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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

Not sure why they spend time in Shanghai in winter when they could come here though, but then again, I usually do not understand most of the behavior of humans either. The Oriental Darter is classified as Near Threatened – the reasons are the usual ones: habitat loss, hunting, and pollution. of its hunts are successful.

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Birding Shanghai in November 2022

10,000 Birds

Unfortunately, Hen Harriers die disproportionally near British Grouse moors – most likely killed illegally by people hunting grouse for sports ( source ). On the other hand, in the West, mice, and rats are also kept as pets, maybe with the same logic. Possibly a survivor of siblicide (which would make it a killer, right?).

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