10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2015

Some lovely and touristy cities of Western Europe are justly proud of their cathedral Peregrines (Barcelona, Norwich, Bristol), even London (which has its charms, but is far from lovely) – why not Belgrade (isn’t proud, I mean)? Painting (c) by Paschalis Dougalis.

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Switzerland Serbia Feral Falcons 191

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Various bits of Europe celebrate the day in various ways. In Wales people who slept in late – and female servants, who probably never slept in late in their lives – used to be beaten with holly branches for luck, although modern assault laws have largely ended the practice. Sleigh rides. Feasting on pasta.

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Ireland New Zealand Hunting Cooking 131

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2019

At the same time, at the western bank of the Volga River corpses piled ever higher… or so starts the plot of the Jean-Jacques Annaud’s movie Enemy at the Gates, with Jude Law as young Zaytsev. Zaytsev had impressive marksmanship skills, which is why he was soon transferred to the sniper division. Yet, something was wrong with that picture.

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Protection Elephants Owls Laws 149

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2014

Restricted to northern Europe, their real stronghold is in Britain where more than half of the world’s flowers can be seen during early May. Instead it will celebrate one of the UK’s most spectacular natural events.

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Laws Europe America Protection 163

Critter News

MARCH 3, 2009

But the bill still needs the the approval of the entire EU assembly and EU governments in order to become law. Tags: canada greenland europe seal hunters seals. It will be tough. Nordic EU countries such as Denmark, Sweden and Finland have opposed such a ban, and EU legal experts say it could violate world trade rules.

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Seals Denmark Sweden Finland 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2011

BirdLife Cyprus noted that, “The three-day conference dealt with illegal bird killing across Europe, and emphasis was given to the problem of poisoning, which affects many bird species in many countries (including the Griffon Vulture in Cyprus). Kingfisher on a limestick (Credit: Hüseyin Yorganc?)

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Cyprus illegal Game Wounded 174

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2014

Since the European White Waterlily is strictly protected under Serbian law, a week ago I informed the Republic Inspection for the Environmental Protection at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection. Birding Europe Patch Birding Serbia' I have not received any answer so far.

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Serbia Stray Dog Protection Ducks 239

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2016

Late April / early May is the best birding season in the south of Europe and wherever you go, you will have 50% to 100% more species than in any other season. In India, no one goes at mid-day because of the heat and the law. before I have to retreat, defeated by several more songbirds that I am unable to tell by their song.

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Birds India Africa Serbia 111

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

So here I am ‘gazumped’ the post I could have written cruelly ripped away by the hand of fate (and a birder called Jochen), if i was one of my short-sighted, narrow-minded, verging on xenophobic countrymen that want us to strike out on our own and disown Europe, leave behind that vast body of meaningless EU laws like, er, The EU Birds Directive (..)

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Norway Geese Shelters Laws 149

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2016

By Greek law enforcement officers, I had already been taken for a spy. In the south of Europe, pines do not normally appear at this altitude – a mere 260 m / 850 ft – and these ones were clearly planted, some half a century ago. Birders are utterly suspicious characters.

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Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Serbia 142

Critter News

JANUARY 25, 2012

The law, finalized in 1999, comes after a 12-year "phase-out" period meant to allow egg farmers time to implement the costly transition away from battery cages. Others have arranged for barns or other free-range systems, but the law now clearly reserves hens a seat at a nest. As of Jan. Duncan, Ph.D.,

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Battery Cages Battery Animal Welfare Welfare 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2016

I am not entirely sure whether most birders outside Germany know or realize that Germany still has a decent population of one of Europe’s most attractive and desired bird species: the Great Bustard Otis tarda. This is prohibited under German nature conservation laws and a moral no-go.

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Germany Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 101

10,000 Birds

JUNE 24, 2011

Originally from Scotland, Mark has lived and worked in continental Europe and North Africa before settling in Australia’s “Red Centre&# to work for the Northern Territory Parks Service. Mark Carter is an independent professional birding guide and wildlife surveyor living in Alice Springs, Central Australia.

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Chile Australia Monkeys 2008 191

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

Following a detour to Harvard Law School, he took the Ph.D. A widely published writer, popular speaker, and enthusiastic tour leader in North American and Europe, Rick lives in Tucson and in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife, Alison, and their chocolate Lab, Gellert. Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of July 2008?

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Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 141

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Following a detour to Harvard Law School, he took the Ph.D. A widely published writer, popular speaker, and enthusiastic tour leader in North American and Europe, Rick lives in Tucson and in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife, Alison, and their chocolate Lab, Gellert. at Princeton University in 1990.

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2011 Tucson Arizona Deer 140

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and South America thrown in.

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America Industry Birds Squirrels 227

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

as Birds of Europe, 2nd edition (PUP, 2011). The Collins guide covers all of Europe, contains drawings rather than photographs, and is widely considered one of the best field guides in the world. (It’s I don’t really understand why this 15-page section is included in a book already bursting at the seams.

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Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 142

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

What is necessary is what law already requires, a Strategic Environmental Assessment, transparent from the very beginning, which would be made by an independent institution or the body of experts whose names must be known to the public. No explanation was given why those sites were rejected or why this one was chosen.

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Serbia Protection Eagles Ducks 164

Animal Ethics

JULY 19, 2007

Cavel, a Belgian company, kills horses in Illinois for export to Europe. On May 24, Governor Rod Blagojevich signed the bill into law. Less than 24 hours later, Cavel was back—this time in court seeking an injunction to prevent the new law from taking effect on the grounds that it interferes with international commerce.

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Horse Slaughter Horses Slaughter Slaughtered 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

As I mentioned last week, my wife, son, and daughter-in-law spent much of the month of October in Europe. But when it comes to waterfowl, the non-reproductive season offers some great opportunities in central Europe, as many species move south from their Arctic breeding grounds. I also managed to see some I did not expect.

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Austria Switzerland Europe Geese 124

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

We then switch to Andy McWilliam, a genial investigator with the National Wildlife Crime Unit, who combines the skill of a life doing police work with a deep appreciation for the importance of Great Britain’s wildlife laws. And, some background on those laws, both in the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 206

Animal Ethics

JULY 5, 2007

No wonder rBGH has been banned in Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Europe and Canada outlawed using hormones on dairy cows because of such human and animal health concerns. Such hormones may increase the risk of breast, colon and gastrointestinal cancers, according to a University of Illinois study.

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New York Times New York 2007 Cows 40

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Out of just under 200 bird species I observed this year in SE Europe, there are 6 threatened species. In Europe the population size is estimated to be decreasing by 30-49% in 22.8 But, lacking the law enforcement in the field, nothing has really changed. Common Pochard by Graham Catley. years (three generations).

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Serbia Greece Bulgaria Montenegro 200

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2014

Since Kitsissunnguit has been preserved by law since 1988, the birds live in perfect harmony with nature and birdwatchers get a unique peephole into the birds life in their natural settings. One of the best places to get a view of the Greenlandic birds is the archipelago Kitsissunnguit located in the south of Disko Bay.

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North America Eagles Breeding Fish 176

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

At least where these laws apply, no beer may call itself Kölsch unless it is brewed within 50 kilometers of Cologne and to strictly defined specifications. So, what is Kölsch, exactly?

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California Condor Oregon California Zoos 104

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Chamois is an agile goat-antelope with short hooked horns, found in mountainous areas of Europe from Spain to the Caucasus. However, going through my sightings I was surprised at how few Covid species actually call Europe – central Europe in particular – their home. Yes, yes, I know, not countable – it’s not a bird.

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2020 Birds Costa Rica Germany 228

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

While mainly an Asian bird, the Red-flanked Bluetail has recently been seen in parts of Europe (particularly Finland and Scotland) more frequently, indicating a possible range extension ( source ). ‘Beyond the pale’ then became a colloquial phrase meaning ‘outside the limits of acceptable behavior or judgment.’

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