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113 Cards in this Set
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Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis). LC.
29 cm; swimmer, pursue fish underwater; nests at waters edge; 7 eggs; found year-round |
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Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus). LC.
45 cm; swimmer, pursues fish underwater; young have striped head; nest on water edge; 2 eggs; parents have favourites; wintering bird. |
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Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis). LC.
30 cm; swimmer, pursue fish underwater; rarely flies except for migration. wintering bird. |
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Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea). LC.
Breeds on islands and cliffs; open ground; 1 egg; Mediterranean in February |
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Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan). VU.
35 cm; breeds in burrows on islands and cliffs in the Mediterranean sea and winter there; gregarious; follows ships; inbreeding risk. |
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European Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus). LC.
14 cm; fluttering flight; Mediterranean is a separate subspecies (Malta breeding colony). Oceanic outside breeding season; nests in crevices and burrows often shared with birds or rabbits; 1 egg; small fish, squid, zooplancton; becomes oily and regurgitated for chicks; easily predated by mammals and birds. |
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Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus). LC.
80-110 cm; plunging bird comfortable in water. Nest in colonies in the north atlantic. |
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Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo). LC
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Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea). LC.
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Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea). LC.
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Great Egret (Ardea alba). LC.
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Little Egret (Egretta garzetta). LC.
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Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides). LC.
Found in summer. |
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Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris). LC.
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Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus). LC.
Very small; 25 cm. reedbeds |
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NIght Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). LC.
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White Stork (Ciconia ciconia). LC.
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Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus). LC.
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Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia). LC.
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Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna). LC
Winter. |
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Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope). LC.
Winter. |
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Gadwall (Anas strepera). LC.
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Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca). LC.
Winter. |
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). LC.
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Northern Pintail (Anas acuta).
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Garganey (Anas querquedula). LC.
Breeds in Europe, winters in Africa. |
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Northern Shoveller (Anas clypeata). LC.
Winters. |
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Common Pochard (Aythya ferina). LC.
Winters. |
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Ferruginous Pochard (Aythya nyroca). NT.
Breeds in southern Europe. |
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Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator). LC.
Winters. |
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Osprey (Pandion haliatus). LC.
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Honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) LC.
Breeds in Europe. Male has blueish head. |
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Black Kite (MIlvus migrans). LC.
Less forked tail, no rufous feathers. |
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Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus). EN.
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Snake Eagle (Circaetus gallicus). LC.
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Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus). LC.
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Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus). LC
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Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus). NT.
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Montagu's Harrier (Cyrcus pygargus). LC.
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Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus). LC.
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Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo). LC.
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Lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina). LC.
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Booted eagle (Aquila pennata). LC.
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Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni). LC.
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Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). LC.
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Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus). NT
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Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae). LC.
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Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor). LC.
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Merlin (Falco columbarius). LC.
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Hobby (Falco subbuteo). LC.
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Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug).
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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus). LC.
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Common quail (Coturnix coturnix). LC.
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Common Crane (Grus grus). LC.
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Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus). LC.
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Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) LC.
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Corn Crake (Crex crex). LC.
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Little Crake (Porzana parva). LC.
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Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla).
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Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). LC.
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Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra). LC.
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Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus). LC.
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Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) LC.
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Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus). LC.
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Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) LC.
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Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). LC
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Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) LC.
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Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula). LC.
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Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius). LC.
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Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) LC.
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Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola). LC
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Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus). LC.
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Great Snipe (Gallinago media) LC
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Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago). LC
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Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa). NT
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Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) LC
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Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) LC
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Audouin0s Gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii). NT.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) LC
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Yellow-legged Gull (Laurus michahellis)LC
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Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) LC
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Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei). LC
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Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) LC
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Little Gull (Larus minutus). LC
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GUll-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) LC
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Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) LC
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White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus). LC
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Black tern (Chlidonias niger) LC
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GReat Skua (Stercorarius skua).
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Common Murre (Uria aalge).
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Turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) LC
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Rock Pigeon (Columba livia).
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Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus). LC
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Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto). LC
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Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
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Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius)
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Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
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European Scops Owl (Otus scops)
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Long-eared Owl - Asio otus
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Long-eared Owl - Asio otus
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Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
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Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)
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Common Swift (Apus apus)
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Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster
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European Roller (Coracias garrulus)
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Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
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European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
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Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
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Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
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Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
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Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
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