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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I had just a split-second glimpse of this species – my only second ever – yet immediately knew what is it, but I was driving through a snowbound countryside and had another car behind me, therefore I stopped a good 50 metres later to eBird it. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Fortunately, B. Am I satisfied?

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Owls Greece Serbia Woodpeckers 106

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MAY 1, 2014

We are in the village of Finikas on the island of Syros in the Cyclades archipelago of Greece. Nick finds a bird-shaped protrusion at the top of the rock – Black-eared Wheatear , not exactly a species I expect to observe from a boat deck. The Sun already sets and I haven’t seen a new species in a while. Practicalities.

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Greece Malta Croatia Birds 240

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JANUARY 3, 2019

eBird doesn’t offer such an option, so I used the second best: the species was observed in one month only. Red-footed Falcon by BartBotje/Wikimedia Commons. Red-footed Falcon’s breeding range starts less than 50 mi north of here and I hope that some will choose to join a local rookery and stay.”.

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2018 Serbia Falcons Greece 118

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APRIL 30, 2015

This time I was lucky enough to join a fam trip organised by Natural Greece, an ecotourism company from Athens, and spend a few days at my favourite Kerkini Lake, which you already birded through my bins ( April and September ). Scan of the ridge reveals a distant but definitive Peregrine Falcon.

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Greece Woodpeckers Eagles Birds 250

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

This is “the deep cradle of Western ornithology: the birthplace of bird study,” he tells us as he writes about gazing at the 8,000-year old depictions of “flamingos, herons, raptors, avocets and many other species” (p. There’s the Neolithic era; Ancient Egypt (bird mummies!);

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Dissection Birds Research Europe 229

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APRIL 2, 2016

Unlike other bird races where participants keep tight-lipped about bird species as mundane as a House Sparrow , this event gives a prize to the team that helps the most. But isn’t all of that data sharing counterproductive for a bird race where the team with the most species wins? This is a Masked Shrike.

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Costa Rica Eagles Birds 179

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Birdwatching history starts in 45,000BP with the Arnhemland rock painting, a Paleolithic painting found in Australia’s Northern Territory that depicts “two Emu-like ratites in red ochre” (though the text does caution that the dating is not certain).

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Collecting Mauritius Egypt Cyprus 173

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JULY 6, 2019

beats have still managed to share 82 checklists and accounted for 737 species. Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. Amur Falcon – Falco amurensis. 07 Jun 2019.

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2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 121

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NOVEMBER 2, 2019

172 lists were shared and 1004 species were seen, both records for October, so well done beats! Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Round Pond, Greece. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans.

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2019 China Battery Jamaica 118

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis. Red-footed Falcon – Falco vespertinus.

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2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100