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 104

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

I discovered very much by accident that questions have been raised by British birders about the accuracy of some of the book’s photographs; this is the to-do at Birdfair I referred to in the beginning of the review. as Birds of Europe, 2nd edition (PUP, 2011). Is the bird pictured what the caption says it is?

Ireland 172

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 172

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2018

After a slow start, enough chicks had been hatched and raised by 1991 to allow for the release of captive-bred condors in the wild in California. 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 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2023

It is mostly a question of economics – raising just one is troublesome enough given the resources required to feed and educate the chick. 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 ).

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Birds Iraq China Ireland 130