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“M had told Bond he was sending him to the Seychelles. ” Indeed, there is one distinctly birding connection to this country: a famous birder Ian Fleming, the author of James Bond, visited the Seychelles in 1958 looking for inspiration for his then-latest collection of stories, For Your Eyes Only. .'”
This is The Seychelles. They are all recognisable from their families in Africa and are simply referred to by prefixing with “Seychelles” With most species being the only representative of their family, it made identification easy. There were a few other Indian Ocean specialities to bulk up my Seychelles list.
No, Madagascar is the most famous for an endemic group of mammals: lemurs, sifakas, indri, aye-aye – in total, 112 endemic species and subspecies of lemurs alone! Still, there should be no problem with larger species that allow for longer observation time (e.g. Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales.
A plan to eradicate an introduced species , the Ring-necked Parakeet , from the Seychelles, a small archipelego in the Indian Ocean, to protect the Seychelles Black Parrot , an endemic and the national bird of Seychelles, is going forward.
African Penguins, or Jackass Penguins as they are sometimes known, are one of those species of penguin you’ll find away from the frozen wastes of Antarctica. Boulders Beach, a popular spot in Cape Town, is the place to see the species, and if the mood takes, swim with them. I didn’t swim, but I may next time.
Today the species is secure on a large number of islands and reserves. Both species had undergone massive declines since the arrival of humans and where in a perilous position in the 1970s. Both species were pushed to the brink but pulled back just in the nick of time. It worked, and the translocated birds were soon breeding.
Other species have certainly expanded their ranges, but never in such a rapid and global scale. For reasons that are not quite clear, this species underwent a massive range expansion. In the east, this species can be found along the east coast of Africa, the Nile Valley,and into parts of the middle east and India and southeast Asia.
During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Seychelles Swiftlet – Aerodramus elaphrus. Seychelles Bulbul – Hypsipetes crassirostris. Seychelles Blue-Pigeon – Alectroenas pulcherrimus.
They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Seychelles Swiftlet – Aerodramus elaphrus. Seychelles Bulbul – Hypsipetes crassirostris. Seychelles Blue-Pigeon – Alectroenas pulcherrimus. Seychelles Kestrel – Falco araeus. 28 Jul 2018.
In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Seychelles Blue-Pigeon – Alectroenas pulcherrimus. Seychelles Swiftlet – Aerodramus elaphrus. 18 Jun 2018.
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