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JUNE 6, 2020

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). The post Collaborative List – May 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 151

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AUGUST 1, 2020

10,000 Birds has yet to take a stance on the developing situation between mainland China and Hong Kong. Until The Management decide whether or not to wield their significant political influence in this matter, China and Hong Kong will remain on the list of contributing states. Bananaquit – Coereba flaveola.

2020 153

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 153

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JANUARY 2, 2021

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 post Collaborative list December 2020 and year’s round up. appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

2020 212

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 212

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DECEMBER 5, 2020

However, 10 beats from 7 countries were able to submit some 127 checklists containing 597 birds from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica). The post Collaborative list – November 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Nice distancing. That’s better. The yearly total stands at 1762.

2020 169

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 169

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MARCH 18, 2021

Take the Grey-eyed Bulbul , which eBird describes as a “drab, undistinguished-looking bulbul” Seeing this bird in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China in December last year, I though it was actually quite appealing. While this species is very common in Japan, a few showed up on the Shanghai coast in the winter of 2019/2020.

South Africa 215

South Africa Malaysia Africa China 215

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JANUARY 9, 2020

And cheating again, here is a bird I saw at Nanhui in the first few days of 2020, a Common Kestrel. Excluding some of the obvious stars which I have shown you in earlier posts, some of the entries are below. Well worth the trip.

2019 143

2019 China Industry Birds 143

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

Located about 2 hours from Xining by car, Qinghai Lake is China’s largest lake. Pallas’s Gull also breeds at Qinghai Lake, though the numbers are sadly much reduced: “The numbers breeding at L Qinghai, China, has apparently fallen from > 87,000 in 1970s to c. 15,000 in 2006” (HBW).

China 209

China Birds Fish 2006 209

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MAY 2, 2023

The chapter titled “Chasing Angels,” for example, starts with naval officer Irven Buss using his naval ship’s radar to track birds off the coast of China in 1946. banding station, 2020. Each chapter is written historically, illustrating the sometimes unexpected ways in which ideas percolate and information travels.

Science 181

Science Illinois Investigation Research 181

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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 280

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 280

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

For 2020, the list will only contain the relevant month’s sightings to avoid huge, bulky posts as the year progresses. The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. These are the opening stats for 2020. 17 Jan 2020. 05 Jan 2020. 28 Jan 2020. 05 Jan 2020.

2020 156

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 156

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MAY 15, 2023

I visited Tengchong in late 2020 and wrote about it – but I also went there earlier, in 2017, and this post shows some photos I took during that trip, along with the usual comments that seem to be much more about ridiculing my fellow humans (especially ornithologists and the like) than providing useful information on birds.

China 176

China 2017 Birds Indonesia 176

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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 156

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 156

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NOVEMBER 7, 2020

7 countries (Costa Rica, China, USA, UK, Mexico, New Zealand and Serbia) were birded by 11 beats during October. Included in the numbers are 2 new life-listers; a Long-tailed Koel from Duncan and a White-throated Rock-Thrush from Kai. This brings our all-time total to 4040. They submitted 124 checklists for 671 species of bird.

2020 128

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 128

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

2020 will be remembered as a year that we’d like to forget. 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. Since three times is a charm, I nominate the Sparkling-tailed hummingbird for my 2020 BBOTY.

2020 221

2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 221

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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 230

Malaysia Singapore Asia Birds 230

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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. 09 Feb 2020. 01 Feb 2020. 18 Feb 2020. 14 Feb 2020. 23 Feb 2020. 01 Feb 2020.

2020 153

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 153

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JANUARY 4, 2020

December’s numbers looked like this; 10 beats visited 11 countries (Bahrain, New Zealand, USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Australia Nigeria, Uganda and Serbia) during December. 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 161

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 161

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NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Rather, during autumn migration, it first flies to east Siberia, then turns south across eastern China, and finally turns west (source: Birds of Two Worlds: The Ecology and Evolution of Migration). There is also another study also looking at the migration routes of Siberian Rubythroats based on light-level-based geolocation.

Russia 205

Russia Asia Philippines Taiwan 205