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Yellow-billed Spoonbills breeding

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We were even more delighted as we followed some cattle tracks to discover not only more bird species than we had hoped, but also more Yellow-billed Spoonbills. There was an island in the middle of the river and the tall trees held Yellow-billed Spoonbill nests and there were several families within the vicinity.

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Whiskered Terns and locusts

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The Pheasant Coucal family have moved on from the last place that we observed them. Attempting a photograph of the cattle beside the highway was pointless, because you only got photographs of locusts! The bird-life has definitely benefitted by the recent outbreak of locusts. The recent swarms of locusts.

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Birding Lake Kerkini, Greece: Three Lazy Days

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Lake Kerkini National Park in the north of Greece is the very best birding area in the Balkan Peninsula and definitely among the top ten hotspots of Europe. We also observed nests of Pygmy Cormorants , Dalmatian Pelicans , Little Egrets , Cattle Egret (with a chick), Squacco Heron , and Spoonbills.

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The Usual Suspects

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Cattle Egrets are very common outside of the most urbanized areas. The Groove-billed Ani is an odd-looking member of the Cuckoo family. You will definitely see it, everywhere except in dense woods. ” (Yes, that was a shameless plug!). Eurasian Collared Doves have rapidly colonized our cities and towns in the past 10 years.

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“Caged” Egrets and Little Black Cormorants

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Last week I introduced you to a family of Radjah Shelducks taking advantage of the channel. Right beside the road and the irrigation channel were a mixed flock of Cattle Egret , Intermediate Egrets and Little Black Cormorants all “caged” in. Another significant flock of birds were to be found “caged” in!

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. Of course, it is quite common for human parents to set fire to their family homes in order to keep the adult children from moving back home, but this is not an issue for drongos.

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Birding the Kruger Park (5): Pafuri area part 1

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Apparently, in some regions where Cattle Egrets do not primarily associate with cattle but with other animals, their name in the local language changes accordingly. So, you would have a “Hippopotamus Egret”, a “Rhinoceros Egret” or an “Elephant Bird” ( source ).

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