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What the rings reveal

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I discovered that it had been ringed on 26 September 2016 at Iken, on the River Alde on the Suffolk coast, so almost exactly four years before my sighting. They are of the race islandica , a sub species of the nominate race, limosa. Rings are not the only way of marking birds, and with a number of species wing tags are more often used.

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Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa

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We are located in the heart of Choco Andino de Pichincha Biosphere Reserve declared on 25 July 2018 by UNESCO. She was attracted by the number of different species and their colors. She has a very broad knowledge of species. In Ecuador, there are 1.600+ species of birds.

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Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or When Harry Met Mercedes

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Within 140 ac / 60 ha of Rancho Naturalista’s Reserve, there are 500 bird species – or 55% of the nation’s total! She started guiding at Rancho in 2016, only to embark upon a Costa Rica Big Year in the next, 2017. And yes, sometime in 2018, Mercedes and Harry started dating. mi / 500 m (Pepper Road) to 1.6

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What Will My Next Five Queens Birds Be?

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Sedge Wren – There are records of this species in Queens, generally along the coast in fall. Great Shearwater – At this point, seabirds are my weakest family in Queens with the most species having reported in the borough that I have not seen. It leaves Barnacle Goose as the last remotely possible goose species for me to add. (0

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Birding Shanghai in November 2023 (contractual obligation post)

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As the Chinese are not particularly fond of the Japanese, they call this species the Grey Thrush (wuhui dong). November 2016: Scaly-sided Merganser … … and Mandarin Duck. November 2017: Black-naped Monarch … … and Bohemian Waxwing.

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Puerto Rico’s Birds after Hurricane Maria

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In September of 2017, Puerto Rico was hit by two powerful hurricanes: it was grazed by Irma and then clobbered by Maria, a Category 4 storm that cut a devastating swath across the island. Species with small ranges ( e.g. , single island endemics) or tiny populations ( e.g. , endangered species) are especially vulnerable.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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December’s collaborative results also summarises the year’s efforts, so this is December 2018 and the rest of 2018 all rolled into one sentence. December’s collaborative results also summarises the year’s efforts, so this is December 2018 and the rest of 2018 all rolled into one sentence.

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