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Bring back the Blue Tit

10,000 Birds

The noble Blue Tit once ranged from Iran through Turkey and Europe to the Canary Islands (the Spanish Islands off North Africa – the other bird was named for the islands incidentally) and North Africa. Similarly when the Hoopoe and Cattle Egret were split, these are widespread birds with huge ranges even after the split.

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The Search for the Holy Grail

10,000 Birds

Part of its attraction lies in it being a monotypic bird in the family Hypocoliidae – there are no other bird species in its genus and family. The other part of its attractiveness may be coming from the fact that it breeds in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan – countries seldom visited by foreign birders.

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