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Birding Shanghai in June 2023

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Fortunately, there are a few more such breeding species than most Shanghainese are aware of. While the HBW states that it breeds at 300 – 2450 meters, in Shanghai – where such elevations are not available outside of the upper floors of a few highrises – it makes to with an altitude of about 0 meters as well.

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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One strange thing about Chongming is the inevitable presence of people fishing. Not professionally – these people come in SUVs and probably never recapture their gas money from the fish they catch (though come to think of it, neither do I with my bird photos). of catching extremely small fish. End of side note.

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Birding the Cyclades: My my, how can I resist you?

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Off to the nearest kaiki (traditional Greek fishing boat) followed by a flock of shearwaters and gulls. This shearwater is a Mediterranean endemic, breeding from Sardinia and Corsica to the Adriatic and the Aegean. Andrea now spreads the genoa, we go against the easterly and the boat lies to its side.

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Raptors of Nanhui, Shanghai

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The falcon breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China but winters in Southern and East Africa. And those we see constantly stop passers-by to ask for the way to either Siberia or South Africa, depending on the season. Still as impressed as before? That can get annoying.

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