10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Gujarat, December 2010. Sociable Lapwings breed in several areas along the Kazakhstani – Russian border and overwinter in Iraq, Sudan and northwest India. Target for today: critically endangered Sociable Lapwing ( Vanellus gregarius ). CR being the highest category in the Red List , if I want to see some of those birds, I better hurry!

India 240

India Sudan Ukraine Camels 240

Critter News

AUGUST 22, 2010

Spoon-billed Sandpipers nest only in the far north-east of Russia. In 2000, around 1,000 breeding pairs were known, but by 2009, the number had plummeted to just 120-220 pairs, a decline of 88%.

Species 100

Species Myanmar Endangered Species Russia 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2024

Explaining the increase in the number of sightings is difficult, as the Siberian breeding population is declining. This current winter is no exception, and at the time of writing there are no fewer than five to be seen at four different locations.

Bulgaria 130

Bulgaria Geese Romania Estonia 130

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This book is the story of his search for his grail and what he does with it and why, a quest that took place from 2005 to 2010 in the Russian province of Primorye. Primorye is officially part of Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District. The fish owl is Jonathan Slaght’s grail and also, more prosaically, his dissertation topic.

Owls 131

Owls Russia Fish Research 131