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Lots of Birds Being Killed in Ireland and the UK

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It's just weird how many birds are being killed in England, Scotland and Ireland. A horrific total of 6 eagles, 10 buzzards, 3 red kites, a Peregrine falcon and a sparrowhawk have all been poisoned in recent weeks across Ireland, England and Scotland. Tags: wildlife crime UK Ireland.

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Win a Book From Across the Pond – The Crossley ID Guide: Britain and Ireland

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Welcome to day six of the “ Crossley Britain and Ireland Blog Tour ,” otherwise known as the American stop. The latest offering, The Crossley ID Guide: Britain & Ireland , has been released and you probably want a copy. Getting to know the birds of Britain and Ireland is something that both Mike and I aspire to.

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Britain’s Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland–A Book Review

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It also makes it a little intimidating to be doing a review of Britain’s Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland. The Crossley ID Guide: Britain and Ireland (PUP, 2014) covers 314 birds that reside in or migrate regularly through England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and a few rare birds. 560pages, 6.3

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Sneak Peaks at Crossley ID Guide for UK and Ireland

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Richard Crossley has posed a couple of plates from his forthcoming UK and Ireland Crossley ID Guide on The Crossley ID Guide Facebook page. Check ‘em out !

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Collaborative list – April 2022

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There are four regions in eBird ( England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland ) and the Collaborative has submitted checklists for all of them, with England leading the way at 198 species. The United Kingdom ranks sixteenth on the Collaborative’s country list with 211 species observed.

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Irish Senator Complains of Animal Welfare "Cabal"

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This complaint is the result of proposed legislation to ban puppy mills in Ireland. Tags: Ireland legislation puppy mills dogs. Legislators are being contacted by people around the world to support the legislation. They are blaming the dastardly Green Party whose leader proposed the legislation.

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Another Bird Surprise for Costa Rica- Buff-collared Nightjar!

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A bit larger than the Netherlands but with less land than Latvia and Ireland, in terms of territory, we rank 126. As far as countries go, Costa Rica is at the smaller end of the spectrum. With good reason, lots of birders visit Costa Rica and we also have a good sized local birding community.