10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2017

Somewhere behind it comes another song, those liquid bubbles of European Bee-eater , also my first – they returned from Africa only a week ago. Susliks are becoming rarer: they need cattle to graze and keep the grass short. Susliks are becoming rarer: they need cattle to graze and keep the grass short. It is still cold.

Eagles 106

Eagles Squirrels Cattle Serbia 106

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction.

Endangered Species 200

Endangered Species Species South Africa Morocco 200

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Duncan has been in Africa, sweeping all before him like a brush fire. Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. South Africa. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

But our pin-up for August and worthy of a double-page-spread, is Duncan who is currently sharing from South Africa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. South Africa. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. South Africa. In so doing, he has helped to push us through the 1900 milestone. Cutler Wetlands. Folha Seca.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101