10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2019
The noble Blue Tit once ranged from Iran through Turkey and Europe to the Canary Islands (the Spanish Islands off North Africa – the other bird was named for the islands incidentally) and North Africa. But a split has annoyed me. A nice, compact, descriptive and above all long standing and widely known name has been… complicated.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
Do try and get it right) is found from the Canary Islands to India; in the Middle East it is found in oases and dry barely vegetated wadis like the one I saw them in, in the drier areas of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE and Iran. Sparrows are from the family Passeridae. A whole bunch coming for a drink.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 5, 2012
The Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator can be found all around the Mediterranean, including many parts of North Africa, and its range extends East into Iran. Then suddenly – finally … Ahead, top of bush, centre right: Shriiiiiiiiiiiike !!!! It did look good, except for the fact that there was no cattle to be seen anywhere.
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