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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

The only place (outside England) where I have seen wild Fallow Deer in Europe is in Spain’s Coto Doñana, where they are numerous. Here in the UK they were exterminated 400 years ago, but in recent years they have become re-established as a result of escapees from farms. My lasting impression was how big the animal was.

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The European Christmas Bird Count

10,000 Birds

Traditional farming landscape of small holdings, hedges and groves draped in snow… I actually hate snow, but on days like this, cannot resist it. A hundred Smew and a thousand geese later, through the gently rolling hills we head for the Labudovo okno, by one Great Grey Shrike and several more Crested Larks.

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