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How to Bird Murchison Falls

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The route Corey and I took in advance of the 2019 African Birding Expo may not be the only optimal way to go, but this approach yielded an absolute bounty of wildlife excitement in just 48 action-packed hours. What makes this destination so magnificent? The post How to Bird Murchison Falls appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

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Several Ferruginous Duck and one surprising male Goosander , four Glossy Ibises , Common Kingfishers , Eurasian Hopooes , a high note of a Penduline Tit somewhere from the willows along the canal, Eurasian Spoonbills , European Turtle Doves gently purrring …. Someone should tell the police who is actually paying them.

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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

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Mandarin Duck, Central Park, NYS. It is very possible that Mike and Corey will penalize me for including the Mandarin Duck–also known as the “Hot Duck,” “Mandy” only to tourists and the Gothamist–in this list, but its celebrity cannot be ignored. Everybody wants to know about the Hot Duck. An eBird mystery.

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Birding Orlando

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So I packed my binoculars thinking that, even if the trip wouldn’t be as bird-rich as my last trip to the Sunshine State (for the mighty, mighty Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival ), at least a few crackers would wing my way. In this, I was absolutely wrong. Orlando, Florida is an ecological blight. Not Sea World.

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Collaborative list – January 2020

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Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Maned Duck – Chenonetta jubata. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Hawaiian Duck – Anas wyvilliana. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha.

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Langi Crossing birding part one

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Following on from last week’s post about Langi Crossing and all that it has to offer in the way of wildlife with an emphasis on crocodiles I thought I should now expand on the birds that you may encounter during a visit! There are a lot of small fish visible along the edges including Pop eyed Mullet. Little Pied Cormorant.

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Combined Beat list for 2016

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Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wandering Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna arcuata. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

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