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I screamed: Ural Owl!

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managed to see it, his largest owl ever. How I managed to ID the Ural Owl so easily with such a short observation window, beats me. How I managed to ID the Ural Owl so easily with such a short observation window, beats me. Cover photo: Ural Owl Strix uralensis by Serge Serebro / Wikimedia Commons. Fortunately, B.

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Help me Choose the Bird Specialties of Belgrade

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Okay, that choice is something to be expected, but how about this: some seven years ago I was guiding another British couple to a nearby fish farm where I was happy to show them the Great White Pelican – the only one I have ever seen in Serbia! Long-eared Owl – year round. White-tailed Eagle – year round (breeds inside the city).

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Collaborative list – December 2019

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American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Pink-backed Pelican – Pelecanus rufescens. Great Horned Owl – Bubo virginianus. Central American Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium griseiceps. Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum.

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Duncan’s 2015 List

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PELECANIDAE (PELICANS). Pink-backed Pelican ( Pelecanus rufescens ); Mkuze GR, South Africa, 30 January. Rock Dove, or Feral Pigeon, ( Columba livia ); Johannesburg Airport, South Africa, 4 January. STRIGIDAE (OWLS). Spotted Eagle-owl ( Bubo africanus ); Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa, 14 January.

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