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Beljarica Backwaters: Some good news announced (but not yet official)

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In the summer of 2015, that proposal was scheduled for voting in the City Assembly, but was withdrawn before the vote took place. In August 2016, the newly planned Chinese Belt and Road harbour development inside the most valuable 9 km2 / 3.5 mi2 of the Danube Backwaters in 2014 (cover photo). mi2 of the proposed reserve was announced.

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Jochen’s Top 10 birds of 2016

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The year 2016 was not a particularly birdy year for me, mostly because I didn’t get to go on business trips to Indonesia or Kazakhstan, as was frequently the case during the last few years. I did not see any lifers whatsoever in 2016, making it my first lifer-free year since around 2010. 1, my best bird of the year… 10.

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