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African Birdlife (May / June 2015)

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Inbox: Spurfowl hybrid?; All in the family; White is the new black; Coffee clutch; A little nod

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Frozen: Emperor Penguins’ ice age refuge; City slickers; Seychelles White-eye population increases

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Smear campaign

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Special issues of Ostrich in memory of Phil Hockey

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Fire in the city

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Lilian's Lovebirds

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Sightings in the subregion: Headline news; Coastal and seabirds and more

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Stab and grab

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Just keep watching: Ngambo Pans, Zimbabwe

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Settling for the best: Strandfontein birding area

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Pulling power: Southern Carmine Bee-eaters

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Showing the way: local teen creates a social media hotspot

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Waste disposal: the form and function of pellets in birds

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Prophets for biodiversity

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In the limelight

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Shooting in the low light

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Special viewing: Whyte's Barbet

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Twitter Feed

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Air raid

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You can make a real difference; You voted for your favourite bird and more

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Pulling power: Southern Carmine Bee-eaters

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