10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2012

White-necked or Yellow-headed Picathartes, Bonkro, Ghana. Photo by Adam Riley (Rockjumper Birding Tours) Despite initial appearances, these birds are in fact very large passerines (13-16 in) and research has shown them to be an ancient basal offshoot from the passerine evolutionary tree.

Sierra Leone 274

Sierra Leone Ghana Cameroon Equatorial Guinea 274

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Here are ten titles (it could have been more) selected for their uniqueness, excellence in writing and research, and giftability. Lees and Gilroy delineate vagrancy status and trends for every bird family worldwide, highlighting examples, synthesizing research, and framing it all with their own thoughts and conclusions.

Sri Lanka 255

Sri Lanka Malaysia Birds Suriname 255

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2012

Attila Steiner, who I was lucky enough to meet while I was in Hungary , was ecstatic to see a rare rail in Ghana: It was my last afternoon in Ankasa Reserve, Ghana. Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station in Toronto had an extremely rare and beautiful Townsend’s Warbler x Black-throated Gray Warbler which was banded in April.

2012 133

2012 Ghana Ireland Birds 133

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

My connection with Ghana began rather unexpectedly (and as it turned out, rather humorously) more than ten years ago. We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! What makes Ghana so special?

Ghana 211

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 211

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana NP. Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana NP. Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana NP. Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana NP. Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana NP. Bharatpur–Keoladeo Ghana NP. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 01 Jan 2016. Graylag Goose – Anser anser. 08 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2022

Since the 1990s, Briggs has researched and authored several pioneering Bradt Guides to destinations that were then – and in some cases still are – otherwise practically uncharted by the travel publishing industry. He is a guidebook writer, mostly specialised in African travel.

Sri Lanka 147

Sri Lanka Ghana Uganda Eagles 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Despite its rather toxic-looking colors, the African Green Pigeon is trapped for food in Ghana. I guess most scientists would love to see their original research become the basis for a vast field of further studies. ” If you happen to be a European Bee-eater , you are in luck. .”

South Africa 215

South Africa Africa Birds Cape Verde 215