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Best Bird of the Year 2012

10,000 Birds

2012 has certainly been a bumper year for me with an estimated year list of around 3,000 species after extensive travels to South Africa, Ethiopia, South Korea, Indonesia, the Russian Far East, United Kingdom, Peru, Guatemala and Panama. I chose the Black-backed Woodpecker as my Best Bird of the Year for a couple of reasons.

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The Crossley ID Guide: Britain & Ireland — A Review of the Book

10,000 Birds

With only 314 species, the arrangement here makes sense until you come to that miscellaneous chapter, which includes pigeons and doves, woodpeckers, jays, crows, swallows, and hoopoe. A miscellaneous pot indeed! The bird’s average length is shown next to the codes.

Ireland 173