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Birding Shanghai in May 2023 – Part 1

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During the breeding season, some Cattle Egrets look like teenage girls who have just discovered the existence of make-up, and consequently massively overdo it. But what do I know about the taste preferences of Cattle Egrets. It is probably all downhill from here. What’s next? Identification of subspecies?

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Collaborative list – October 2021

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As things appear to be returning to normal, The UK suffered its worst ever week for Covid infections. 1539 is the year list total so far and the life list has reached 4081 as Northern Pygmy Owl , Emperor Goose and Lined Seedeater swelled its numbers. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 221 Barred Owl – Strix varia.

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India’s Raptor Rescuers

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The sharp strings are a menace to passing birds – especially kites and other raptors – who cannot see them and sometimes suffer grievous, if not fatal, wounds. Unwilling to leave the suffering birds to die, they began bringing them home, asking veterinarians to make house calls, and keeping the recuperating birds on their roof.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

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The Management are still in Africa, suffering the buffering that comes with remoteness. Costa Rican Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium costaricanum. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. Burrowing Owl – Athene cunicularia. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Road to PN Volcán Poás. 22 Nov 2019.

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