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Andalucia’s City-Slicker Falcons

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If you see a flock of kestrels in southern Europe, then the chances are that they will be Lessers, for the Common Kestrel never flocks, though occasionally in summer you will see a family hunting together. And unlike the Common Kestrel, Lessers are highly gregarious.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2023

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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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A Little Win

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Earlier this month I received an email from someone who cares a great deal about birds and their conservation, let’s protect his anonymity and call him Mr White. Further research revealed two more companies in Britain and several others across Europe all engaged in the same shooting tourism.

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

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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

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Sometimes they have to protect their catches from piratic African Fish Eagles who swoop down as soon as they that see a Saddle-bill has successfully caught a fish. It breeds on chimneys, roofs, buildings and trees throughout Europe, parts of Asia and even North Africa. They also prey on frogs and crabs.

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