61. The Far North: Rare Birds And Sand Forest: Images Of A Great African Park. Recom Kruger National Park, South Africa definitive kruger park guide for your ultimateAfrican safari, reservations, accommodation, bookings, enquiries and http://www.krugerpark.co.za/Kruger_National_Park_Regions-travel/krugerpark-the-f

Main Kruger National Park [Home] About: Siyabona Africa Kruger National Park Main Rest Camps Berg-en-Dal Restcamp ... 6 day Tented Safari Tour The Far North: Rare Birds and Sand Forest Photo © Nigel Dennis Kruger: Images of a Great African Park Purchase Book here This region embraces several fascinating ecozones that differ markedly from habitats elsewhere in the Park. A total of 15 distinct plant communities have been identified and these are the product of a combination of many diverse factors. As this is Kruger’s northernmost extremity, located 22°30’ south of the equator, many tropical elements are present. Part of the region lies in a rain shadow, and Pafuri receives a meagre rainfall of just 362 millimetres a year, so many species from the arid west occur here. A number of rich plant communities coincide with significant areas of sand formed by river flood plains, the Mozambique coastal plain and sandstone formations, and the Luvuvhu River creates a corridor of riverine forest that harbours many forest-dwelling species. These diverse factors influence the distribution of animals, and many species occur only in the extreme north. The Kruger knocking sand frog (Tomopterna krugerensis), named for its wooden, ‘knocking’ note repeated four to five times a second, is restricted to pans in the area.

62. Ausubel's Photo Post Photographs of rare birds and other wildlife. http://home.nyc.rr.com/sausubel/

Welcome! Check out the links on the left for photos of my nature-oriented interests. The themes include wild birds , my pet reptiles , and nature scenes . I have also included a page with some choice links related to the photo themes. The Photo Archive pages contain some more of my favorite photos (mostly birds). let me know if you want to use any. Seth Ausubel About The Photos (updated). Check out the NEW insect macros Nature Scenes ), with some new IDs Also NEW bearded dragons, and some NEW birds. Last updated: Sierra Vista, Arizona, May 1997 Home Birds+ Reptiles Nature Scenes ... Photo Archive

63. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Rare Birds Killed By Deadly Bug Three of the world s most endangered birds have been killed by a severe bout ofblood poisoning in New Zealand. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3889775.stm

News Sport Weather World Service ... Newswatch Last Updated: Tuesday, 13 July, 2004, 13:42 GMT 14:42 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Rare birds killed by deadly bug By Kim Griggs in Wellington, New Zealand Before the deaths, there were 86 kakapo left in New Zealand ( Image: Rob Suisted Three of the world's most endangered birds have been killed by a severe bout of blood poisoning in New Zealand. A deadly bug infected a group of kakapo parrots ( Strigops habroptilus ) on the offshore islands of Codfish and Chalky. Before the infection, from a lethal strain of soil bacteria, there were only 86 kakapo left in the country. The Department of Conservation (DoC) has responded swiftly to the outbreak, by giving the remaining birds emergency antibiotic treatment. Young birds "The birds have either ingested or have been infected in some way with the erysipelas bacterium. It goes straight into the blood stream and causes blood poisoning," says Paul Jansen, who leads the kakapo team at the DoC. "The good news is that we know what it is and we have the right tools in place."

64. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Field Stubble 'helps Rare Birds' Farmers can help farmland birds by leaving stubble in their fields over thewinter, a UK study suggests. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4414139.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Newswatch Last Updated: Tuesday, 5 April, 2005, 23:45 GMT 00:45 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Field stubble 'helps rare birds' By Richard Black BBC Environment Correspondent Intensive farming methods have altered the prospects for many birds Farmers can help birds such as skylarks by leaving stubble in their fields over the winter, a UK study suggests. Napwell It found delaying ploughing until the spring increases the breeding success of several farmland bird species, some of which are classified as threatened. The study was carried out by scientists at the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), using data collected by volunteers over a 10-year period. The BTO says increasing stubble land could halt the decline of some species. Intensive farming Stubble fields are like giant bird-tables across the countryside Juliet Vickery, BTO The widespread adoption of modern intensive farming methods across Britain since the 1970s has altered the prospects for birds such as the skylark and the yellowhammer. Numbers of each have fallen by more than 50% since 1977; studies have shown that changes in farming practice are largely responsible, particularly the adoption of winter crops, meaning that fields are ploughed in the autumn.

65. Welcome To Luke Cole's Birding Pages Photographs and discussion of rare birds in California and elsewhere in the western U.S. http://www.lukecole.com/Birds/Luke's birding page.htm

Welcome to Luke Cole's birding pages... Birds of North America Shy Albatross , off Point Arena, Mendocino County, California, August 24, 1999 Emperor Goose , Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, California, January 21, 2002 Spectacled Eider, Safety Lagoon, east of Nome, Alaska, June 28, 2002 Arctic Loon , near Kotzebue, Alaska, July 24, 2004 Common Black-Hawk , Gila River, Grant County, New Mexico, July 25, 2003 Mongolian Plover , Gambell, Alaska, May 27, 2003 American Avocet x Black-necked Stilt , San Francisco Bay, California, June 2003 Wood Sandpiper , Gambell, Alaska, May 28, 2004 Common Sandpiper , Gambell, Alaska, May 26, 2003 Red-necked Stint , Gambell, Alaska, May 27, 2004 Glaucous Gull x ? , Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, January 1, 2003 Least Auklet , Gambell, Alaska, May 29, 2004 Ancient Murrelet , Gambell, Alaska, June 1, 2005 Calliope Hummingbird , Grant County, New Mexico, July 26, 2003 Broad-tailed Hummingbird , Grant County, New Mexico, July 26, 2003 Rufous Hummingbird , Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico, July 25, 2003 Vermilion Flycatcher , Kern National Wildlife Refuge, Kern County, California, February 26, 2003 Marsh Wren , Kern National Wildlife Refuge, Kern County, California, February 26, 2003 Eyebrowed Thrush , Gambell, Alaska, May 27, 2003 Sage Thrasher , Fresno County, California, February 19, 2002 Hoary Redpoll,

66. Rare Birds In The Caribbean  Seen During FONT Birding Tours rare birds in the Caribbean Today seen during FONT Birding Tours and a List ofRegional Birds now Extinct. St. Vincent Parrot http://www.focusonnature.com/BirdListRareBirdsCaribbean.htm

Rare Birds in the Caribbean Today seen during FONT Birding Tours and a List of Regional Birds now Extinct St. Vincent Parrot Code: (e): endemic to particular island. Birds noted as endemic for Dominican Republic actually refer to the island of Hispaniola. A number of these also occur in Haiti. Links: Upcoming Caribbean Birding Tours Photo Gallery of Caribbean Birds Complete Lists of Birds during FONT Tours in: Cayman Is Jamaica Lesser Antilles Puerto Rico ... Dominican Republic The following list compiled by Armas Hill, using classifications designated by Birdlife International. Criteria for classifications follows listing. Islands where birds have been seen during FONT tours noted in the list. Species classified as: Category #1: CRITICALLY THREATENED: Ridgway's (or Hispaniolan Hawk Dominican Republic (e) Buteo ridgwayi (3 were seen during the FONT Dominican Republic tour in March 2003.) Grenada Dove Grenada (e) Leptotila wellsi Puerto Rican Amazon/Parrot Puerto Rico (e) Amazona v. vittata (a second subspecies on Culebra Island, A. v. gracilipes

67. Rare Birds In Japan Seen During FONT Birding Tours So, the Scalysided Merganser is a rare bird. And, overall, little is known aboutit. The bird is considered uncommon or rare in all parts of its range. http://www.focusonnature.com/BirdListRareBirdsJapan.htm

Rare Birds in Japan seen during FONT Birding Tours Flying Japanese Crane, or "Tancho", (photographed during FONT Feb '05 Japan Tour by Martin Tribe of the UK) Codes: (e): endemic to Japan (eb): endemic Japanese breeder Links: Upcoming Japan Birding Tours FONT Japan Photo Gallery I (shearwaters thru shorebirds) FONT Japan Photo Gallery II ... List of Japanese Mammals Japanese island(s) where seen are noted in the list. Species classified as: Category #1: CRITICALLY THREATENED: Siberian (White) Crane Kyushu (during winter tours in 1997, 2000, 2001, The Siberian Crane is now classified as "critical" because it is expected to undergo an extremely rapid decline in the near future, primarily as a result of the destruction and degradation of wetlands in the areas of its migration and wintering grounds. The wintering site, holding 95% of the population, in China, is threatened by changes that will come about with the Three Gorges Dam project. (More information in FURTHER NOTES following this list.) A Siberian Crane with White-naped Cranes in Kyushu, Japan

68. Rare Birds - The Royal Society For The Protection Of Birds If you discover a rare bird, please bear the following in mind. http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/birdwatching/code/rare_birds.asp

Home Birds Watching birds The birdwatchers' code ... Fattening for flight Rare birds Mobile phones, telephone and pager services and the internet mean you can now share your sightings instantly. If you discover a rare bird, please bear the following in mind: Consider the potential impact of spreading the news and make an effort to inform the landowner (or, on a nature reserve, the warden) first. Think about whether the site can cope with a large number of visitors and whether sensitive species might be at risk, such as breeding terns, flocks of wading birds or rare plants. The County Bird Recorder or another experienced birdwatcher can often give good advice. On private land, always talk to the landowner first. With a little planning, access can often be arranged. Twitches can raise money for a local reserve, other wildlife project or charity. Consider organising a voluntary collection at access points to the site. Rare breeding birds are at risk from egg-collectors and some birds of prey from persecution. If you discover a rare breeding species that you think is vulnerable, contact the RSPB, which has considerable experience in protecting rare breeding birds, and report it to the County Bird Recorder or the Rare Breeding Birds Panel (websites linked from this page). Also, consider telling the landowner - in most cases, this will ensure that the nest is not disturbed accidentally. If you have the opportunity to see a rare bird, enjoy it, but don't let your enthusiasm override common sense. In addition to the guidelines above:

69. Trinidad And Tobago Rare Bird Committee Evaluates reports of rare birds. Includes official bird list, tips for taking field notes, committee reports, and links. http://www.geocities.com/ttrbc/

Home Committee Members Species review list Official Bird List ... Links to Bird Records Committees Introduction The Trinidad and Tobago Rare Bird Committe (TTRBC) was established as an independent organisation governed by a set of bye-laws in September 1995. The primary functions of the TTRBC are to: 1. Maintain an official list of the bird species of Trinidad and Tobago. 2. Maintain a review list of bird species whose occurrence in Trinidad and Tobago requires further documentation. 3. Solicit details for all reports of species on its review list. 4. Evaluate the adequacy of documentation for all such reports. 5. Publish periodic reports of its findings. The TTRBC evaluates reports of birds with the aim of converting them into documented records that can be used reliably for scientific studies of bird distribution and patterns of avian vagrancy. The TTRBC currently comprises seven members including a Secretary responsible for assigning a number to and cataloging each report received, circulating the reports among TTRBC members, and compiling the decisions. Each TTRBC member evaluates whether the information provided in each report is sufficient to support the identification. A record is accepted when a minimum of six members vote for it. For species whose origin is questionable (e.g., escaped cagebird), each member judges whether the bird more likely arrived under its own power or with the aid of humans; a minimum of six votes is required to accept the record as a natural occurrence.

70. Rare Birds Of Gola - The Royal Society For The Protection Of Birds rare birds of Gola forests, Sierra Leone. rare birds of Gola. The most recentcomprehensive bird survey in the Gola forests in 1989, uncovered 274 bird http://www.rspb.org.uk/international/conservation/sierraleone/rarebirds.asp

Home International International conservation action Sierra Leone pioneers conservation approach ... World's threatened birds still need help Gola malimbes Rare birds of Gola The most recent comprehensive bird survey in the Gola forests in 1989, uncovered 274 bird species in the forests, of which 14 are threatened with extinction. These alarming findings convinced the RSPB and its Sierra Leone partners, the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone, to increase their efforts to conserve the Gola forests. Some of the amazing birds in the Gola forests are: The white-necked picathartes , which has a striking appearance and strange nesting habits. It builds a nest of mud, like a swallow's but far bigger, under rocky overhangs deep in the forest. There are 52 known nesting sites in the Gola forests. They are constantly monitored by the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone with support from the RSPB. The Gola malimbe , a large black and yellow weaver, is very rare and lives in the forest canopy — the upper reaches of the trees. The Gola malimbe was not found in the 1989 survey although it has been recorded in the Gola forests before. It is thought to live only in the Gola forests and eastern Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire. The rufous fishing-owl , a large owl with orange-coloured back and wings and light under parts, lives along riverbanks in the rainforest and in mangroves. This bird's forest home is in danger from logging, and the fish on which it depends for food are disappearing as a result of poisoning and other inappropriate fishing practices.

71. Rare Birds Migrate To Winter Display In Library - Liverpool City Guide News rare birds Migrate To Winter Display In Library. By Caroline Lewis. 08/12/2004.A rare gem of a book has been placed on display at Liverpool Central Library http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/liverpool/news/ART25159.html

Skip navigation September 25 2005 Choose a city Birmingham Bristol Leeds Leicester Liverpool London Manchester Norwich home news city trails local history ... links Rare Birds Migrate To Winter Display In Library By Caroline Lewis A rare gem of a book has been placed on display at Liverpool Central Library for a special exhibition, which will run until March 31 2005. Pelican. Courtesy of Liverpool City Council. Parakeets. Courtesy of Liverpool City Council. The public can now see the text and its beautiful colour plates in a four-month exhibition, launched on December 7 before an audience of school children and owls! JJ Audobon by John Syme. Courtesy of Liverpool City Council. A copy of the book was donated to Central Library in 1861 to mark the opening of the Brown Library and Museum. It had a close shave with a bomb in 1941, fortunately being rescued by a quick thinking librarian who got the volumes out before they were soaked by firemen fighting the flames. Osprey (and dinner). Courtesy of Liverpool City Council. Read more about this.

72. Rare Birds@Everything2.com rare birds is rife with the kind of weather beaten cynicism that brings tears of Along with Wayne Johnston s The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, rare birds http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1456802

73. Southeastern Caribbean Birds Photo Gallery Photographs of rare birds in the southeastern Caribbean region (Lesser Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago) and identification information. http://www.geocities.com/secaribbirds/

SOUTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN BIRDS PHOTO GALLERY Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club Southeastern Caribbean Bird Alert Trinidad and Tobago Rare Bird Committee Website managed by: Floyd Hayes Division of Fish and Wildlife 6291 Estate Nazareth St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands 00802 E-mail: floyd_hayes@yahoo.com Website: http://www.geocities.com/floyd_hayes Last updated on 19 July 2005 hits since website created on 16 October 2001 HOME PAGE Possible 1st-year Kelp Gull, 1st-summer Laughing Gull and adult Kelp Gull at Waterloo, Trinidad, 10 July 2000 © Graham White This site is best viewed with: Welcome to the Southeastern Caribbean Birds Photo Gallery . Sponsored by the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club in association with the Southeastern Caribbean Bird Alert and the Trinidad and Tobago Rare Bird Committee, the purpose of this gallery is to archive documentary photographs representing significant distriubtional records of rare birds in the southeastern Caribbean region (Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago) and to provide further information on identification of the region's birds. It is not intended to provide photographs of all species occurring within the region. The taxonomy follows the American Ornithologists' Union's

74. NWF - International Wildlife Magazine - Birds, St. Lucia Parrot Among a handful of reptiles and several rare birds found only here, no speciesis as colorful or charismatic as the parrot islanders call jacquot. http://www.nwf.org/internationalwildlife/1998/parrot.html

About NWF Contact Us Search IN-DEPTH RESOURCES: OUR PROGRAMS WHERE WE WORK NEWSROOM Home ... Donate Today Fighting For A Rare Bird By Blake Edgar Forest officer Michael Bobb is one in a small army of people making a difference on the tiny island of St. Lucia BEFORE DAWN on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, Michael Bobb emerges from the tin-roofed, pink-and-blue cabin that serves as his base in the dense rain forest. A broad-shouldered, barrel-chested officer in St. Lucia's Forest and Lands Department, Bobb rallies the troops from inside the field station and scattered tents outside: fellow foresters, local students, and foreign biologists and conservationists. Despite the steady downpour, it's time to look for parrots. Bobb slips on a day pack containing his binoculars, notebook, field guide and a poncho and trudges down a muddy trail through a thick mist that conceals a chorus of croaking frogs. Clad in T-shirt and jeans, he seems oblivious to the rain. After a mile and a half, near the top of a ridge, he stops at the base of a silver-colored gommier tree. His destination is still a hundred feet overhead. Taking care not to slip on metal spikes drilled into the smooth trunk, the forest officer begins to climb. Eighty-five feet up, branches and dangling lianas impede his progress. He wraps an arm around one branch from below and, suspended like Spiderman, hauls his bulky body on top of it to pull himself the final few feet up to an observation platform.

75. Rare And Scarce Birds s of rare birds seen in Northern Ireland should be sent to......Email paul.milne@oceanfree.net. A copy of the IBRC Rarity Form is available here. http://www.bto.org/birdtrack/bird_recording/rare_and_scarce_birds.htm

breadCrumbs("www.birdtrack.net",">","index.htm","None","None","None","0"); About Bird Recording Rare and Scarce Birds Species that are rarely recorded within a bird recording area often require a short description so that the local recorder and committee are satisfied that the species was identified correctly. In most cases all that is required is a brief description based on diagnostic features, which establish the birds identity. These are often species that are less than annual in a county and may easily be confused with other species. Lists of species that require a description are usually given in the local bird report each year. Rare birds in Britain Species which are rarely recorded in Britain, require a description to be submitted to the British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC). Descriptions of rare birds should be sent to your county bird recorder who will send a copy on to BBRC. The committee is made up of 10 voting members and a non-voting secretary who serve for a fixed term. They adjudicate on all records of species, and some distinctive sub-species, which rarely occur in Britain. Further information about the work of the BBRC in Britain can be found

76. The New York Times > Movies > RARE BIRDS > Review, Cast And Synopsis The NY Times review of rare birds, a Sturla Gunnarsson film starring William Hurtand Andy Jones. rare birds movie trailer, showtimes, tickets and reader http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=258226

77. Gunnar Thor Hallgrimsson´s Website Photos of rare birds. http://www.hi.is/~gunnih/rare_birds_2002.html

Forsíða [ BIRDS ] Myndir [ Líffræði ] Bloggið [ Tenglar ] BIRDS Blyth´s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Click to see more pictures Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Click to see more pictures Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Click to see more pictures Sykes´s Warbler Hippolais rama Click to see more pictures and measurements Brambling Fringilla montifringilla found at Jaðar, Suðursveit (SE-Iceland) 14th September 2002. Click to enlarge the picture Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus found at Smyrlabjörg, Suðursveit (SE-Iceland) 13th September 2002. Click to enlarge the picture Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus found at Smyrlabjörg, Suðursveit (SE-Iceland) 13th September 2002. Click to enlarge the picture Male Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla and Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus found at Kálfafellsstaður, Suðursveit (SE-Iceland) 14th September 2002. Click to enlarge the picture Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus found at Kálfafellsstaður, Suðursveit (SE-Iceland) 14th September 2002.

78. Rare Birds In Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Bird Club Website. Birds in Lincolnshire. Use the following linksto see photographs of Birds in Lincolnshire all birds are grouped by family http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare.htm

Lincolnshire Bird Club Website Birds in Lincolnshire Use the following links to see photographs of Birds in Lincolnshire - all birds are grouped by family Sea Birds Divers Grebes Swans ... Wheatears and Others Complete list of photographs of Birds in Lincolnshire Greenish Warbler Pyes Hall's Fall Information 9th September 2002 - Graham Catley Please send material for Website to Webmaster Home Lincolnshire Bird Club unless otherwise stated Website by Andrew P Chick

79. FSU New Issues - Belarus - Rare Birds Of Belarus rare birds of Belarus. Date of issue 19th January 1994. Designer M. Belov Papercoated Printing process offset Perforation comb. 11 1/4 http://home.nestor.minsk.by/fsunews/belarus/1994/by43-5.html

Rare Birds of Belarus. Date of issue: 19th January 1994. Designer: M. Belov Paper: coated Printing process: offset Perforation: comb. 11 1/4 Size of a stamps: 37 x 37 mm. Size of a se-tenant block of 4: 74 x 74 mm. Sheet composition: 6 (3 x 2) se-tenant blocks of 4. Printing run: 1.219.000 Michel Catalogue numbers: 43-45Zd. 20.00 (R) multicoloured. Aguila chrysaetos. 40.00 (R) multicoloured. Alcedo atthis. 40.00 (R) multicoloured. Cygnus olor. Label: Stamps and Red book of Belarus. For buying FSU stamps, Postal stationery and Postal History, please, see Classified Ads This page is a part of the FSU New Issues Catalogue , maintained by the Worldwide Society of Russian Philately

80. Oklahoma Bird Records Committee Evaluates records of rare birds. Forms, hints for writing documentations, photo gallery, official state list, and reports. http://www.okbirds.org/

Oklahoma Bird Records Committee -Of the Oklahoma Ornithological Society- -Since 1986- Black-capped Vireo by Joseph A. Grzybowski This site is under development and will continue to grow. Visit the blue linked pages below, and check back for the others as they are created. About the OBRC How to Document a Record Documentation Forms OBRC Photo Gallery ... Contact the OBRC Email: info(at)okbirds.org Special Photo Feature: Plegadis Ibis hybridization OOS Fall Meeting, September 9-11, 2005 ... OOS Certificate of Merit Nomination Form (PDF file) Bird Song: Black-capped Vireo Special thanks to Birdzilla.com our Internet host! All contents of this web site © 2000 OOS/OBRC

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