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Great white pelicans spotted at Lithuanian Sea Museum

Original: We certainly weren’t expecting to find Pelecanus onocrotalus | the great white pelican on the Curonian Spit, but here th

Birdwatchers report an unexpected sighting of great white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) on the Curonian Spit in Lithuania. The birds are apparently spending time in the moat surrounding the Lithuanian Sea Museum, with cormorants also observed nearby. The appearance of a species typically found in warmer regions so far north is drawing attention from nature enthusiasts.

Why now: The pelicans' presence far outside their usual range is a surprising wildlife sighting

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• We certainly weren’t expecting to find Pelecanus onocrotalus | the great white pelican on the Curonian Spit, but here they are, seemingly on vacation in the moat surrounding Lietuvos jūrų muziejus | the Lithuanian Sea Museum (📷1). Other bird sightings included cormorants in a… · oCDo@mastodon.nz · 3

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