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

10,000 Birds

Add more than 350 pairs of White Pelicans to that picture, numerous herons and up to 700 pairs of Pygmy Cormorants breeding in the same reedbeds (cover photo)… It must be bursting with activity in spring, but I was there in mid-September. Have you heard of it? Can you pinpoint it on a map?

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Birding Inirida, Colombia, or river dolphins and hoatzins, part 2

10,000 Birds

We found Black-collared Swallows breeding in cracks among the lower riverside rocks. Instead of a Pterodactyl, we had one rare Orange-breasted Falcon by the mountain top, which greeted us in the scope-view. Black-collared Swallow by Tyler Ficker. Lord John came abreast of me, however, and his face was more grave than was his wont.

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Seabirding off Cape Point

10,000 Birds

Here one is close to the scenically impressive Cape of Good Hope National Park as well as the Boulder’s Coastal Park, home to hundreds of breeding African Penguins.

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