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The wetland, which includes the coastal Unryul Migratory Birds Reserve, play an important conservation role as habitats for shore birds and critical areas for many migratory bird species of north-east Asia such as black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor), Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes) and red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis).
UNESCO: Natural Sciences
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Its vocabulary of movement includes mock combat techniques, stylized gaits of birds and animals and movements modelled on the chores of village housewives.
UNESCO: Culture
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For the record, that number includes the entire franchise of the original Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Rio, and, Angry Birds Space, according to Rovio.
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"The fact that the bird list now includes more than a fifth of all the UK's regularly occurring birds is a cause for alarm, " said Mark Avery, the RSPB's conservation director.
BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Highland wildlife on updated list
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The Ouse Washes includes a large floodplain which is looked after by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and provides a habitat for the Bewick's swan and whooper swan and wintering birds of prey, including the hen harrier, merlin, peregrine falcon and short-eared owl.
BBC: Work on new flood defences near Ouse Washes starts