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Birding Wawushan, Sichuan

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A paper on breeding of the species was actually researched right here at Wawushan. Indeed, positive assortative mating, based on culmen length, tarsus length, and body mass, was found across breeding pairs. And of course, there were numerous Rufous-vented T**s. Unfortunately, their overall nesting success was only 18%.

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Birding Balangshan (peak area) in June 2023

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This species might indeed merit a bit more research – the only paper I found on its breeding looked at only 7 nests (of which 3 failed). But fortunately, they make no efforts to restrict the lifestyle of the accentors, ban their books, or prevent them from educating their chicks about sex.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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There was a breeding pair at Binjiang Forest Park this June. Of course, the Common Cuckoo is generally seen in a rather negative way due to its way of dealing with bringing up its chicks. We Germans of course chose a much more aggressive national bird to match our (hopefully only past) militaristic instincts: the white-tailed eagle.

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Finding Dippers in Berlin

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This special place in a birder’s heart or on a list of best birds of the year certainly pertains not only to their extravagant lifestyle but also to the fact that most birders – particularly visiting birders – often struggle with finding them. Any dipper, any continent, any birder. Crazy, I know. And you know what?

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Mark Zuckerberg ‘Likes’ Two New Dogs

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LA-Based Zoom Room CEO and Dog Training Expert Explores the Breeds He Chose. It was recently reported that the famous Facebook founder has introduced not one, but two new furry friends into his lifestyle: a Komondor and a Puli. Due to the history of the breed, a Komondor can be a challenge to train. About Jaime Van Wye.

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A long way from nowhere

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Of course the shorebirds do the same! They will feed up there and then head north to Siberia to breed. The shorebirds are starting to get their breeding plumage and the first to show some colour are the male Bar-tailed Godwit. She also monitors Pied Oystercatchers breeding along a 23km stretch of beach by bicycle and on foot.

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