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Birds of Malaysia – Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore

10,000 Birds

Most of such bird tours are branded “Borneo”, without ever mentioning the name of the country in the name of the tour. In addition, this new “Birds of Malaysia” guide also fully covers the independent Republic of Singapore, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula.

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Birding – An Extreme Sport

10,000 Birds

He subsequently leaves for Peru and gets kidnapped and killed by Sendero Luminoso – the local brand of Maoists. Phoebe Snetsinger was an American birder who first passed the 8,000 species mark. She died in a car accident during a birding trip. None were found. Was it 5 minutes? It seemed a lifetime.

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I Love eBird and You Should Too!

10,000 Birds

But, even better, part of the profile is a heat map that allows you to view the number of species you (or others) have seen in different regions from the county level to world wide! my world birding map from eBird (Pro tip: visit big countries to make your map seem more full. And, much to my delight, I won !

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National Audubon Society Birds of North America: A Guide Review

10,000 Birds

Pough “with illustrations in color of every species” by Don Eckelberry, Doubleday, 1946. inches, 3 pounds, 624 pages; the additional width and weight, though not that much, seem to be tipping points, making the Audubon guide look and feel more massive than it really is. The grand total is 817 species!

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, 7th Edition: A Field Guide Review

10,000 Birds

The 7th edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America covers 1,023 species that reside, migrate, or have been documented as accidentals or exotics in North America. Species Accounts: With 1,023 species, National Geographic 7 continues to cover the most species of any North American field guide.

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Britain’s Dragonflies & Britain’s Butterflies: A Review of Two Field Guides

10,000 Birds

I couldn’t wait to give names to all my new species. I tried using the Internet, but found it frustrating for all the usual reasons; websites either didn’t include all species or were difficult to use for identification. Each species account is 2-pages long, one page of text and one page of photographs.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

10,000 Birds

A mozzie bites me, so I take the “Expedition Plus Insect Repellent” from my rucksack (when I think about it now, any local brand would probably be equally efficient, but they lack the word “expedition” which immediately turns you into a proper explorer) and start spraying my hands and neck. He has earned his tip.

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