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Otwin Franz
Europaische Krannich Arbeits Gruppe
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Von: Simba Chan [mailto:simba@...]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. Januar 2005 05:23
An: orientalbirding@yahoogroups.com
Betreff: [OB] Red-crowned Crane found at Izumi, Japan



Dear OBers,

Here are the numbers of the count of cranes at Izumi, on Kyushu Island of
southern Japan on 8 January 2005:

Hooded Crane 9,432
White-naped Crane¡¡2,397
Sandhill Crane 3
Eurasian Crane 2
Demoiselle Crane 1
Red-crowned Crane 1
Eurasian x Hooded hybrid 3

Total 11,839

The most unusual record is a juvenile Red-crowned Crane. The last record of
Red-crowned Crane at Izumi was December 1967.

Simba Chan
Wild Bird Society of Japan



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