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The European Christmas Bird Count

10,000 Birds

Of course, the CBC has sexier abbreviation: with the IWC (or iWC?) Barnacle geese breed mainly on the Arctic islands of the North Atlantic, while the nearest wintering areas also lie along the northern coasts of Europe: the Netherlands and the Baltic Sea (Estonia, Finland, Denmark and Sweden). My mind, at least. we will kill it!”,

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Birding the Kruger Park (3): Malelane area

10,000 Birds

The Lilac-breasted Roller is the national bird of Kenya, but of course, this does not help it pay its bills in South Africa. .” The Latin species name caudatus does not really mean much – just that it has a tail. Thanks for pointing that out. The Magpie Shrike looks like a magpie but is a proper shrike.

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