Whimbrel often roost on exposed branches in mangroves in SE Asia. This one was from Mahachai, near a few days ago, subspecies variegatus

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Spring was is in the air in today even if the leaden skies concealed the sun until late afternoon.

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The Galapagos Martin is Endangered, but not much is known about the species. Discover the results of the latest surveys, including:
Important feeding & breeding grounds
Possible threats from brood parasites
Where we need to do more research! > https://t.co/Y20TqMKPti

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Just published and on offer – Barn Owls: Evolution and Ecology https://t.co/bMTg2Hfil8 a scientific monograph with exquisite illustrations

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Ornithology resources and the park: very informative new website from MMU..... outstanding interdisciplinary research on birds......https://t.co/ANniZqCnUz (Images: BHL)

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Eleazer Albin’s 'A Natural History of Birds' (1738-40) was the first British printed book of to feature hand-coloured plates. In fact many of the 300 illustrations were the work of his daughter Elizabeth.

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1/ We've got a new paper out in , in which we stress-test the 'three-compartment' model, which we think does a decent job of reconciling regional food production requirements with bird conservation https://t.co/LgRTcT3A5n

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The whip-poor-will from John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” (1827-38)

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The now-extinct Audubon Carolina parakeet from John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” (1827-38)

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Halogenated natural products in birds associated with the marine environment: A review https://t.co/nUwWqR9h3j | Science of The Total Environment |

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The red-shouldered hawk from John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” (1827-38)

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In the preface to Vol. I of his American Ornithology, Charlie Bonaparte thanks his colleagues for helping him make his English sound more natural and less "foreign." He nevertheless could write that all waxwings are "largely and pointedly crested."

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The ivory-billed woodpecker from John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” (1827-38)

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