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The Birding Rally Challenge Peru 2012

10,000 Birds

the Forest Falcons – UK. A huge surprise was the addition of an entirely new species for Peru, a Black Swift , found by the Forest Falcons team. Besides the birds, the teams were distracted by half a dozen primate species and rare Giant River Otters. The E-Birders – Cornell, USA. The Ararajubas – Brazil.

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Prespa Lakes National Park, Greece: the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world

10,000 Birds

The best bird was one lovely Common Chiffchaff that was very hard to locate in the thick crown of an old juniper tree, followed by one mysterious small falcon. Up the dirt track next to a hilltop church is not particularly productive at this time of year. It disappeared behind a tree in a split second, showing me only its back view.

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