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Arrowood Farm Brewery: Starling Brett Farmhouse Ale

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Sure, they’re always a dependable, can’t-miss tick whenever you need them to be there, whether it’s the first day of the year, or the first few minutes of a Big Day or Christmas Bird Count. But there’s no getting around the fact that the starling is likely the most detested bird on the continent – as far as birders are concerned, anyway.

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Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and Lower Peirce Reservoir-Singapore

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During our three week visit to Singapore in March we spent a good part of each day walking and birding. By 17th March we were not expecting to find too many more new birds to add to our list. The previous day in the Southern Ridges we had an odd encounter with what initially appeared to be a small bird flying through the trees.

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Home-cloning kit for waders.

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As the evenings darken and night draws in, some of us are forced to spend more time at home with our families instead of out in the field. But please also consider that the subject of this exercise is an image gained without having to disturb a hungry bird refuelling during its migration. Take the Wood Sandpiper above as an example.

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As the tide falls: an hour at Brancaster Staithe

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For the many birds that depend on the saltings for their food, high tide is a time for roosting and waiting. If you are a birdwatcher or bird photographer, there’s no finer place to be than an estuary when the tide is falling. These were dark-bellied birds from Russia. Once the tide has turned, there’s no stopping it.

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“How about Pineapple Gose-beak?” – Uinta Brewing Company: Flamingose

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These unwanted orphans of German brewing were mainly left to fend for themselves in the oncoming dissolution of regional specialties as the nation unified its government – and its brewing laws. ” – Uinta Brewing Company: Flamingose appeared first on 10,000 Birds. So it goes? Uinta Brewing Company: Flamingose.

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