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Where have they gone?

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Counting the Birds I was in my teens when I undertook my first bird-survey: it was field work for the British Trust for Ornithology’s The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland. The breeding and wintering birds of Britain and Ireland. Published in 1976, The Atlas was, I believe, the very first work of its kind.

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The return of the Old Man

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There’s no information as to when these European colonies died out, but we do know that it was a long time ago. Sadly, they no longer breed in Algeria, while in Turkey no free-flying birds remain. (In The most ambitious of these aims to establish a migratory population breeding in Austria and wintering in Italy.

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School Burrowing Owls

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Through various education initiatives and with help from Project Perch many of the schools now protect their owls by providing suitable habitat and burrows. The colony has grown supporting up to 3 pairs of owls, all breeding at once! The owls at the school are known to raise multiple broods a year.

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Hornbills of Sabah

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If you want to see photos of all 8 of them, there is a nice one-page leaflet online which is also the source of some of the information below. Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages. A good reason to come back soon then, I guess.

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Birding Shanghai in September 2023

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It is another species on which limited information is available – there is still work left for ornithologists outside of the determination of mitochondrial DNA. Maybe it was raised by some caged birds in close proximity to humans, though I lack any proof of this theory whatsoever.

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Birding According to ChatGPT, Part II

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Birders often play a vital role in monitoring bird populations, contributing data to scientific research, and participating in citizen science initiatives that help track bird distributions, migration patterns, and breeding behaviors. It includes multiple illustrations for each species, showing different plumages, variations, and age groups.

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Astonishing Move By UK Government to Control Buzzards

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A UK government department had announced funding for a research project into the ‘Management of Buzzards to Protect Pheasant poults’ (poults are young Pheasants being reared specifically to be released for shooting). of nearly 500 radio-tagged releases).

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