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Black-and-white Warblers are usually dapper little birds, with their head-to-tail zebra stripes. Suddenly I saw a ground squirrel creeping up on the Bunting. Leaving the squirrel to feed on the very same grass stalk. But this one had just bathed, and had not yet combed its hair. BUM-bum, BUM-bum!

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Pasir Ris Park-Singapore

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Zebra Doves , Tree Sparrows , Pacific Swallows , Pink-necked Pigeons , Yellow-vented Bulbuls , Asian Koel , Spotted Dove , Rock Dove , Red Junglefowl , Oriental White Eyes and Black-naped Orioles were soon on our list. It is also a good location for observing otters, squirrels and monitors.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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Recent studies in Sri Lanka have revealed that, upon sighting a predator, a drongo will imitate the alarm calls of at least 4 other bird species (babblers, laughing thrushes, bulbuls, and others), as well as the call given by the specific predator, i.e. a giant squirrel or eagle.

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Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and Lower Peirce Reservoir-Singapore

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There were wild boars and monitors rustling through the leaves as well as the plantain squirrels that we had become so accustomed to. We were surprised that it had taken until this day to find Coconut Lorikeets. We had not expected to see too many bird species on this short walk, but sometimes these short walks can have a surprise or two.

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Striding Snake-killers

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As do a diverse suite of other wildlife from lions and zebras to ground squirrels and meerkats. This part of Botswana – the magnificent Makgadikgadi Pans – is a truly unforgettable birding location. Coursers, larks, korhaans and other dry country specialists abound here.

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Collaborative list – December 2019

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Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. UG-Hoima-Ntungamo – Katunguru Road (-0.1259,30.0499). 01 Dec 2019. Tambourine Dove – Turtur tympanistria. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP–Waterfall Walk. 01 Dec 2019. Kealia Pond NWR–Kealia Coastal Boardwalk. 29 Dec 2019. 02 Dec 2019.

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Collaborative List – October 2019

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Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. 06 Oct 2019. Short-billed Pigeon – Patagioenas nigrirostris. 06 Oct 2019. White-tipped Dove – Leptotila verreauxi. 06 Oct 2019. 06 Oct 2019. Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift – Panyptila cayennensis. 06 Oct 2019. Sunda Teal – Anas gibberifrons.

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