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Just had my lifer Cinereous Vulture this morning

10,000 Birds

Before I was born, it used to be a rare breeding species in mountainous areas south of Belgrade, but became extinct after the 1960s due to intensive poisoning of wolves. Stopping for a large cappuccino at a drive-in McDonalds en route, soon I entered a hamlet of a dozen family homes mixed with a dozen small apartment buildings.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2022

10,000 Birds

It starts as follows: “Historical variations (1966–2016) in the exposure to inorganic elements in raptors of South West Spain have been little studied.” And indeed, the Tel Aviv McDonald’s does not sell any Hoopoe Burgers. Surprisingly, they only stay on the breeding grounds for about 5 weeks.

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