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new records birds for Taiwan ( Bar-headed goose )

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Before and after the cold wave in Jan 2021 The cold wave brought several new records birds for Taiwan Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) is a goose that breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as far south as peninsular India It is known for the extreme altitudes it reaches when migrating across the Himalayas. We can't confirm why made it fly to Taiwan , but it attracts almost all Taiwan's birder & photographer to see it .  The photo was taken by my friend @penshing He is the author of a photographic guide book of Wild birds o Taiwan ( Chinese) The book can be published, due to borrowed many bird photos from my friends, he said modestly. . #taiwan #newrecord #birds #birding #birdwatching #nikon
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