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Fishermen of the avian world: Singapore an important stopover for seabirds

Surveys in waters near S'pore add to knowledge on these feathered indicators of oceanic health

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We were so far away from Singapore's southern coast that land appeared a mere sliver of brown.
But after spending two haze-filled hours out at sea last September, the birdwatchers on the pelagic seabird survey organised by the Nature Society (Singapore), or NSS, were rewarded with an unexpected sight.
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