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The Italian wintering grounds are the WWF Oasis Laguna di Orbetello, where in February 2016 I was delighted to meet the flock. Despite the fact that efforts are made to ensure they are not imprinted on humans, they are naturally confiding, even friendly. The ibises were initially trained to follow a microlight aircraft over the Alps.
Should the fancy take you, you could call up a 10,000 Birds life list (from 2016 onwards. Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. 22 Jan 2016. 08 Jan 2016. 01 Jan 2016.
Should the fancy take you, you could call up a 10,000 Birds life list (from 2016 onwards. Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. 29 Jan 2016. 09 Jan 2016. 17 Mar 2016.
Should the fancy take you, you could call up a 10,000 Birds life list (from 2016 onwards. Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. 27 Aug 2016. 29 Jan 2016. 09 Jan 2016.
Should the fancy take you, you could call up a 10,000 Birds life list (from 2016 onwards (backdating has not been ruled out, but logistics make it unlikely) for a particular location or simply study the rest of the checklist from which the link was chosen. 27 Jun 2016. 26 Jun 2016. 26 Jun 2016. 23 Jun 2016.
Should the fancy take you, you could call up a 10,000 Birds life list (from 2016 onwards. Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. 25 May 2016. 25 May 2016. 25 May 2016.
Should the fancy take you, you could call up a 10,000 Birds life list (from 2016 onwards (backdating has not been ruled out, but logistics make it unlikely) for a particular location or simply study the rest of the checklist from which the link was chosen. 27 Aug 2016. 29 Jan 2016. 09 Jan 2016. 17 Mar 2016.
Should the fancy take you, you could call up a 10,000 Birds life list (from 2016 onwards. Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. 29 Jan 2016. 09 Jan 2016. 17 Mar 2016.
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