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Three Hokkaido Woodpeckers

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A Japanese book on Hokkaido birds lists 6 species of woodpeckers – I saw three of them, presumably the most common ones. While the name suggests an endemic, it is not – it can also be found in Northeastern China, parts of Russia and the Koreas (though I would probably advise against a birding trip to North Korea).

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Varied Tit in Shanghai

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I am afraid I neither know why it is called varied (also in the scientific species name, varius ) nor why it does not winter in Shanghai more frequently – surely it must be warmer up here than in North Korea? ” I say: ancient, schmancient – better to preserve wild birds than traditional culture.