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Birding Shanghai in May 2023 – Part 1

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May is a busy month for birds migrating through Shanghai – and of course, last May was completely missed due to the lockdown. So, I spent a lot of time birding this month, and to keep this post at a manageable length, it mostly only covers the first half of May. The video is notable for the bird basically refusing to move at all.

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Don’t Feed The Birds!

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Let’s say you’re at a fast food restaurant and you have a few french fries left over and a gull is eagerly staring at you and the fries. Do you toss the bird your leftovers? Do you feed the birds then? It seems like the people that run an awful lot of parks don’t want you feeding the birds.

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Third time lucky for Arabian Babbler

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For a couple of years now, I have been chasing a bogey bird whenever I visit Dubai. The Arabian Babbler is a reasonably common bird with a preference for arid, scrubby areas. A couple of roads cut back through the circle to the central area which boasts a fast food restaurant, a mosque and toilets. .

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