10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

Paradise Shelduck ( Tadorna variegata ); Wellington, New Zealand, 8 March. Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos ); Wellington, New Zealand, 8 March. Brown Teal ( Anas chlorotis ); Wellington, New Zealand, 8 March. New Zealand Scaup ( Aythya novaeseelandiae ); Wellington, New Zealand, 8 March.

2015 188

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 188

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

December’s numbers looked like this; 10 beats visited 11 countries (Bahrain, New Zealand, USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Australia Nigeria, Uganda and Serbia) during December. Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Bellbird – Anthornis melanura.

2019 184

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 184

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

2013 was a strange year for me, staring in the UK, ending in Borneo and spending large tracks of the year not really seeing many birds in New Zealand. Since I’m the New Zealand beat writer I’ll be using their names for their species, but for clarity I will give other commonly used names if a species has them.

2014 150

2014 New Zealand Singapore Rhinoceros 150