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The Cry of the Curlew

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Research by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust has shown that predation by Foxes (of both eggs and chicks) is one of the most serious factors limiting the success of nesting Curlews. He went on to write that “Time was when every farm in the dale had nesting curlew, but they have slowly disappeared.

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GARBO TALKS!

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I did a bit of wind farm surveying, which forced me to spend hours at the same point. And now, researchers from Japan, Germany and Sweden confirmed what I knew all the time, like if I needed them to tell me so. Conservation research tits So I managed to finally understand what were they chatting about – me!

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Birds in Winter: A Book Review, Written in Winter

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There’s more, so much more, in this highly informative, detail-packed, research-based description of bird behavior. He aims to bring together all ornithological and ecological research on birds and winter the world over–not just in areas covered by snow–and summarize the findings in non-scientific language.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. a fish farm. Boundary Bay, Delta. 08 Mar 2017.

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Seabirds: The New Identification Guide: An ID Guide Review

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Born in Gambia, raised and living in Sweden , Larsson illustrated three major guides before this one, all authored by Klaus Malling Olsen: Terns of Europe and North America (PUP, rev. Harrison is positive but pragmatic, he notes that even with the best research, enthusiasm, and skill, there will be times that identification is not possible.

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