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Best Bird of the Year 2012

10,000 Birds

As 2012 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 and 2011 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. There are three principle reasons for my choice: First of all, it’s a cuckoo, one of the great families that rival owls and rails in my affection.

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The Crossley ID Guide: Britain & Ireland — A Review of the Book

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The Introduction says there should be another visual index of representative species from each family on the inside front cover (similar to the Eastern Birds guide), but the inside front cover of my edition is blank. It reminds me of the first time I saw the bird in Tours, France in 2012.

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