10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Most readers here will be familiar with the plight of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper , a critically endangered wader that nests on the Russian tundra and winters in Southeast Asia. Also, there’s a bear!) Such weaknesses as there are actually come more on the storytelling end.

Eggs 163

Eggs Russia Research Breeding 163

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Here are some of the questions that were running through my mind as I read Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl : (a) Is ornithological research always this dangerous? (b) Primorye is officially part of Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District. Slaght provides funding from research grants.

Owls 130

Owls Russia Fish Research 130

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Starting in the mid-1990s, there was a “where to watch birds in…” series of five site guides written by Nigel Wheatley and covering South America (1994), Africa (1995), Asia (1996), Europe & Russia (2000) and Central America & the Caribbean (2001). I was always curious, but never had a chance to study any of them.

Africa 165

Africa Botswana Nigeria Namibia 165

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The Siberian Rubythroat seems to somewhat lack a proper inbuilt GPS system – while it breeds as far west as the Ural Mountains and winters as far est as Central India, it does not migrate through central Asia in large numbers (even though this would be the shortest way). So better not let a rubythroat bite you. .

Russia 204

Russia Asia Philippines Taiwan 204