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How much time do you devote to birding?

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Late April / early May is the best birding season in the south of Europe and wherever you go, you will have 50% to 100% more species than in any other season. This is the usual game viewing routine in reserves of Africa and India. In India, no one goes at mid-day because of the heat and the law.

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How much time do you devote to birding?

10,000 Birds

Late April / early May is the best birding season in the south of Europe and wherever you go, you will have 50% to 100% more species than in any other season. This is the usual game viewing routine in reserves of Africa and India. In India, no one goes at mid-day because of the heat and the law.

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Not enough Woodpeckers

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Or would be, had I encountered more of them – so far, I have seen only a very small share of the approximately 233 woodpecker species, and got decent photos of an even smaller number – not much more than 10% of all of them. So, writing a post about them is easy. Supposedly, they smoke less than the Brown-capped ones, too.

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India Takes More Steps to Protect Tigers

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India is to amend its wildlife crime laws to protect the country's tigers, a government minister said. Tags: India tigers wildlife endangered species. But is it enough? From the Press Association. This will increase the habitat area for tigers, who prefer to live and hunt in thick vegetation.

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We Got the Wrong Starling

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As the story goes, way back in the late 19th Century and organization called the American Acclimitazation Society was working hard to introduce every one of the 600 species of birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays to North America. The default starling of urban areas in this corner of India are these remarkable rosys.

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Interpol Makes Arrests in Tiger Smuggling

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A coordinated international law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of 25 individuals suspected of taking part in the illicit trade of tigers, one of the world's most endangered species. Tags: wildlife smuggling tigers interpol asia endangered species. From the PR Newswire.

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Birding: Time and Effort

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Late April / early May is the best birding season in the south of Europe and wherever you go, you will have 50% to 100% more species than in any other season. Recently, I did a bit of embankment birding, nailing 65 species (several of them firsts for the season, European Bee-eaters among them – always exciting).

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