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Lesser Antilles.

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1917 they

BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN NORMANDIE (SW, between Normandy and Brittany) & Baie de Seine (Le Havre) are the main sites (and extensive) for shorebirds and vagrants. The Baie du Mont St Michel is a wonderful birding place, almost anywhere will do - there is a first class visitor centre at Genets with a superb walk along the edge of the bay South from there, and the headlands at Bec d'Andain and Le Grouin either side of there. BIRD & BIRDWATCHING NEWS VIKING Viking’s View: A lightweight and portable scope with good light transmission, resolution and colour contrast which can be taken with you wherever you go. Due to the compact nature of the Swallow it can be conveniently packed in travel luggage or kept at hand to study wildlife in your garden. The Key features are: Waterproof – Twist

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BIRD & BIRDWATCHING NEWS OPTICRON’S OREGON The Oregon 4 PC nitrogen waterproof series offer the first-time or occasional user with a high standard of optical performance and functionality in a highly desirable and well-constructed body. With above average resolution figures and good colour contrast, the binoculars are a natural choice for almost all types of day time wildlife observation. BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN COUNTY Birding County Wexford. County Wexford is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. It takes its name from the principal town, Wexford, founded by Vikings and named by them ‘Waesfjord’, meaning ‘inlet or bay (fjord) of the mud-flats’ in the Old Norse language. BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN SIKKIM The entry is through Mangan - located on the North Sikkim High way. It is 70Km (2½ hrs) from Gangtok and 153km (5½ hrs) from Bagdogra. Onwards it is 14km by jeep on a rough trail, from where the birding walk starts. Tholung Valley is located in the shadow of the 6888m high Siniolchu, and the 5,200m Lamo Anden, this is virtually an uninhabited BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN ANGUILLA Birding Anguilla. Anguilla is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the

Lesser Antilles.

BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN PAYS DE LA Birding Pays-de-la-Loire. The region consists of the Departments of: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe & Vendee. The traditional Provinces of: Anjou, Bretagne, Maine & Poitou. The Loire Valley is known for its châteaux, fine wines and of course, its stunning scenery. But of course, behind all that are the birds, bees

and other

BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN BALI Bali. Birding BaliBali is an Indonesian island located at 8°25′23″S 115°14′55″E Co, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country’s 33.0 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN BADEN It is a Europa reserve and European bird protection area. Its importance is above all for reed-dwellers such as Savi’s Warbler and Bearded Tit which otherwise only occur in Baden-Wuerttemberg in the Waghaeusel and Wollmatinger Ried reserves. To date 265 BIRDING, BIRDWATCHING & BIRD ARTICLES BIRDING GREATS Jon Hornbuckle, Tough As Nails Article by Craig Brelsford of Shanghai birding see images of the birds mentioned, and the full article here. Jon Hornbuckle saw 9,600 species of bird, more than anyone, ever. He was tough as nails. We were at Tangjiahe, Sichuan in BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN VIRGIN The total land area of the territory is 133.73 square miles (346.4 km2). As of the 2000 census the population was 108,612. The U.S. Virgin Islands are located in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, about 90 miles (140 km) east of Puerto Rico. The territory consists of four main islands: Saint Thomas, Saint John, Saint Croix,

and Water

BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN STATE OF The Jerusalem Bird Observatory (JBO) is located in the landscaped gardens between the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) and the Supreme Court, though you need to bring ID and be patient with security searches. The JBO holds guided birding walks in English every Monday afternoon and does ringing there too. BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN UNITED | A Field Guide from iSpiny | Spiny Software Ltd | 247.5 MB | Requires iOS 8.0 or later | Birds Of Britain Pro is a guide to over 300 British birds, native and naturalised, with specially written text, professionally produced bird songs and calls, and carefully selected photos showing a variety of plumages. BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN FRENCH Birding France. Although not as exotic as Spain or Greece, France has a lot to offer to the travelling birder, its central position in Western Europe means that there is a wide variety of habitats including the Guarrigues and Maquis of the Mediterranean coast, a choice of montane habitats, mature oak forests of central and eastern

France.

BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN COUNTY Birding County Tyrone. County Tyrone is one of the six historic counties of Northern Ireland. It is also one of the 32 traditional counties of Ireland and lies within the historic province of Ulster. BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN ISLE OF Birding Anglesey. Anglesey (Welsh: Ynys Môn) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. With an area of 276 square miles. It is by far the largest island of Wales and the fifth-largest island in the British Isles (and the largest outside Scotland). Anglesey is also the largest island in the Irish Sea by area, and the second most populous BIRDS, BIRDING TRIPS AND BIRDWATCHING TOURS IN PORTUGUESE SPEA, Rua da Vitoria, 53 - 3-Esq, 1100- 618 Lisboa. +351 21 3220430 spea@spea.pt S.P.E.A. is the Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds, and is a scientific organization that works for the development of ornithology in this country and for the conservation of birds and their habitats. S.P.E.A. congregates most Portuguese ornithologists

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AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRE UPDATE: HOPE FROM THE ASHES OF KANGAROO ISLAND We all remember the devastation wreaked by the Australian bushfires in early 2020. But what’s been happening since then? Find out about just one of the many wildlife havens BirdLife Australia is ...more

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NO RIGHT TO REMAIN FOR RACCOON DOGS Photograph of raccoon dog by Marc Baldwin They may not be a fixture in our local parks or countryside but experts at the Mammal Society are concerned that raccoon dogs have the ...more

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A TALE OF TWO WARBLERS – THE UPS AND DOWNS OF BIRDS IN ENGLAND The latest BTO/RSPB/JNCC Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) report shows the very different fortunes in England  for two almost identical warblers, the Willow Warbler and the Chiffchaff. Due to the varying COVID-19 restrictions ...more

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CITY’S BRIGHT LIGHTS ATTRACT MIGRANT BIRDS Results from a new study reveal that artificial light sources associated with urban areas can disrupt the natural movement patterns of birds migrating at night across the UK. Using a combination of

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May 5th, 2021

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EUROPEAN BREEDING BIRD ATLAS 2 | European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 – Distribution, Abundance and Change | Verena Keller, Sergi Herrando, Petr Voříšek, Martí Rodríguez-Franch, Marina Kipson, Pietro Milanesi, David Martí, Marc Anton, Alena Klvaňová, Mikhail V ...more

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BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA | The National Audubon Society Book of Birds of North America | National Audubon Society (NAS) | Knopf Publishing Group | 2021 | Hardback | 912 Pages | <5000 Colour Photos | ...more

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A MOST REMARKABLE CREATURE | A Most Remarkable Creature – The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Bird of Prey | Jonathan Meiburg | The Bodley Headf | 2021 | Hardback | 400 ...more

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AGEING & SEXING OF MIGRATORY EAST ASIAN PASSERINES | By Gabriel Norevik, Magnus Hellström, Dongping Liu & Bo Petersson | Avium Förlag | 2020 | Hardback | 423 Pages | 1400+ colour photos, b/w illustrations | ISBN: 9789198516579 | £94.99 ...more

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SPURN MIGRATION FESTIVAL 2021 The dates have been announced for the Spurn Migration Festival. Between the 10-12 September 2021 the magic of migration will be live from North Field in Kilnsea, with the now familiar format ...more

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THE LATEST GRUMPY OLD BIRDER ARTICLE NO. 142 - PLASTIC BAGGAGE The latest Grumpy Old Birder Article is now on line as well as on page 19 of the April 2021 edition of Birdwatching Magazine (UK) Read it

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March 3rd, 2021

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After much of 2020 has been in ‘lockdown’ and world travel for pleasure greatly reduced – most birders who would normally have travelled to see new birds around the world have been ...more

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BIRDING THE USA

Birding the USA By Chris Lotz, Birding Ecotours I thought of asking our American office manager Jacob to write this article, but after some deliberation decided it would actually be better for ...more

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JAMAICA - CARIBBEAN ENDEMIC HEAVEN World Record Birding at Green Castle Estate, Jamaica The numbers are impressive but cannot do justice to the colourful and unusual nature of Jamaica’s birds. Which is why they have to be ...more

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