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The European Christmas Bird Count

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These globally threatened raptors breed from Ukraine eastward through Siberia and only a few come to overwinter here. Here in Serbia, in the south of the continent, this species is a proper rarity. we will kill it!”, The biggest count ever was less than 10 birds in the whole of Serbia. The startled bird was looking at us.

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Birding Shanghai in September 2022

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The ongoing destruction of Nanhui, where the species can frequently be seen on migration, certainly will not help. Judging from the facial expression of this White-shouldered Starling , I would rather not have an annoyed bird of this species as a roommate. The species has reversed sex roles, with the males doing the incubating.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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While the species favors forested hills at moderate elevations ( source ), there are no hills at all here at Nanhui, so maybe these individuals are outcasts or just eccentrics. Chestnut-winged Cuckoo: This could be your host species! There was a breeding pair at Binjiang Forest Park this June. Arguments in favor: 1.

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Birding Shanghai in July 2022

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The Little Grebe is of course a very common bird that can still surprise by its beauty in its breeding plumage. Swinhoe’s White-eye was just promoted to the rank of a full species in 2018. Its feet indeed look hideous, whenever it does not manage to hide them with its tail. But it is all for science, I hear them say.

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