Heron Island, for example, is a speck of land on the Barrier Reef inhabited mostly by birds.

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More than 300 birds, mostly guillemots but also some razorbills, have been treated at the RSPCA West Hatch centre near Taunton, Somerset.

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Hundreds of birds, mostly guillemots, were washed up on the south coast of England three weeks ago, covered in glue-like polyisobutene (PIB).

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More than 300 birds, mostly guillemots but also some auks and razorbills, have been treated at the RSPCA West Hatch centre near Taunton, Somerset, since 31 January.

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Last year's standouts were Angry Birds impersonators, mostly male tutu-clad "Black Swan" ballet dancers, and troupes of sombrero-sporting Mexicans (since it was the Mexican team's first year in the tournament).

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H5N1 set off warnings when it began ravaging poultry across Asia in 2003 and has since killed 360 people worldwide, mostly after close contact with infected birds.

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More than 90 birds covered in the substance, mostly guillemots, washed up between Mevagissey in Cornwall to Kingsbridge in Devon.

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The pigeon houses riddling the rock faces, traditionally used to collect the birds' droppings for use as fertiliser, mostly stand empty.

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Star Wars has been mostly absent from social gaming, but recently they just granted Angry Birds a license to use its characters in that game.

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The wild birds are smaller, firmer, and have a rich, intense flavor since they are mostly dark meat.

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