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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

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All photos were taken in Australia in December 2016 – locations included Brisbane and surroundings, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Melbourne, and the coast near Melbourne. Contrary to alleged preferences among humans, the golden-headed cisticola has a shorter tail during the breeding season ( source ).

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Birding Shanghai in November 2022

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Since 2016, the Rustic Bunting has been listed as Vulnerable, as data suggested rapid population declines (HBW). Fortunately for the buntings, they seem to detect most cuckoo eggs smuggled in (75% in one study). However, the most common bunting at Nanhui in winter is the Pallas’s Reed Bunting. led its listing as Vulnerable.

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