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The return of the Old Man

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Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills goes on to give greater detail of the former nesting sites in Europe: it could once be found “in southern Germany and Austria, in the valleys of the upper Rhine and Danube Rivers, and in the Alps of Switzerland, Italy and Germany, and perhaps in Hungary and Greece”.

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Black Woodpecker: Officially a Nemesis

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Yet, here I am, back from Austria, minus one Black Woodpecker sighting. And then, in that perfect, peaceful moment, I will raise my hand, making sure the bird can see it clearly, and I will extend my middle finger high. But Black Woodpecker ? And if I dip again? Well, that doesn’t even bear thinking about.