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Yellowhammer Dialect Project

10,000 Birds

Its simple songs can be assigned to several dialects, broadly distributed in Europe but overlapping in a mosaic fashion. Most birds at a locality sing only one dialect, which seems locally stable over years. A similar citizen science project in the Czech Republic was a huge success. Why Great Britain and New Zealand?

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Douze points

10,000 Birds

This is the Czech Republic entry for 2009; [link]. The winner gains the accolades and honour of hosting the countries of Greater Europe for the next contest. Tonight, Malmo hosts the high camp drama that is the Eurovision Song Contest. It is a celebration of trite, ridiculous and frankly disturbing pop music. v=zqLmbsFKBDE.