birdsong.co.ukMalta mizieb bird of prey cemetery
Between 20 and 21 September 2009 members of the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS - Komitee gegen den Vogelmord) and Birdlife Malta found the remains of 192 protected birds which were hidden under stones and rubbish in the Mizieb Woodland in Malta.
These consist of 35 Night Herons, 3 unidentified Heron, 38 Marsh Harriers, 33 Falcons, 18 Honey Buzzards and 49 skeletons of raptors (as yet unidentified), 3 Kestrels, 1 Nightingale, 1 Golden Oriole, 4 racing pigeons, 3 Hoopoes and 4 Nightjar.
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