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Birding crème de la crème: Asia – Corbett to Taman Negara

10,000 Birds

So I lowered my threshold to 500 and that worked well… for Costa Rica and South America, that is (especially Peru). Kaziranga National Park is famous for having 80% of the surviving population of the Indian Rhinoceros , as well as being the favourite park of the British royal family, whenever they visit India.

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Our Best Birds of 2020

10,000 Birds

However, it wasn’t until the infamous year of 2020 that I finally laid eyes on it in the marshes of Las Pangas in southern Costa Rica. I’d like a beer too, please, as I have never seen a Masked Duck. This weird little skulking waterfowl is a species I had hoped to chance upon in various places for quite some time.

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