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Birding St Lucia, South Africa

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Due to a misunderstanding, this species is currently banned in Russia ( Swift Tern ). Though I actually quite like zebras. A few years ago, the Square-tailed Drongo was renamed to Common Square-tailed Drongo. Celebration everywhere. Among the congratulants: a Fork-tailed Drongo. Poor Tawny-flanked Prinia.

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Grey-headed Lapwing in Australia

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However, there have been vagrant Grey-headed lapwings that have been observed in Russia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia. The first record in Australia, initially observed by Karen and Brett Davis, was in the small township of Burren Burren in northern New South Wales on 19th June 2006.

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Collaborative List – April 2017

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Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. The Country/Territory/Special Administrative Area/Principality/Kingdom total also moved on a peg to 38.The The Collaborative List profile page [link] is just a little more colourful because of it. That’s where we need to send a beat to add a big splash of colour. Who fancies a trip to Siberia?

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Combined Beats’ list

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During last month, beat lists have been shared from Mexico, Australia, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Russia, UK, Canada and USA. Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. As at May 7th, the total stands at 1661 with the main thrust of the migration still to come. Western Australia. 04 Feb 2016. Crimson Finch – Neochmia phaeton.

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