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Guide to the Birds of China

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To say that an update of John MacKinnon’s “A Field Guide to the Birds of China” (2000) has been highly anticipated by birders interested in Chinese birds is almost an understatement. In fact, many of the illustrations seem to have been taken from the 2000 edition without substantial changes.

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Hilty’s Birds of Colombia field guide review

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Over 2000 full-colour distribution maps for all regularly occurring species are seamlessly blended next to bird illustrations. Birds of Colombia ( Lynx , 2021) starts with a physical geography map of the country. The base layer shows major rivers and, in pale grey, the three ranges of the Andes.

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A few hours of birding on Mauritius Island

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conservation success, with the free-living population in Mauritius rising from 77 individuals in1994 to more than 300 individuals since 2000. The species is a good example of a peristeronic (!) Things look better now, with 400 individuals in 400, but the species is still listed as Endangered.

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A few more Pied Oystercatchers start to breed

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We know Pied Oystercatchers have used the area since 2000 and most likely for many years before that. The pair of Pied Oystercatchers that nest about 2 kilometres south of the Surf Club have a particular rocky outcrop that they like to nest on. The rocky outcrop changes slightly each year as the sand moves around with the wind.

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Avian Images from a Texas Big Week

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1/4000sec @ ISO 2000 Long-tailed Duck was the “star” of the Galveston FeatherFest , and a write-in for the Great Texas Birding Classic. A LOT of cropping for this image. 1/1250 sec @ ISO 2000 The Marbled Godwit was showing off its articulated beak to the curlews. 1/2500 sec @ ISO 2000 a.

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Responsible Birding in Colombia with Jaguarundi Travel

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We support the work of biologists, botanists, anthropologists and nature conservation enthusiasts and we are committed to the local communities by providing employment, generating education opportunities, training processes and contributing to the conservation of the areas visited.

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A guide to the birds of St Helena and Ascension Island – An archetype of extinction and introduction

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I mean, what else was there to do really on an island lying far beyond any continental shelf, one of the most isolated places in the world located more than 2000 km (1200 mi) from the nearest major landmass, its only neighbours being the equally isolated islands of Ascension to the north and Tristan de Cunha to the south outside the tropics.

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