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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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After writing this last sentence, I looked up the species in the HBW and found the sentence “Song poorly documented” in the appropriate section, while with regard to calls, the description is that “call is a two-note raspy nasal ‘ryeeh-reh’”. In New Zealand, the Spotted Dove is an introduced species.

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The Pittas of Sepilok

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Well – I only saw two species, the most common ones at Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. If Adam Smith had known this, he would have pointed out that his pin factory example more or less has the same rationale behind it. But they are well worth their own post, even though I cannot really write too much about them.

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Collaborative List – March 2019

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9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. 978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists. Only 123 species appear on both sides of the life list. Singapore Botanic Gardens. Singapore Botanic Gardens.

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Collaborative list – April 2019

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April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. old angel factory area. Singapore Botanic Gardens. Singapore Botanic Gardens. Make the best use of your binoculars and view from a distance.

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