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Common Ringed Plover

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In this part (sorry Corey) all those tundran breeders seem to have followed the path most flown. Very occasionally though, one might stray down the eastern seaboard of the USA, but for the most part, those that breed in arctic Canada migrate towards Europe and swell numbers there during the winter.

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Birding Iceland on the Fly

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We boarded the 8:40 pm red-eye from JFK to Reykjavik on May 28; the intention was to sleep on the plane but with the excitement of travel and possibilities swirling around my head I didn’t sleep a wink (*tip – Iceland Air offers free stopovers for up to seven days as you travel from the US to Europe! Trips Europe Iceland seabirds'

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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Eagle-eyed Pat spotted a Lesser Black-backed Gull in nonbreeding plumage and other birders that week noted a Thayer’s Gull (which we may have seen too–I mean, who expects Iceland Gull in April?). I was just happy to enjoy the show, one that apparently is just as good in winter as in spring. Anahuac NWR–Skillern Tract.

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Combined Beat list for 2016

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. 06 Jan 2016. Caspian Gull – Larus cachinnans. Reva–Reva Lake. 02 Jan 2016. Dor-ha-Bonim Beach Reserve.

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Combined Beats’ list

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. 06 Jan 2016. Caspian Gull – Larus cachinnans. Reva–Reva Lake. 02 Jan 2016. Dor-ha-Bonim Beach Reserve.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Caspian Gull – Larus cachinnans. Reva–Reva Lake (IBA podru?je e Save u Dunav). 02 Jan 2016. 13 Feb 2016.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Montauk Point SP. 17 Jan 2016. Common Eider – Somateria mollissima. Montauk Point SP. 17 Jan 2016. 17 Jan 2016.

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