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European Call to End Bird Trapping

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The big story of the fortnight in Cyprus isn’t about birds, but it crosses the path of birding (kinda). It seems that it came off rather well, and was co-organized by the Cyprus Game Fund and members of the Bern Convention. Which gets me to the real big news in Cyprus of the fortnight, indirectly anyway.

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Grandpa Charlie’s 8 Success Tips for Sales, and Life

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He traveled as an immigrant from Cyprus to the U.S. Writing the story of your life and addressing what you want to be remembered for is a telling and often game – changing exercise. Author: Marc Demetriou Many people, including sales and marketing folks, tend to overthink things. Keep emotions in check.

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My Year so Far – Modest but Satisfactory

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The next couple of months will of course see a boost to my British list, as summer migrants flood into England, while forthcoming trips to Cyprus, Greece and northern Spain will also turbocharge the European list. The Woodcock were disturbed by beaters driving Pheasants for a game shoot.

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Cypriot Delights: Part I

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I’ve been a regular visitor to the island of Cyprus for over 25 years, making around a dozen trips during this period, every one in search of birds. According to the taxonomists, these weren’t regular Scops Owls ( Otus scops ) but the endemic Cyprus Scops Owl ( Otus cyprius ). Laughing Dove : now a common resident on Cyprus.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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That’s what you do with other game, right? Fourth Whooping Crane This Winter Shot Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tennessee Crane Hunt Tabled for 2 Years! Soo…if all the cranes look white in a light regime like this, how does an excited gunman tell which one is the endangered one?

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The Black Album: Black Birders, Blackpoll Warblers, Black-tailed Godwits, Black Flamingos, and more

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Cyprus count yields a rarity: an almost all-black flamingo. It’s not quite Tippi Hedren–worthy, but birds swarming your living room is probably fair game for some NSFW language. An infomercial king who’s probably going to jail.

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