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The 20 most common birds in Shanghai (Part 1)

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Barn Swallows are pretty much anywhere in the world (I just saw them back in Germany). I have seen this bird right at the Bund waterfront, possibly the most famous tourist spot in all of Shanghai. I have seen this bird right at the Bund waterfront, possibly the most famous tourist spot in all of Shanghai.

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A Woodchat Shrike, and how to almost miss it

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It also used to be a rather common bird in the South of Germany, but the German population has crashed and collapsed (almost?) If it still breeds in Germany at all, which it might do, it is so rare by now that pairs do not get reported to anywhere except to the relevant nature conservation authorities. What on earth?

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Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

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We are entering the mixed colony of 11 species ( Grey , Squacco , Purple and Black-crowned Night Herons ; Great , Little and, recently, Cattle Egrets ; Eurasian Spoonbill (below) and Glossy Ibis ; Pygmy and Great Cormorant ). These visits are strictly regulated and the birds are habituated to people, showing no reaction to our presence.

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Zero Gravity Brewing Company: Bobolink Saison

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And of course, there are Cattle Egrets ( Bubulcus ibis ) and several species of cowbirds that rarely stray too far from livestock. Changing tastes in beer, now leaning towards more modern flavors imported from Britain and Germany – as well as the privations of two world wars – only seemed to seal the fate of saison.

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The Amazing Exploding Dove Meets Montana

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So right now I’m feeling pretty good about Eurasian Collared-doves. We remember starlings not skylarks, House Sparrows not Eurasian Tree Sparrows , Cattle Egrets not… well, whatever we’ve forgotten because it didn’t do as well as the Cattle Egrets. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Dates of first arrival listed by Schorger (1966) are: Italy 1520, Germany 1530, France 1538, England 1541, Denmark and Norway 1550, Sweden 1556.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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Watch out for Tom during October to see this anomaly put right. Germain’s Swiftlet – Aerodramus germani. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Stygian Owl – Asio stygius. Parque do Ibirapuera. 29 Sep 2018. 28 Sep 2018. Jeriau Waterfall.

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