'''Vagrants''' recorded in [[Ireland]] and the Scandinavian countries, [[Greece]] and [[Turkey]], [[Malta]], [[Azores]] and [[Canary Islands]].
Breeds in swampy sedge meadows with low vegetation. Will use reedbeds and bushes or trees near water when on passag
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Vagrant to most European and Middle Eastern countries out of normal range, also the [[Azores]], [[Madeira]], [[Canary Islands]],
...nland freshwaters in some areas. Nests on buildings in some areas and also low flats coasts where not persecuted. When not breeding on coasts and at sea o
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...etherlands]], [[Germany]] and [[Scandinavia]], most European Mediterranean countries (annual on [[Sicily]]) and also [[Spain]], [[Portugal]], [[Madeira]] and th
...s on dry, sandy steppe-like heath or in semi-desert with scattered bushes, low vegetation and rocks (but shuns pure sand desert).
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...Roo (on both slopes from about the Isthmus. From there it is found in all countries through [[Panama]], but rare in several areas. <br />
...s name, feeds almost entirely on snails (e.g. ''Pomacea'' snails.). Flies low and slowly over marshes in search of its food.
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Patchy '''breeding''' range in north and west [[Britain]], the Low Countries and [[Germany]], the Alps and the mountains of Central [[Europe]]. More wid
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...s a vagrant, or perhaps a rare winter visitor, in several western European countries, including several overwintering individuals and spring birds returning nor
...growth spruce ''Picea'' with scattered birch ''Betula''; from sea level to low hills in the north of the range, in mountains in the southeast in Japan. Wi
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Vagrants have been recorded in most [[Europe]]an countries south to [[Spain]], [[Italy]] and the [[Ukraine]]; also recorded in northea
Breeds on tundra, rock outcrops or low cliffs. In winter feeds on grassland, stubble and crop fields close to estu
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In the Western Palearctic recorded in many [[Europe]]an countries north to [[Iceland]], [[Scandinavia]] and [[Poland]] and south to [[Greece]
...onogamous]] species. The nest on the ground, usually in dry locations with low vegetation. Lays four, sometimes three eggs.
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...eder in boulder piles at the base of cliffs and on scree-covered slopes on low rocky islands and coasts. Winters mainly in sheltered bays close to breedin
...is an Old Norse name, cognate with the species' name in most Scandinavian countries (Danish ''Tejst'', Faeroese ''Teisti'', Norwegian ''Teiste'', Icelandic ''T
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...rkey]]. Scattered breeding populations in much of [[France]] and the [[Low Countries]], the Pyrenees and Cantabrians, southern Apennines, the eastern Balkans an
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...nge but small populations present in many central and eastern [[Europe]]an countries. Largely absent from the north and west but there are small populations in
...June in north, probably year-round in Africa. Breeds colonially, nest is a low mound of vegetation anchored to emergent vegetation in shallow water. Eggs:
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...in [[Finland]] and [[Sweden]], [[Germany]] and in several Central European countries.
They fly slowly low over moors and fields and ambush their prey of small mammals, lizards and b
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...alifornia. Around Cal Poly is excellent birdwatching, and Morro Bay during low tide is terrific.
...s history back to the Chumash and Salinan people, with visitors from other countries back as far as the 16th century. <br /><br />
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Introduced to many countries including the [[Hawaiian Islands]], where it is common and widespread.
...to [[Common Canary]] but weaker and with a more ringing quality. Call is a low double note.
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Released and escaped pets can be found in many countries, sometimes in feral populations.
Common calls include a variety of low-pitched, nasal, rolling barks and screeches.
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...lippines]]. Single records from southern [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and some countries in south-east Asia.
...reed bed to reed bed and this is a good time to spot them. Their flight is low and rapid with relatively slow, powerful, purposeful wingbeats.
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...t''' north to [[Iceland]] and the [[Faroes]] and to several Middle Eastern countries.
Like all harriers, hunts using a low, slow flight over the ground, with their wings held in a shallow "V", then
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Coasts, fjords, cliffs and stacks in the low Arctic. Occasionally undisturbed low lying islands. In winter associates with other gulls at fishing harbours, l
...s and The Netherlands. Vagrants have been recorded in most other European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, H
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...argue]] where more than 100 now occur in winter. A vagrant to all European countries, north to [[Britain]], (c.200), [[Ireland]] and [[Norway]] and throughout t
...es, but a number of sounds have been described. The most common sound is a low pitch croaking sound heard from birds scared into flight. Around the nest,
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...r producing colours due to diffraction does not contain any pigment and in low intensity, diffuse light will look black. '''Iridescence''' is very similar
...ea described; can be a continent ([[Pavonine Quetzal]] is found in several countries in [[South America]] but not outside), country ([[Happy Wren]] is found in
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