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Birding Shanghai in June 2023

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This leaves Shanghai in June with basically just the year-round species and the summer breeders, maybe with a few added ultra-lazy individuals of migratory species. Fortunately, there are a few more such breeding species than most Shanghainese are aware of. Such as the Black-winged Cuckooshrike.

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American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Ontario: A Field Guide Review

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The official Ontario bird checklist, produced by Ontario Field Ornithologists , June 2022 listed 506 bird species**, putting it in the top tier of U.S. Small Species Accounts: Each species is allotted one page (with certain exceptions) offering basics–bird names and size, one or two photographs, and a one-paragraph description.

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

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Pelicans and cormorants breeding at the Mikri often go to the Megali Prespa to fish the cold, deep waters – actually, cormorants to dive for fish and pelicans to wait for the cormorants at the surface to steal their prey. Checking the birds on the stork’s nest, I found both House and Spanish Sparrows. Practicalities. Other taxa.

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Petrel Paradise

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Fluttering Shearwater ( Puffinus gavia ) Flesh-footed Shearwater ( Puffinus carneipes ) Buller’s Shearwater ( Puffinus bulleri ) Along with these three were Two further species, also both familiar to North American birders, Sooty Shearwaters and Short-tailed Shearwaters. It is also restricted as a breeder to the north of North Island.

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Serbia self-drive birding tour planning

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Everything is new, and even the pigeons or sparrows flying around the airport make an exciting first for your country list. Personally, I love exploring new hotspots and discovering new or unusual species when visiting a country. This phase is to familiarize with the species that can be seen. Search for my target species (i.e.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus.

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Combined Beat list for 2016

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. 22 Jan 2016.

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