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- Crazy Swedes Bird Ringing at Beidaihe, Spring 2013
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Regional reads
- Bamboo Fish
- Birding Mongolia
- Birds Korea
- Dave Bakewell – Dig Deep
- Dave Bakewell – Dig Deep, Malaysia (new site)
- Global Flyway Network – shorebird flagging and colour-banding
- Japanese Gull Site (excellent for those tricky East Asian gulls…)
- Korean Gulls
- Oriental Bird Club
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper Expedition Blog (Summer 2012)
- Stu Price in Hakodate, Hokkaido
- Xeno-canto Asia (Asian bird calls and songs)
Further Afield
- Alan Tilmouth
- Batumi Raptor Count (Georgia)
- Birding Benstead (Sweden)
- Bonvoy Travel
- Chris Gibbins – Gulls in north-east Scotland
- Earbirding
- Lowestoft Birds
- Martin Garner
- My photos on Netfugl.dk
- Netfugl (Denmark and WP)
- Talking Naturally with Charlie Moores
- Winterton Bird Spotting Collective (news from my original local patch)
- Yoav Perlman's Birding in Israel blog
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Tag Archives: Jankowski’s Bunting
Jankowski’s Bunting – an update
This week I spent five days in Inner Mongolia and Jilin Province helping the team led by Beijing Birdwatching Society to survey known, and potential new, sites for Jankowski’s Bunting. The aim was to try to establish a better understanding … Continue reading
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Tagged Beijing Birdwatching Society, Fu Jianping, Inner Mongolia, Jankowski's Bunting, Tumuji, Wulanhaote, Zhu Bing Run
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Sir David Attenborough joins the campaign to save Jankowski’s Bunting!
If I was asked to name just one person who had been the biggest inspiration to me over my lifetime, I would have no hesitation. Sir David Attenborough. Vivid in my memory from a child to the present day are … Continue reading
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Tagged BirdLife International, Jankowski's Bunting, Sir David Attenborough
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2013: Let’s Make It A Good One!
2012 was my second full year living in China’s capital. Thanks to Libby, my understanding wife, I have been fortunate enough to make regular visits to some of the capital’s most productive birding sites and to see some stunning birds. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baer's Pochard, Chinese Crested Tern, Jankowski's Bunting, Streaked Reed Warbler
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Birding Beijing on Talking Naturally
You can now listen to my interview about Jankowski’s Bunting with Charlie Moores on the Talking Naturally website. Click here. Thanks to Charlie for giving me a platform to help raise further awareness about the plight of this unique bird.
Jankowski’s Bunting: A Very Rare Bird Indeed
The Jankowski’s Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) is a very rare bird. So rare that, without immediate action, it could slip away before the end of this decade. Unfortunately this little bird isn’t big or furry and doesn’t have a spoon-shaped bill. … Continue reading
