10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In 2018, there were 1,745 birds living in 92 different zoos and collections. On a visit in October 2022, I found ibises feeding with cattle in scruffy roadside paddocks adjacent to the marismas ( photographs below ). It is run by Zoobotánico Jerez in collaboration with the Spanish Ministry of Environment.

Morocco 246

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 246

10,000 Birds

JULY 28, 2011

Nevertheless, the one question will remain as to why we toss this habitat aside as if we all collectively made a decision to pick one habitat and dismiss it. So barren in fact it is not uncommon to find this grassland species occupying the same habitat as cattle or areas with high degree of human disturbance.

Prairie Dogs 168

Prairie Dogs Colorado North Dakota Soreing 168

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Traditionally, the slow season, but the beats have mopped their collective brow and outdone their previous efforts. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. And so to summer. The UK has been birded clean by Tom as he ends his Little Big Year (Part 1). Las Vegas – Sunset Park.

2018 104

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 104

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint account. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint account. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 104

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 104