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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

10,000 Birds

If you want to know what happened on August 31, 1984, I can name at least one event: In the Padang-Sugihan Wildlife Reserve in South Sumatra province, a Large Frogmouth was mobbed by a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, as described here. At between 4 pm and 6 pm, to be exact. One nice little story for my blog post lost.

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Penguins, Parrots and Wine on Matiu / Somes Island

10,000 Birds

The double-barrel name comes from the Maori and Pakeha names for the island, like many places where one or the other hasn’t won out the island is referred to in all instances as both. Since 1984 it has been planted with native bush and pests were controlled, and is now used as a wildlife reserve.

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