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The European Christmas Bird Count

10,000 Birds

These globally threatened raptors breed from Ukraine eastward through Siberia and only a few come to overwinter here. There are 5 published records since mid-20th century, the last one of six birds in 2006. And I didn’t pay enough attention because one very dark eagle flew by at the same time, an adult Greater Spotted Eagle.

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Jochen’s Top 10 birds of 2016

10,000 Birds

I also got to spend a few hours in the Netherlands. Lesser Spotted Eagles breed regularly with around 100 pairs in Germany, but unless you know where the territories are you are unlikely to see them. Marsh Sandpiper , Den Oever, Netherlands. Lesser Spotted Eagle , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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