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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This shows the top birders, by species or checklists submitted. 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. 17 Jan 2020. 05 Jan 2020. 28 Jan 2020. 05 Jan 2020. 05 Jan 2020.

2020 158

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 158

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JUNE 14, 2020

We were delighted to see Australian Darters at the river, because it was our first sighting for 2020! A variety of bird species appeared to have bred in recent weeks. Clouds are a rare sight during the winter in the north of Australia! You can however come north and warm up if you are currently in Western Australia.

2020 155

2020 Australia Parrots Experience 155

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JULY 4, 2020

At time of writing (usually a couple of days early to avoid the deadline panic), UK is fielding 63 species. 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. UK El Campeón!

2020 158

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 158

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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. First the listing part.

Birds 263

Birds 2020 Australia Species 263

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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. Introduction. It is, he says, “probably the most extreme examples of sexual dimorphism” (p.

Guinea 262

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 262

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Surrounded by coral reefs filled with fish, sea turtles of three species plus the common visits of Manta Rays: it is a pretty exciting place for anyone who likes to skin dive. The most common two species here are the Black Noddy – a kind of tern and the Bridled Tern. Each entry will offer new species, new colour and new delights.

Sea Turtles 248

Sea Turtles Birds Marine Life Fish 248

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I’ve been fortunate to see two Penguin species in the wild (African and Galapagos) and have dreamed of seeing more–maybe even all!–especially The goal of Around the World For Penguins is simple: Describe the 18 species of penguin and their breeding grounds “from the perspective of a traveller.”

Penguins 278

Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 278

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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 238

Malaysia Singapore Asia Birds 238

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

2020 will be remembered as a year that we’d like to forget. are up next, with a wonderful Australian species: It is very hard to choose a Best Bird of the Year any year. Later in the year we were able to travel around the north of Western Australia. But despite all of the negatives there were still some positives.

2020 230

2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 230

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JULY 4, 2023

” 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). These are behaviors that are most likely to vary across species and topics that make for compelling stories.

Owls 209

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 209

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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.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. The year and life lists have been pushed to 2214 and 3564 respectively. 04 Apr 2018. 19 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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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. This is inevitable even when the beats are so spread out. The equanimity occurred as the two totals passed 3560.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

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

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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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 154

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 154

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JANUARY 5, 2020

It has been strange being away from our home in Broome, Western Australia, at this time of year. If we had been at home and we had all day to bird we would have expected to reach over one hundred bird species on the first day of the year. We decided to go to Toora to look for some other bird species despite it being high tide.

Fish 136

Fish Australia Ducks Japan 136

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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! There is a good mix of bird species both large and small. Freshwater crocodile.

Eagles 150

Eagles Falcons Eggs Zebras 150

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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 160

Buffalo Fish Koalas Cattle 160

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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 ). They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. The life list was pumped a further 27 sp up to 3953.

2019 166

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 166

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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. All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

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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