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Birding Nanhui, Shanghai, in September 2021

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Some other members of the shrike family were a bit less testosterone-driven at Nanhui – like this Bull-headed Shrike … … this rather attractive-looking Tiger Shrike … … or one of the many Brown Shrikes passing through Nanhui on migration. Cattle Egrets have perfected that smudgy look. A happier shrike.

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Collaborative list – December 2021

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Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

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Pat’s 2020 Bird List, Mostly from Costa Rica

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Bare-throated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma mexicanum; Tambor, 3-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Tambor, 3-Jan. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus; Lakeside Catfish farms, 11-Jan. Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives; Calle Jocote, 1-Jan. Anhinga – Anhinga anhinga; Paquera, 3-Jan.

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Collaborative List ? May 2020

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Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus). Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula). Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus). Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives). Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea). Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea). Great Egret (Ardea alba).

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Collaborative List – August 2021

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The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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A hard-working Chinese Blackbird almost certainly already incubating its second brood is certainly not a target customer for a La-Z-Boy. When there are no animals around to sit on, Cattle Egrets sometimes sit on trees, even though they frequently b h about the trees’ low speed and inability to stir up insects.

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Collaborative list – March 2021

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Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

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