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Little Terns breeding near Broome

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There are Little Terns that breed across the north of Australia, Little Terns that breed on the coast of eastern and south-eastern Australia and another population that visit at this time of year from Asia. The population of Little Tern that visit from Asia breed in Asia and visit Australia in their non-breeding months.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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I agree with eBird that the Asian Glossy Starling is “fierce-looking” Appropriately, it is an invasive species in places such as Taiwan, where some papers recommend reducing the population. In the non-breeding season, male Baya Weavers sometimes enter the basket-making trade, often with considerable success.

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Ligers in China

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A private zoo operator in Taiwan cross-bred lions and tigers, resulting in three "liger" cubs. Both species are endangered and it is illegal to cross breed them. From Focus Taiwan. Cross-breeding two protected species is completely against nature. Tags: zoos taiwan tigers lion endangered species.

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A Terek Sandpiper flagged in Japan visits Australia

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I had only just written about the observation of a Little Tern flagged in Taiwan last week when another flagged bird from overseas placed itself in our path! The Little Tern was also blue and white flags, but it was a white flag above a blue flag on the left tarsus and that indicates it has been flagged in Taiwan.

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Liberal or literal?

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The Collared Finchbill is found quite commonly in Taiwan, N Indochina and S China, but being present in Beijing would extend its range by over 450 miles to the north and eBird were keen to get some additional details when I tried to submit the sighting. Terry Townsend lives works and birds in Beijing.

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Red-necked Stint with a Japanese flag

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They have been here for several months and are currently changing into their breeding plumage and fattening up. It won’t be long and we will watch them fly off into the sunset as they make their journey north to breed. It changes into its breeding plumage and heads off, but has never been seen back in Hong Kong!

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Three Amazing Things

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The breeding season is longer, starts earlier. “Many long-distance migrants arrive so late on the breeding grounds that they have little opportunity to respond to warming conditions by nesting earlier.” The mechanism by which this is happening in at least some species of birds is very interesting. ” GannetCam.

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