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. But, unlike most books focused on a bird family, this one is organized geographically.

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Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 278

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AUGUST 13, 2013

Helena and professes to hold the title of “remotest inhabited place on earth” And that is Tristan da Cunha Island, situated 1,750 miles from Cape Town, South Africa and over 2,000 miles from the closest point in South America. There is another permanently inhabited island that is even more remote than St.

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Birds South Africa South America Feral Cats 215

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

This makes it a particularly exciting time in New Zealand as the Rugby World Cup begins in two days, and the competition is being held right here in New Zealand (I would imagine they might be more excited if they hadn’t just lost two matches to Australia and South Africa, their big rivals in the Tri-Nations).

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New Zealand Penguins Sanctuary Birds 157

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JULY 7, 2018

Honduras , Malaysia and the southern-most bits of South Africa feature large this month with Mike, Duncan and Tom all vying to be MVB for June. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Gray-headed Albatross – Thalassarche chrysostoma. Buller’s Albatross – Thalassarche bulleri. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6.

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2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

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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. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. South Africa. South Africa.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

But our pin-up for August and worthy of a double-page-spread, is Duncan who is currently sharing from South Africa. White-capped Albatross – Thalassarche cauta. Black-footed Albatross – Phoebastria nigripes. South Africa. South Africa. Big Egg Marsh. Motuara Island.

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2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101