10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2020

We are very pleased that at least one Pied Oystercatcher chick has survived this year when there has not been much good news for 2020. There are still newly laid clutches of Pied Oystercatcher eggs on the northern section of Cable Beach , so there is hope still of more survivals.

2020 235

2020 Family Eggs Breeding 235

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There is a lot of extreme behavior here (and a lot of that behavior takes place in Australia), but this is not simply a collection of the world’s most fantastic bird tales. Superb Lyrebird by John Burgoyne ©2020 . As Ackerman explains in her Introduction, studying extreme behavior brings new insight into what we think we know.

Research 225

Research Birds Science Costa Rica 225

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

11 beats collaborated to enter 163 checklists from 8 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago). They noted 719 species between them. This brings the yearly running total to 1723 and the life list has reached 4038. 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis.

2020 289

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 289

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

For 2020, the list will only contain the relevant month’s sightings to avoid huge, bulky posts as the year progresses. These are the opening stats for 2020. 12 beats birded 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, Brazil, China, India, Serbia, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico), submitting 187 lists and spotting 902 birds.

2020 159

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 159

10,000 Birds

JUNE 14, 2020

We were delighted to see Australian Darters at the river, because it was our first sighting for 2020! Clouds are a rare sight during the winter in the north of Australia! It is now possible to move around Western Australia, but nobody can come here from anywhere else. There were Whistling Kites too, but not in such huge numbers.

2020 156

2020 Australia Parrots Experience 156

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

8 beats contributed 70 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, China, Serbia, Australia and Singapore). The post Collaborative list – June 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Costa Rica v UK is bino a bino and UK has never before beaten The Man. Update; as at June 30, UK 68 – Costa Rica 63. UK El Campeón!

2020 159

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 159

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2019

All the best to you and your family for good health and good birding in 2020! I hope that if any of you had a “Christmas wish” bird that you did find it-even if it was a day late! The post Gang-gang Cockatoos-a Christmas wish! appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

Portland 142

Portland Tigers 2020 2019 142

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2020

Following on from the sad loss of our first Pied Oystercatcher chick of 2020 the other eggs are now also hatching. The pair of Pied Oystercatchers that nest to the north of the vehicle beach access were due to hatch this week. I mentioned the disregard to the signage asking for vehicles to not go into the dune system two weeks ago.

Eggs 160

Eggs Family 2008 2020 160

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2023

There are a pair of Pied Oystercatchers that reside at Gantheaume Point throughout the year and they last successfully bred in 2020. There are always a variety of shorebirds to be observed, but on the biggest tides they struggle to find a place to roost at Gantheaume Point.

2020 26

2020 Breeding Rights Birds 26

10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2021

Ken Cross lives with his wife Megan and their three children on the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast on Australia’s east coast. Currently he is the convenor for Birdlife Australia in his local area and, as that suggests, he loves sharing his passion for birds and all wildlife through outings and bird walks. Ken Cross].

Birds 264

Birds 2020 Australia Species 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

2020 will be remembered as a year that we’d like to forget. Later in the year we were able to travel around the north of Western Australia. Our 2020 year list stands at 324 for Victoria and the north of Western Australia combined, so we are more than happy with that under current circumstances. How naïve we were.

2020 233

2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 233

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

They’re not, but their connection through geography (the corner of the universe that encompasses New Guinea and Australia) and complex, cinematic courtship behavior makes their combination in this book rational, even brilliant. Copyright © 2020 by Princeton University Press. This is not an inexpensive book.

Guinea 263

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2022

And the very best and the most up-to-date field guide is “Birds of Malaysia – Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore”, the 2020 Lynx and BirdLife International Collection guide by Chong Leong Puan, Geoffrey Davison and Kim Chye Lim.

Malaysia 241

Malaysia Singapore Asia Birds 241

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2021

On Lady Elliot Island in our southern Barrier Reef, where I visited in late 2020, the Black Noddies began breeding recently in 1985. Keeping the differences going, it regurgitates food to its young, behaviour more typical of gulls than terns. The reason for their initial absence also explains their return.

Sea Turtles 251

Sea Turtles Birds Marine Life Fish 251

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Each chapter focuses on a specific geographic area of penguin population: (1) Antarctica, (2) South Georgia, (3) Falkland Islands, (4) South Africa and Tristan de Cunha, (5) New Zealand and Australia, (6) South America and Galapagos. Netherlands: Oliver Plantema, 2020. by Otto Plantema.

Penguins 278

Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 278

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 13, 2020

However, this was our first Bridled Tern for 2020. We won’t be leaving Broome before the end of the year, so it is up to the birds to get blown this way if they want to make it onto our 2020 list! Bridled Tern on the rocky outcrop. Bridled Tern waiting out the weather.

2020 171

2020 Birds Pelicans Australia 171

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. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. May I extend my thanks to all the beats. 04 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 30, 2019

What better way to ring in 2020 than with one of six unique calendars featuring Australia’s hottest firefighters with rescue cats, dogs, horses, and native animals! It’s hard to believe the new year is already right around the corner. A … Continue reading →

Horses 160

Horses 2020 Rescue Australia 160

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. 8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. The year and life lists have been pushed to 2214 and 3564 respectively. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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. Western Australia. Western Australia. The beats have now contributed more checklists than birds. This is inevitable even when the beats are so spread out. 27 Oct 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

9 beats shared 100 checklists from 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Brazil, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Western Australia. They are hungry, tired and don’t need to be chased. They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. 25 Sep 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

9 beats visited 9 countries (China, Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, Jamaica , Serbia and Japan) and submitted 151 checklists when they got back. 08 Feb 2020. 09 Feb 2020. 23 Feb 2020. Western Australia. 09 Feb 2020. 01 Feb 2020. 18 Feb 2020. Western Australia. 14 Feb 2020.

2020 155

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 155

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Owls live and migrate from Arctic circumpolar to Colorado prairie to South American rainforest to Southeast Asian islands, Galapagos islands, Canary islands–many many islands–to coastal Australia and onward. Jennifer Ackerman is one of my favorite bird authors.

Owls 213

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 213

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. 21 Jul 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company of Chico, California began its Resilience Beer Project earlier this year to raise funds for relief efforts for the devastating bushfires that ravaged Australia in late 2019 to 2020.

2017 159

2017 Nevada California Italy 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2020

Over recent weeks I have been able to share some of my observations along the Great Southern Rail Trail in Victoria, Australia. They are very similar to the Masked Lapwings in the north of Australia, but of course they have ‘black shoulders”! This week I will introduce you to the section from Fish Creek to Buffalo.

Buffalo 161

Buffalo Fish Koalas Cattle 161

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2020

It has been strange being away from our home in Broome, Western Australia, at this time of year. Driving through dairy country we soon added Australian Wood Duck , Pacific Black Duck , Grey Teal , Grey Fantail , Wedge-tailed Eagle , Laughing Kookaburra , Eastern Rosella and Superb Fairy-wren to the 2020 Year List.

Fish 137

Fish Australia Ducks Japan 137

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2021

If you look at this header photo and then the header photo of our first camping trip in 2020 you will notice it is somewhat similar. It was actually ten years ago that we observed our first Painted Snipe in Australia on Grant’s birthday! We don’t actually need an excuse to go camping!

Eagles 150

Eagles Falcons Eggs Zebras 150

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

Incidentally, Uganda ( 510 ) leap-frogged Australia ( 475 ) to become the list’s fourth most prolific country behind Costa Rica ( 763 ), USA ( 654 ) and Brazil ( 555 ). A big thank you goes out to The Management and beats for their contributions and may you all have a happy and productive 2020. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2019 169

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 169

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. 26 Aug 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 25, 2022

With the end of the year approaching you could consider where you would like to go birding in Australia in 2023. Wherever you dare to go in Australia you won’t be disappointed by the birds that you encounter. Some places around Australia we only visited for a short time and others for much longer. Sarus Cranes.

Australia 147

Australia Singapore Birds Battery 147