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Threatened Birds of Nanhui, Shanghai

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Shanghai is located on the coast of the East China Sea and lies right on the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. In addition, some vulnerable bird species such as the Reed Parrotbill live in Shanghai year-round and rely on the reedbeds for survival. A former World Wildlife reserve in Nanhui was simply turned into agricultural land.

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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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This is how it looks like: Or at sunset: A species I did not come for from Shanghai is the Black-crowned Night Heron. Its species name graydoni is in honor of Philip Newenham Graydon (1864-1940), a British planter in Sabah. Why that makes Mr. Graydon worthy of having a bird species named after him is a mystery to me.

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Week 21: Our last week in Scotland

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While there were way less Puffins than any of the other species, they are still so much fun to see. The boat Captain got us right in close. Red Kites were considerted a Threatened Species starting in the early ‘80s, and a nation wide program was started to re-introduce them around the UK. Total Scotland Species – 105.

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COMMENTS ON COLLECTING BIRDS: A Reply

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The previous set up made sure that you discounted 20 years of working in difficult jungle in remote countries to better understand and conserve rare and interesting species, and gets you ready to treat him like the truly arrogant monster he undoubtedly is. The unique behaviors this mysterious species might exhibit?

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Little Big Year – Week 34: We visit Colorado and Texas

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One morning, I woke up to see a White-breasted Nuthatch in the tree right behind our 5th wheel, but before I could get out there with my camera, it was gone, never to see seen in the next three days. Guess I was just not holding my mouth right? The numbers are as follows: Little Big Year Species – 892. species – 224.

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Wild Sri Lanka

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Size apart, the sighting rates in the right season and area are really striking. 465 species have been recorded and the list keeps growing. The average number of species in such a bird wave is 12 (with, on the average, 41 individual), but up to 59 species have been recorded within them. Product details.

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