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Chilling out with Rollers and Hoopoes

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Two doves on the wire… Here, I would expect them to be European Turtle-Doves , as opposed to Collared Doves , but they are against the light… until a soft turrr – turrr comes from that direction. The next morning found me at the Reva Pond with a group of primary school kids. Photo by Teodora’s Dad.

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Pasir Ris Park-Singapore

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We started our Singapore bird list at Pasir Ris and leaving the train station we were delighted to see several Cattle Egrets on the grass and several photographers. On one occasion we saw a pair of Red Turtle Doves beside the fishing lake. We were able to observe birds nesting as well as a variety of age groups among the trees.

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I and the Bird: What is a Vulture?

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We’ll take these two similar, yet very different groups of birds separately. Vulture Hunts Down and Ravages Sea Turtles – Dale Forbes, 10,000 Birds. Thailand’s Adopt a Vulture Program – YC Wee, Bird Ecology Study Group. millions years ago. But there’s no need to keep pushing. New World Vultures.

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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 …. I know that because they did their lake tours with me.

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Birding Culebra, Puerto Rico

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” White-tailed Deer have been introduced but no one in our group picked up any ticks. Sea turtles can be seen from the beach or while snorkling at Tamarindo Beach, especially if you go early in the morning. Cattle Egrets were easily found in any open areas, particularly around the airport and the eastern end of the island.

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Collaborative list – April 2021

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The roadmap out of lockdown here in the UK has allowed us to meet up in small groups to indulge in outdoor activities, so birders have been gathering in loose flocks to greet the migrants as they head north.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. ???–??????? Lassen Volcanic NP–Lost Creek Group Campground. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Airport Mangroves.

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