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Collaborative list – January 2020

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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.

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Collaborative List ? May 2020

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This was the month we (in the northern hemisphere) had all been waiting for, but what a strange month May 2020 has been. 7 beats contributed their sightings from 7 countries (Hong Kong, UK, China, USA, Serbia, Australia and, of course, Costa Rica). Barn Owl (Tyto alba). Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops).

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Collaborative list – June 2020

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8 beats contributed 70 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, China, Serbia, Australia and Singapore). 121 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 122 Barred Owl – Strix varia. 218 Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica. 121 Barn Owl – Tyto alba. 122 Barred Owl – Strix varia.

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Collaborative list December 2020 and year’s round up.

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December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia). If you wish to see a full list for 2020, you can find it here. . The year list ends on a provisional 1803 species from 1608 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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.” Writing about owls means writing about roughly 250 species (I counted 245 on the 2022 Clements spreadsheet, but I might have missed a few, and we all know that each classification system is different). Jennifer Ackerman is one of my favorite bird authors. They roost and hunt, at night (mostly) when we can’t see them.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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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. Stygian Owl – Asio stygius. The beats have now contributed more checklists than birds. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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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.

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