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Prespa Lakes National Park, Greece: the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world

10,000 Birds

My guess is, those nervous ones were some migrants, while the majority were locally breeding birds – the southernmost population of Europe! For longest lists, go there in May when migrants are still passing while the local breeders are active and visible. and dual digits. I was able to read the numbers.02, 02, G04,06,07,40 and G74.

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The Storks of Africa

10,000 Birds

Marabous have also learnt another trick, and that is to follow vultures and scavenge off the remains of Lion and other large predator kills. They have even been known to kill children who have been incautious enough to approach too closely. They also prey on frogs and crabs.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2023

10,000 Birds

Azure-winged Magpies are cooperative breeders, and it seems that there is a connection between having a larger repertoire of calls and being a social species (me, not being very social, I usually get by with just three different grunting sounds). But not in Europe either. for a sample of more than 800 species ( source ).

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