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The return of the Old Man

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Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills goes on to give greater detail of the former nesting sites in Europe: it could once be found β€œin southern Germany and Austria, in the valleys of the upper Rhine and Danube Rivers, and in the Alps of Switzerland, Italy and Germany, and perhaps in Hungary and Greece”.

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15 expat-friendly countries for a birder to move to

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And it raises a question: if all the birds are having a party over there, am I in the wrong spot? So, beside a lot of birds and the sunny sky, I want the coldest thing to experience year-round to be my beer. Greece (346 / 411 – just to give you a clue, the Greek-published checklist I have has 449 species). Namibia (595 / 690).

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Highs and Lows from the Champions of the Flyway Bird Race in Eilat, Israel

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Sharing those special birds with so many like-minded people of all ages may have been the most magical experience on race day. Raising $67,000 plus for conservation! : The real reason for the Champions of the Flyway Bird Race is to raise money for desperately needed conservation efforts in the Mediterranean.

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Bradt travel guide to Sri Lanka by Philip Briggs – review

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Those large international agencies use reputable local ground agents, and in my experience this creates a safety cocoon around the travellers. And the answer to the question I am raising here is, yes, I would travel to Sri Lanka in the next period. And now is the time to go back to the Bradt travel guide to Sri Lanka by Philip Briggs.

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