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Birding St Lucia, South Africa

10,000 Birds

Apparently, while in Egypt waiting for a boat to return to Germany he collected specimens of the bird which is now named after him. Though I actually quite like zebras. Kittlitz’s Plover is named after Friedrich Heinrich, Freiherr von Kittlitz (1799-1874), a Prussian artist, explorer and naturalist.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

10,000 Birds

Traditionally, the slow season, but the beats have mopped their collective brow and outdone their previous efforts. Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Germain’s Swiftlet – Aerodramus germani. Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. And so to summer. Kuala Selangor Nature Park. 12 Jun 2018. 12 Jun 2018.

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