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Protected Avocet shot at Salina Nature Reserve

During the past week an Avocet (Xifa in Maltese) – which is a very scarce and irregular migrant species – was observed first at BirdLife Malta’s Għadira Nature Reserve and then at Salina Nature Reserve. Unfortunately, this beautiful and rare wader was illegally shot over the weekend despite being a highly protected species and being in a supposedly protected area during the closed season. The Avocet was first sighted at Għadira Nature Reserve on Sunday 20th May 2018, early in the morning where it could also be enjoyed by members of the public and families who visited BirdLife Malta’s reserve during that weekend. After spending a few days at the reserve, on Wednesday 23rd May the Avocet left Għadira and was photographed flying over the Tas-Safra area on the coastroad before settling at Salina Nature Reserve where after a couple of a few more days it was shot during the night between Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th May. Read more here: https://birdlifemalta.org/2018/05/rar.... Footage by BirdLife Malta, editing by Nathaniel Attard.