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Breeding Crested Pigeons in Broome

March 26, 2023 by Clare M 2 Comments

Crested Pigeons – Ocyphaps lophotes are very widespread throughout Australia and can easily be observed in Broome on the streetlights on a wintery morning....

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Just had my lifer Cinereous Vulture this morning (Serbia)

March 23, 2023 by Dragan No Comments

I woke up this morning and checked social media before the coffee, only to notice a post: “MEGA – a Cinereous Vulture [a.k.a. Eurasian...

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Frustratingly Common

March 22, 2023 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments

Something that’s irked me more often than I’d like to admit is the inclusion of the word “common” in the name of a bird....

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Birding Kangding, Sichuan

March 20, 2023 by Kai Pflug 2 Comments

In Kangding, there is a rather opulent bird hide – two stories, solid construction, spacious, lots of glass, a separate paved parking lot, though...

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Australian Spotted Crakes near Broome

March 19, 2023 by Clare M 2 Comments

Last Sunday afternoon we travelled out of town to once again bird from our vehicle across the flooded highway across Roebuck Plains. There are...

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The Mandarin Duck

March 16, 2023 by Kai Pflug 1 Comment

I am not actually really sure whether I like the sight of the male Mandarin Duck. On the one hand, it obviously is a...

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National Wildlife Refuge Trivia: What is PILT?

March 14, 2023 by Jason Crotty 1 Comment

National Wildlife Refuges protect critical habitat and provide some of the best birding locations in the United States. Although birders and other users of...