10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The poster bird of this area is the near-threatened Black-necked Crane. Godlewski’s Bunting is an attractive bunting species with a rather broad distribution in Russia, Mongolia, China, and other countries. Not sure how I (or the bird itself) feel about the bird being named after a bird collector, though.

China 225

China Mongolia Birds Russia 225

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

Birders follow different patterns of bird migration and their local activities and travel accordingly. It illustrates the bird richness per country. Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands. Focus on the wider triple border area – the birding top of the world.).

Equatorial Guinea 237

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 237

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

The Black-tailed Godwits that we observe here in Australia breed in east Siberia and Mongolia. The migratory shorebirds are now returning to the Broome area and the numbers of birds on the beaches of Roebuck Bay are rapidly increasing. In Australia we encounter the subspecies Limosa limosa melanuroides.

Mongolia 147

Mongolia Australia Breeding Asia 147

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2013

At the time this post goes live I’ll be wandering around Hong Hong in a bemused state of mind trying to identify not only the native birds but the multitude of other species released by the inhabitants into the area. The Brown-headed Gull is a bird of Asia, breeding from Turkmenistan to Mongolia, and winters along the coasts of Asia.

Turkmenistan 169

Turkmenistan Mongolia Asia Europe 169

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2012

After good rains we get a variety of locusts and this will attract various insect-feeding birds from afar. They breed in the arid inland areas in Mongolia and northern China and then migrate south into coastal parts of south-east Asia and northern Australia.

Mongolia 220

Mongolia Asia China Shelters 220

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2014

I’ve got bad news for you, provided you do or have or will live and bird and list in North America. Before we turn our attention to your various bird lists, let me tell you a story about some wheatears of the genus Oenanthe that are found in Kazakhstan’s Mangghystau province. Yes, that’s right. But sit down first.

Kazakhstan 165

Kazakhstan Iceland Mongolia Wisconsin 165

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2016

Or a bit of a PR disaster for my birding skillz if I am not correct. Baicalensis inhabits southern Siberia around lake Baikal and ranges into the northern half of Mongolia. Any other region, even central Asia, scarcely provides us with vagrants here in Europe. So it may turn out to be a bit of a big deal.

Germany 100

Germany Sharks Morocco Europe 100