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Birding Shanghai in June 2023

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That means that before starting the migration, the birds spend 15-18 hours per day feeding and fattening up and even moving their sleeping locations close to the food source to save time ( source ), equivalent to a Tour de France cyclist locking himself into a McDonald’s restaurant for a few days before starting the race. Also as video.

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Remotest Endemic Birds

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The Heard and Mcdonald Islands are also extremely remote and Clements lists the Heard Island Shag as a full species, although Sibley/Monroe lists it as a subspecies of Imperial Shag. There is one bird species that, according to my above categorization, is quite possible the single most remote species of bird in the world.

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