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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

10,000 Birds

Quite possibly, this laughingthrush is now locally extinct in Switzerland or at least in Basel. Fish & Wildlife Service has a web page for this species – but it contains absolutely no information. Wikipedia reports that he “was an excellent tennis player and an enthusiastic big game hunter.

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Birding Botswana’s Borders

10,000 Birds

I slept in hotel in Zurich but didn’t leave the airport or even clear immigration, so I can’t really say I’ve been to Switzerland either. But even without huge herds of elephants large game is defiantly the major draw for most people on the cruise. It’s arbitrary, but there you go. Water Thick-knees.

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