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Swoonworthy.

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Taiwan Birding 台灣🐤

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4 years

May your weekend be overrun by sparrows.

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3 years

Even if you’re fully vaccinated it is recommended you do supplemental birdwatching.

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3 years

Unprecedented can be positive. Go birding in #Taiwan next year. Our Maroon Oriole looks like this.

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3 years

Hmmm...maybe some birding on Boxing Day then! Taiwan Yuhina (冠羽畫眉)

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Not many Taiwanese use Twitter, but when they do, it often tends towards discussions of #food . Follow the hashtag #推特吃 for a taste of what excites non-birders. A feasting White-eared Sibia 白耳畫眉.

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NOT a Firecrest. NOT a Kinglet. NOT a Goldcrest. It’s their #Taiwanese cousin - a Flamecrest. ニイタカキクイタダキ

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4 years

Birdwatching is more than a placebo! Try it in Taiwan Blue-magpie capsule form.

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4 years

Happy #Diwali from Taiwan birders to all - especially #indiaves friends. Hoopoe (戴勝) #BirdsofIndia (*and Taiwan). #TaiwanDiwali

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3 years

Roses are red Violets are blue Bronzed Drongos are...er? Do some romantic birding this #ValentinesDay .

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4 years

Go on, I dare you explore the hashtag #ThisAttackComeFromTaiwan After shaking these Black-throated Tits branch. 紅頭山雀

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4 years

Birds are medicine. Birding is a vaccine.

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2 years

@lejinjin Sorry - but this is unethical. Multiple places where pruning is obvious. This would get you banned for life on any Taiwanese bird forum.

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5 years

Congratulations to Chen Chen-kuang (陳承光) for winning the Hamdan HIPA Prize for his shot of a Black Drongo and Crested Serpent-eagle (common Taiwan endemic subspecies) + snake. Never leave your camera behind! And spend years refining your skills...

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3 years

Smile. Flamecrests really do exist.

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4 years

I think we all need a Taiwan Rosefinch to lighten the mood.

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4 years

Birdwatching is more than a placebo. I prescribe some. Taiwan Barbet (五色鳥）

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3 years

1-2-3-4

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4 years

Apparently, feeling “silly”, “self conscious” and “uncomfortable” are reasons some British people aren’t wearing masks. Birders - would these be legitimate reasons for not going birding? Please wear a mask...and do the other sensible stuff. Grey-headed Bullfinch (灰鷽)

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2 years

It was a work event.

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4 years

May your Friday the 13th be full of sparrows.

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6 years

A Greater Painted-snipe family inspecting the latest rice crop. Seems fine. Photo Chen Yi-quan.

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4 years

MONDAY!

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3 years

You don’t have to be a fanatic birder to appreciate birds - and you don’t have to be E. Asian to celebrate #LunarNewYear . A happy #YearOfTheOx to everyone celebrating in Taiwan🇹🇼, Korea🇰🇷, Vietnam🇻🇳, Laos🇱🇦, China🇨🇳, Hong Kong🇭🇰, Singapore🇸🇬 and across the world! 祝大家新年快樂

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2 years

Birds don’t know we give them stupid names. White-bellied Erpornis (綠畫眉)

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3 years

Spot the imposter.

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4 years

Have an innocent passion for something. EVEN if it’s not birdwatching. A White-eared Sibia 白耳畫眉 about to get indigestion.

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4 years

In exhaustive trials, #birdwatching is found to be more than 90% effective in improving mood. Brambling.

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3 years

Tip-top bird from the conifer tip top. Taiwan Rosefinch.

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4 years

Go birding this weekend. It’s good for you. (Official advice from this White-eye from #Taiwan )

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3 years

Vitamin D in feathers. A Flamecrest. #onlyinTaiwan

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5 years

In December 2014 a lost Siberian Crane arrived in Taiwan...and stayed for 513 days. Tens of thousands of people went to see it in Jinshan (an excellent place) on the north coast. A great ambassador for conservation and education. One night it decided to visit downtown #Taipei ...

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4 years

Make this a good weekend for everyone. Please. A Flamecrest (火冠戴菊鳥). Only in high-elevation Taiwan.

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4 years

Go to sleep tonight thinking about Taiwan Yuhinas. NOTHING ELSE!

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3 years

Good Morning. A bleary-eyed Black-naped Monarch (黑枕藍鶲).

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4 years

En masse Tree Sparrow #birdtherapy .

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4 years

Take a break from the news. Look at this Plumbeous Redstart instead.

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說鳥解字-那些生難字鳥 ⠀⠀ 🐦 灰鷽（ㄒㄩㄝˊ) ⠀⠀ 🐦 花鳧（ㄈㄨˊ) ⠀⠀ 🐦 小鸊（ㄆㄧˋ ）鷉（ㄊㄧˊ) ⠀⠀ 🐦 岩鷚（ㄌㄧㄡˋ) ⠀⠀ 🐦 茶腹鳾（ㄕ) ⠀⠀ 🐦 埃及聖䴉（ㄒㄩㄢˊ ; ㄏㄨㄢˊ(普遍) 授權來源請勿二次轉載。請看精彩 #阿鏘的動物日常 FB 全文. #learnChinese

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4 years

Doctors should prescribe birdwatching. Really. Rufous-capped Babbler. 山紅頭

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4 years

• Wash your hands. • Catch coughs. • Don’t touch your face. • Go birdwatching. Says: Dr Taiwan Blue-magpie.

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3 years

A surprise school visitor. 意外的訪客 A Fairy Pitta (八色鳥) made an unplanned - but very welcome visit to Guoguang Elementary School (國光國小) in Taichung yesterday. Classed somewhat disrupted, but all well (they knew what to do). Their photos.

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4 years

What have #birds ever done for us? Nothing. Except: joy, distraction, purpose, passion, science, beauty, competition, companionship, music, decoration, warmth, motivation, relief, pest control, poetry, food, exercise, sport, fun, pollination, focus, peace & inspiration.

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歡迎再度光臨呀～候鳥 Welcome all migratory birds! ⠀⠀ 在臺灣常年定居的「留鳥」只有大約 150 種左右其他的都是季節限定的「候鳥」唷！ ⠀⠀ 請看 #夏候鳥 #冬候鳥 #過境鳥精彩全文: #阿鏘的動物日常授權來源請勿二次轉載 #visitTaiwan

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4 years

Roses are red Violets are blue Bronzed Drongos are...er? Do some romantic birding this #ValentinesDay .

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4 years

Is it safe to come out yet? Taiwan Barbet (五色鳥)

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3 years

Pole-dancing Black-throated Bushtits (紅頭山雀, ズアカエナガ).

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3 years

Common but rare. 😃 Vinous-throated Parrotbills.

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4 years

Do something you love - EVEN if it’s not #birding .

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3 years

What have #birds ever done for us? Nothing. Except: joy, distraction, purpose, passion, science, beauty, competition, companionship, music, decoration, warmth, motivation, relief, pest control, poetry, food, exercise, sport, fun, pollination, focus, peace & inspiration. Other?

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3 years

Is your Christmas tree properly decorated? Merry Christmas from this Taiwan Rosefinch (台灣朱雀)!

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3 years

It’s a public holiday in #Taiwan today. Pretend you’re here - go #birding . A Vivid Niltava...being vivid. (黃腹琉璃)

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4 years

I’m back! Banned from Twitter for 3 days - did my last tweet upset the tankies? Here’s an apologetic Taiwan Yellow Tit 黃山雀

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3 years

Taiwan is a country, with a neighbor in need of therapy. Can I suggest they try birdwatching. A tiny Rufous-faced Warbler. #scary

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3 years

I spy, with my little eye, something red.

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5 years

Learn from Tree Sparrows. Go hang out with some friends this Christmas season.

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4 years

Yes, Taiwan’s doing well*. We’d like to help others. *in fighting Covid, and promoting birdwatching. A Taiwan Whistling-Thrush (台灣紫嘯鶇).

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5 years

Have no fear, the Flamecrest is here.

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4 years

Birdwatching continued during The Blitz. I think. Respect the rules. Taiwan Cupwing.

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4 years

Which bird would you choose to self-isolate with?

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5 years

Have no fear, the Flamecrest is here. ONLY in #Taiwan . 火冠戴菊ニイタカキクイタダキ

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4 years

This weekend’s birding at a glance: ✅ Forest ✅ Taoist temple ✅ Wetlands 🚫 McDonalds Maroon Oriole between places.

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4 years

List of reasons to NOT go birdwatching: . . . . . End of list. Taiwanese subspecies of Eurasian Jay.

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3 years

Sparrow #hugsFromTaiwan .

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3 years

Not every bird can be a Taiwan Rosefinch (台灣朱雀). #BeKind to yourself.

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4 years

Free your inner Flamecrest. ...whatever that means.

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3 years

Everything is better with flowers. A female Taiwan Rosefinch (it’s the males that are red).

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4 years

#WearAMask , even crap ones help. Leave the good ones for key workers. Wash your hands. Stay at home. Study bird pictures. Here we can still go out birdwatching etc because of face masks - and other good government. WEAR A MASK. White-tailed Robin.

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3 years

The moss is green. The Steere’s Liocichla (藪鳥) is harder to describe.

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4 years

An old photo of (Tree) Sparrows. Today was the day that sparrows got the attention of year-listers around the world. Remember, ‘non-birders’ might get joy seeing them the other 364 days. Point them out. All species can be special every day.

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4 years

Good things come in small packages. Rufous-faced Warbler. 棕面鶯

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4 years

Word for the weekend: “ENDEMIC” 特有種 In birding this means ‘ONLY in a certain area’. Taiwan currently has 29 endemic birds - they can ONLY be seen here. This number grows (average >1/year) because scientists decide species here are different from elsewhere. #TWbirdingLang

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1 year

Great to be surrounded by birds.

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3 years

Less doomscrolling, more birdwatching!

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4 years

Really hope you’re having a good weekend. A Taiwan Rosefinch 台灣朱雀 in fine spirits.

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5 years

Pishing til I’m red in the face. Rufous-faced Warbler.

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4 years

Everything in moderation. Except sparrows. #RecoverBetterTogether

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3 years

No botox. Grey-chinned Minivet.

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4 years

Zen and the art of birding addiction maintenance. Light-vented [Chinese] Bulbul (白頭翁).

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6 years

I haven’t seen that famous #catbird , but a Rufous-faced Warbler before breakfast is good compensation.

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3 years

Be more like a Black-throated Tit.

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4 years

Your eyebrows matter more now you’re wearing a face mask. Mr Taiwan Rosefinch has #fashiontips .

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5 years

Verditer Flycatcher A*** #yeartick . Twitched this morning in Daxueshan while bagging endemic goodies. Ready for #thanksgiving .

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3 years

Beauty is in the eye of the nightjar.

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4 years

White-bellied Erpornis. Tuesday’s #birdtonic

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4 years

My kind of Christmas tree. A Taiwan Rosefinch bauble. 台灣朱雀

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4 years

If ever there was a time to encourage people to go out in the fresh air, it would be now. Go #birdwatching . You don’t need to see anything exotic or rare for it to do you some good. Spotted Dove.

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Make it a long weekend, start now. A Taiwan Blue-magpie (臺灣藍鵲 ) taking the long view.

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Red is the color for #LunarNewYear . No bird celebrates better than the Taiwan Rosefinch! Happy New Year wherever you are - whoever you are. #LunarNotChinese

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4 years

Breath in. Breath out. Think about Flamecrests. Repeat.

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4 years

It’ll pass. Golden Parrotbills will still be here.

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2 years

We really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really like Taiwan Fulvettas.

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3 years

It’s cherry blossom season at Aowanda (奧萬大). A few highlights from the bird club based in Taichung City’s (台灣野鳥協會) daytrip there. First a Yellow Tit (黃山雀).

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6 years

Just watching this tiny Rufous-faced Warbler. Another bird I don't mind seeing again, and again. A fairly common resident, listen for its high-pitched thrill - especially near bamboo. #Taiwan - top for civilized cuteness!

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#India is a wonderful country - and a #birdwatching destination that many of us have been fortunate to experience. Thinking, at this difficult time, of all #IndiAves friends. Stay safe. Stay well.

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It’s not about bragging, but sorrowful anger that so much of 2020’s horridness for friends around the world was avoidable. How did #Taiwan ‘beat’ Covid-19 (with no lockdowns, little disruption, 7 deaths)? A Collared Bush-Robin thread: