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The Storks of Africa

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Africa has more than its fair share of storks, with 8 of the world’s 19 species gracing the continent. Marabous occur throughout tropical and subtropical Africa from Zululand in northern South Africa right up to the arid Sahel region fringing the Sahara Desert, avoiding the closed canopy rainforest zones of central and west Africa.

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Flock to Marion

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Birdlife South Africa has previously done two of these types of trips before, previously called Flock to Sea – Namibia in 2013 and Flock to Nowhere in 2017, in partnership with MSC Cruises. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013. It is an extremely popular fundraising project with an almost cult-like following.

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Prespa Lakes National Park, Greece: the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world

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whose occupants have already left for Africa, but a clump of elaborate closed nests of Spanish Sparrows hang underneath it. For longest lists, go there in May when migrants are still passing while the local breeders are active and visible. and dual digits. I was able to read the numbers.02, 02, G04,06,07,40 and G74.

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Andalucia’s City-Slicker Falcons

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They are generally regarded as summer visitors, arriving back from their wintering grounds in Africa in March, and departing again in September. I have fond memories of watching flocks feeding on the open veld in South Africa, where thousands spend the winter. However, in Southern Spain a small number of birds are resident.

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