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Birding St Lucia, South Africa

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Apparently, while in Egypt waiting for a boat to return to Germany he collected specimens of the bird which is now named after him. Due to a misunderstanding, this species is currently banned in Russia ( Swift Tern ). Though I actually quite like zebras. Never happens to me when I am waiting for a bus. Celebration everywhere.

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Collaborative List – April 2017

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Redgannet collects up all the data and reports back on the first Saturday of each month. Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. I refer you back to threats made by The Management at the beginning of the year. The Country/Territory/Special Administrative Area/Principality/Kingdom total also moved on a peg to 38.The 10 Apr 2017.

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Combined Beats’ list

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During last month, beat lists have been shared from Mexico, Australia, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Russia, UK, Canada and USA. The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint accont. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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