10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini. Salvin’s Albatross – Thalassarche salvini.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. Taiaroa Head–Royal Albatross Centre. Royal Albatross – Diomedea epomophora. Taiaroa Head–Royal Albatross Centre. Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. Taiaroa Head–Royal Albatross Centre. 25 Jan 2017. 25 Jun 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

2020 211

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 211

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Laysan Albatross – Phoebastria immutabilis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Breezy Point Tip. 01 Jan 2020. Arctic Loon – Gavia arctica. 28 Jan 2020. Common Loon – Gavia immer. Breezy Point Tip. 01 Jan 2020. Kilauea Point NWR. 02 Jan 2020. 03 Jan 2020. 01 Jan 2020.

2020 157

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 157

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. Black-browed Albatross – Thalassarche melanophris. Kaikoura–Albatross Encounter pelagic.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

The Life list sum was boosted by sightings of Ural Owl , Whooping Crane, Black-throated Magpie-jay and the proceeds from Duncan’s Albatross Encounter. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The beats noted 886 birds between them, 10 of which were new to the life list (which now enters its third year and currently stands at 3282).

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Motuara Island. 25 Mar 2016. Jackass Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Boulders Beach. 27 Aug 2016. 24 Mar 2016. 13 Aug 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Motuara Island. 25 Mar 2016. Jackass Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. Boulders Beach. 27 Aug 2016. 24 Mar 2016. 13 Aug 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Spix’s Spinetail – Synallaxis spixi. Costanera Sur, Promenade. 09 May 2016. Spectacled Tyrant – Hymenops perspicillatus. 09 May 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Clark’s Grebe – Aechmophorus clarkii. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 01 Jan 2016. Greater Flamingo – Phoenicopterus roseus. Dor-ha-Bonim Beach Reserve. 13 Feb 2016. Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section). 24 Mar 2016. 24 Mar 2016.

2016 120

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 120

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Spix’s Spinetail – Synallaxis spixi. Costanera Sur, Promenade. 09 May 2016. Spectacled Tyrant – Hymenops perspicillatus. Costanera Sur, Promenade. 09 May 2016. 09 May 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Greater Flamingo – Phoenicopterus roseus. Dor-ha-Bonim Beach Reserve. 13 Feb 2016. Little Penguin – Eudyptula minor. Motuara Island. 25 Mar 2016. Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section).

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Clark’s Grebe – Aechmophorus clarkii. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. 01 Jan 2016. Greater Flamingo – Phoenicopterus roseus. Dor-ha-Bonim Beach Reserve. 13 Feb 2016. Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section). 24 Mar 2016. 24 Mar 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100