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Hoping for Spring Migrants in Costa Rica, 2020

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On account of a strict curfew in Spain, such is the situation for David Lindo, the “ Urban Birder “ He has been watching and telling us about the birds identified from his terrace during more than 40 days of lockdown (!). The viewing might also be restricted to a terrace.

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Raptor Migration across the Straits of Gibraltar

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Peter Thoem settled in Canada many years ago. It was actually logistically easier for me to stay away from Gibraltar itself which, as a British Crown Colony with constrained geography, a slowish, passport-controlled border with Spain and relatively limited flight connections, has its limitations. Trips hawkwatch raptors Spain'

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Animal Cruelty Database at Pet-Abuse.com

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You can search for all kinds of crimes against animals in the US, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Spain. Tags: canada australia animal abuse UK new zealand us. There are 14,436 cases in the animal abuse database. Great research tool. Amazing work.

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My Birding Buddies

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We had been online birding buddies for years when we finally got to meet — in Madrid, Spain, of all places! But it was several years before I really got a good look at this species, one of the rare birds that migrate north in summer only as far as Mexico, rather than to the U.S. So are several other members of the forum/chat.

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The Cattle Egret Expansion

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The species spread north to the Mediterranean, reaching parts of Spain and southern Europe, spread along the Atlantic coast of France and, at times, even reaching Britain and Ireland. The following decades continued the great expansion, and it was recorded breeding in Canada in 1962 and Chile by 1970.

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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

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There are a lot of pet psittacines out there that escape or are released.

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Collaborative List – July 2019

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During July, 11 beats birded 11 countries (USA, UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, UAE, Mexico, China and Saudi Arabia) and submitted 82 checklists. Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. They accounted for 562 species at this sluggish time of year. These are the numbers. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 05 Jul 2019.

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