paths they have come back together : Three of the birds, Chris, Martin and Kasper, flew down through Italy and straight across the Sahara desert. Neat, right?

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The Red-billed Leiothrix of Tuscany

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After my grim exposing you last month to Europe’s fifty shades of brown, I felt it incumbent upon me to right my wrong by introducing you to Europe’s most attractive bird, the Red-billed Leiothrix. Celebrated awesomeness: Trips Europe invasive species Italy' However, all those widely scattered populations are – still?

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Jochen’s Top 10 birds of 2016

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My trips abroad were limited to short family vacations to the Cote d’Azur during the first days of January and a week-long vacation to northern Tuscany / Italy in May. Scopoli’s Shearwater , Tuscany, Italy. Great Spotted Cuckoo , Tuscany, Italy. Northern Gannet , Liguria coast, Italy.

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Notable Mentions: Digiscoper of the Year 2011

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Here is just a small handful of some of the wonderful images that have moved me this year: The subtle brown hues in mclaudio’s (Italy) Dotterel ( Charadrius morinellus ) image wonderfully place the bird within a habitat – and imagined landscape – context.

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