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Birding Finland on the Fly

10,000 Birds

And, as appears to be the case in most cities in Finland, wildlife and nature is only steps away! One of many signs in the park aimed at educating about wildlife. You can take in views of waterfowl including Eurasian Wigeon , Barnacle Geese , Trumpeter Swan , and a plethora of ducks and gulls. Old Town Tallinn, Estonia.

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Could have done better? Confessions of a year-lister.

10,000 Birds

I only scored 43 in March, but that was because I was away birding in Portugal and Estonia. Big flocks of Long-tailed Ducks were a delight, but our target bird, Steller’s Eider, let us down – we found just a single female, not the flocks we were expecting. My overseas trips did boost the overall year list considerably.

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