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Madikwe; Paradise Restored

10,000 Birds

Great wildlife preserves, reserves and parks exist for a number of reasons. And so South Africa’s fifth largest park came to be (it’s worth remembering that its largest park, Kruger, is the size of Israel) on marginal land that no one in particular could do much with. And lo, it was good. I never get bored of Giraffes.

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Collaborative List 2017 – February

10,000 Birds

Last year beats were being spotted way beyond their usual habitat with checklists shared from India, Puerto Rico and Israel. 146 shared checklists (an increase on last year’s 97, well done chaps) noted 664 species (ooooh, down on 826 from last February) and brought the yearly total to 1063 (1303 at this time in 2016, ouch!).

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