10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

8 of them sent 153 lists, noting 645 species of bird across 7 countries (Mexico, UK, USA, Serbia, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia). It has not resulted in extraordinary numbers of sightings personally, but the beats have been busy on their respective patches and have sent me their lists to collate. The year list finishes at 1628.

Sparrows 222

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 222

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional 1803 species from 1608 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries. Most species-prolific was Patrick in Costa Rica, followed by Paul from Mexico. December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia).

2020 212

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 212

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

9 beats from 8 countries (Australia, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, China, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico), shared 138 checklists for 703 species. The year list to date is 1015 species and 7 have been added to the life list ( 4059 ) from Costa Rica, China and Trinidad and Tobago. 201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

Woodpeckers 176

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 176

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

To surpass a challenging number of species, the planning, the conniving for major birding should have begun back in the past, in 2018. Every day counts and to seriously maximize the species total, a birder needs to maximize time in the field at the most productive places during the most productive times and then some.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Our brave beats have been putting themselves at risk for your vicarious listing pleasure and 10 of them submitted 151 checklists for 692 species, 2 of which made it onto the life list. Please be careful, Corvid is still out there. Marsh Grassbird and Rufous-faced Warbler come to you all the way from China and bring the life list to 4061.

Sparrows 155

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 155

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2015

With almost 1200 species of birds in the Capital Region, the house and roof steadily filled with Egyptian Vultures, Barn Owls, Hornbills, Black Ibis, Cattle Egrets, Steppe Eagles , a multitude of songbirds and pigeons , as well as the occasional cobra or palm squirrel.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 260

Wildlife Rehabilitation India Rescue Wounded 260

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The warm, sunny climate beckons a wide variety of passerines, raptors, and shorebirds to spend the winter, inflating the species diversity to the extent that Miami-Dade can go toe-to-toe with counties in Texas and Arizona during this season. Can we hit 200 ABA-countable species in four days next year? Cattle Egret: 133.

Miami 165

Miami 2015 United States Birds 165

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

At time of writing (usually a couple of days early to avoid the deadline panic), UK is fielding 63 species. 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 121 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 122 Barred Owl – Strix varia. 218 Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica. 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2020 156

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 156

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

They accounted for 562 species at this sluggish time of year. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Flammulated Owl – Psiloscops flammeolus. The year list has moved forward to 1962 and the life list has leapt forward to 3759. These are the numbers. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 01 Jul 2019.

2019 118

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 118

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

“Birding Over Time” compares the number of species recorded over a month with that month from previous years. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. But Fall is almost upon us and a gentle breeze stirs the Summer doldrums. Management ?) Western Tanager – Piranga ludoviciana.

2020 150

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 150

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

beats have still managed to share 82 checklists and accounted for 737 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. To get as close as I can to a true reflection of species collaboratively collected by the beats, I update the post just before kissing my family goodbye and heading to the airport.

2019 118

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 118

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species. The list for the year has reached 1276 and the life list has been stretched to 4066 with red ticks from China, Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, thanks to Kai, Claire and Grant and Faraaz respectively.

Woodpeckers 152

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 152

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

They submitted 124 checklists for 671 species of bird. In particular 272 species were noted from 14 checklists submitted on October 17th, eBird’s October Big Day. 231 Mottled Owl – Ciccaba virgata. 320 Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl – Glaucidium brasilianum. 363 Barn Owl – Tyto alba.

2020 128

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 128

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

172 lists were shared and 1004 species were seen, both records for October, so well done beats! Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 14 countries were birded this month by 13 beats; a record participative effort! has reached 54. Rough-legged Hawk – Buteo lagopus. 26 Oct 2019. 26 Oct 2019.

2019 112

2019 China Battery Jamaica 112

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The beats are famed for their inclusion on the nice side of the ledger and this month 9 of them shared 163 lists from 7 countries (Australia, Costa Rica, USA, UK, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) and accounted for 735 bird species. Mike doubled up with “smushed”, a new addition to the adjective list.

Sparrows 179

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 179

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries. Imagine that, 13 lists per year where once there were only 12.

2020 205

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 205

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This shows the top birders, by species or checklists submitted. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. Western Screech-Owl – Megascops kennicottii. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Lago de Cuitzeo.

2020 156

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 156

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The engaged and generous beats ( 10 of them) have shared 188 checklists during January and have accounted for 859 species from 8 countries (USA, Australia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, UK, New Zealand and Serbia. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2013

I pulled over, as this was only the third time I have seen this species, and found a few Australian White Ibis among them, along with Purple Swamphens. The only other time I have seen this species before was in Victoria, at the same site that I first saw Straw-necked Ibis at as it happens. Another time.

Parrots 143

Parrots Barn Owls Eagles Australia 143

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists. Only 123 species appear on both sides of the life list. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Mountain Scops-Owl – Otus spilocephalus. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. That’s just 3.35%.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

They found 673 species and advanced the yearly total to 1019. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. This month is when the hard work to fill the winter quota is put in. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Back to numbers.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Their 185 checklists contained 951 species during April! Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Whiskered Screech-Owl – Megascops trichopsis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Here they all are; Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Eastern Screech-Owl – Megascops asio. Pacific Screech-Owl – Megascops cooperi. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

During March, 11 beats shared 122 checklists to accumulate 680 species from 8 countries; USA, Costa Rica, Serbia, India, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Japan. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The year list has progressed by 127 to reach 1257. Fieldfare – Turdus pilaris. 09 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Thus; As at April 30 th 2017, the collaborative year total stands at 1432 , with 895 species noted this month from 164 shared checklists. 9 beats contributed their sightings (this knocks last April’s efforts of 116 lists for 672 species into a cocked hat and claws back some ground on the 30th April 2016 running total of 1707).

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 04 Apr 2018. 04 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. They are hungry, tired and don’t need to be chased. Claire and Grant went walkabout for 20 FOYs.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

10 countries were birded by 9 beats and 892 species were noted from 144 checklists. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. European Scops-Owl – Otus scops. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Does Mel Gibson know?

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Eurasian Scops-Owl – Otus scops. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Snowy Owl – Bubo scandiacus. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 117

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 117

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Costanera Sur, Promenade.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. Just to confuse things a little, only 14 new species were recorded since June 1 st. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Costanera Sur, Promenade.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Indian Scops-Owl – Otus bakkamoena. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101