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The Thin Black Line

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In some cases, but far from always, the dense group will eventually loosen up a bit to allow each bird more space, and the head-turning ceremony will then end in one bird after the other quickly stretching out its wings to expose the black flight feathers, remaining in this position for a few seconds. No batteries required.

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The Greek Strategy

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Have you read my blogs on birding Greece ? Driving from France or Germany to Greece, you are likely to pass through my hometown of Belgrade and continue south following the E75 through the FYRO Macedonia. But, however successful it proved to be at the moment, waiting for accidental appearance is not the best birding tactic.

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The wonders of migration

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There are a variety of websites to the north of Broome where people can upload their photographs of individually marked birds as they make a stopover on their journey. There is a coordinator that makes contact with the banders in the overseas countries and then the information on the individual bird is posted online. Eastern Curlew.

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Collaborative List – October 2019

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14 countries were birded this month by 13 beats; a record participative effort! Visited this month were; Germany , France , Austria, South Africa, Hong Kong, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, Australia, China, Indonesia , Switzerland and Singapore). Lake Panic Bird Hide. Lake Panic Bird Hide. Lake Panic Bird Hide.

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