10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

8 beats contributed 70 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, China, Serbia, Australia and Singapore). 251 Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. 253 Chinese Blackbird – Turdus mandarinus. 281 Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. 286 Melodious Blackbird – Dives dives.

2020 162

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Magpie Goose – Anseranas semipalmata. 05 Jan 2017. 01 Jan 2017. 08 Jan 2017.

2017 133

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 133

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

The list for the year has reached 1276 and the life list has been stretched to 4066 with red ticks from China, Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, thanks to Kai, Claire and Grant and Faraaz respectively. 9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species.

Woodpeckers 156

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

Without including the new pin in the map, countries this month featured; USA, Australia, Serbia, Bahrain, India, Kuwait, New Zealand, UK, Ghana and of course, Costa Rica. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. 17 Feb 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Slaty-breasted Tinamou – Crypturellus boucardi. CR-Heredia-Sarapiqui (10.3393,-83.9923). 20 Jan 2018. 05 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Sacramento 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Thank goodness that the rest of the beats have been busily birding,that’s what they like to do… 9 of them submitted 114 checklists via eBird and amassed 525 species from 7 (China, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, UK, Serbia and USA) countries during November. 376 Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula.

Sparrows 218

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 218

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2020

It has been strange being away from our home in Broome, Western Australia, at this time of year. This year our list started off as a joint effort first thing and we started with some common species like Common Blackbird , Common Starling , Common Myna , Galah , Little Corella , Red Wattlebird , Spotted Dove and Magpie-lark.

Fish 139

Fish Australia Ducks Japan 139

10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

They took dogs to Australia, chickens across the Pacific, rabbits to England, horses to the New World, and then brought potatoes back. A housecat in Buenos Aires got its start in Africa, a sheep in Australia to the Middle East, a chicken in Ireland can trace its origin to the jungles of Asia. Rabbits are still an agricultural pest.

New Zealand 162

New Zealand Possums Rabbits Ferrets 162

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Southern Screamer – Chauna torquata. Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur. 22 Jan 2016. 08 Jan 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 128

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 128

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

During March, 11 beats shared 122 checklists to accumulate 680 species from 8 countries; USA, Costa Rica, Serbia, India, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Japan. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. The year list has progressed by 127 to reach 1257. san rafael road. 24 Mar 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Western Australia. Western Australia. The beats have now contributed more checklists than birds. This is inevitable even when the beats are so spread out. 27 Oct 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. May I extend my thanks to all the beats. 04 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Tom’s odyssey continued through New Zealand and passes on to Australia. April’s number are below; 11 countries were visited by 9 beats; Australia, USA, UK, India, Serbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Brazil, New Zealand and Argentina. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

9 beats shared 100 checklists from 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Brazil, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Western Australia. They are hungry, tired and don’t need to be chased. They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. 25 Sep 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. 8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. The year and life lists have been pushed to 2214 and 3564 respectively. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Magpie Goose – Anseranas semipalmata. 05 Jan 2017. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. 01 Jan 2017. 08 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Camino Laguna de los Patos. 04 Apr 2018. Emu – Dromaius novaehollandiae. 19 Jan 2018. Southern Brown Kiwi – Apteryx australis. Rakiura NP–Ulva Island. 13 Mar 2018. Southern Screamer – Chauna torquata. 03 Apr 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

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. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Slaty-breasted Tinamou – Crypturellus boucardi. CR-Heredia-Sarapiqui (10.3393,-83.9923). 20 Jan 2018. 05 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Doubtless it’s a very old saying and the details can vary according to time and place: sometimes one of the larcenous birds is a blackbird rather than a rook, or a mouse is blamed instead, and in other accounts, it’s the lowly cutworm that’s accused of theft.

2017 162

2017 Nevada California Italy 162

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

9 countries/territories/special administrative areas/principalities/kingdoms were represented in April’s statistics; Costa Rica, Australia, Mexico, United States, Serbia, Hong Kong, Panama, Kuwait and UK. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. 21 Jul 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Camino Laguna de los Patos. 04 Apr 2018. Emu – Dromaius novaehollandiae. 19 Jan 2018. Southern Brown Kiwi – Apteryx australis. Rakiura NP–Ulva Island. 13 Mar 2018. Southern Screamer – Chauna torquata. 03 Apr 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Thicket Tinamou – Crypturellus cinnamomeus. 30 Apr 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. 26 Aug 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

Submissions for February have been received from Austria, Australia, UK, Japan, Costa Rica, Serbia, Mexico, USA, The Bahamas and Lichtenstein. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. 05 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

8 of them sent 153 lists, noting 645 species of bird across 7 countries (Mexico, UK, USA, Serbia, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia). It has not resulted in extraordinary numbers of sightings personally, but the beats have been busy on their respective patches and have sent me their lists to collate. The year list finishes at 1628.

Sparrows 245

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 245

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Hense you have New World warblers, orioles, blackbirds and tyrant flycatchers, and in Australia you have Australian treecreepers, wrens of all kinds, warblers and robins. Green Figbird ( Sphecotheres vieilloti), in Australia, now thought to be a close relative of the piopio. By Tom Tarrant.

New Zealand 160

New Zealand Australia Penguins Family 160

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

7 beats contributed their sightings from 7 countries (Hong Kong, UK, China, USA, Serbia, Australia and, of course, Costa Rica). Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula). Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus). Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). Melodious Blackbird (Dives dives). Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus).

2020 154

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Brush Bronzewing – Phaps elegans. 03 Jun 2016. Western Rosella – Platycercus icterotis. 03 Jun 2016. White-browed Treecreeper – Climacteris affinis. 03 Jun 2016. Purple-gaped Honeyeater – Lichenostomus cratitius. 03 Jun 2016. Gray Currawong – Strepera versicolor. 03 Jun 2016. Australian Raven – Corvus coronoides.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Western Australia. Unicolored Blackbird – Agelasticus cyanopus. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Golden Gate Park–Stow Lake. 19 May 2016. Common Nighthawk – Chordeiles minor. Firehouse Woods. 18 May 2016. 15 May 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Rio Gigante. 20 Feb 2016. Emu – Dromaius novaehollandiae. 28 May 2016. Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Rio Gigante. 20 Feb 2016. Emu – Dromaius novaehollandiae. 28 May 2016. Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2020

The weather has not been very warm at all in this part of Australia despite it being summer and we have been fortunate to have not been affected by the awful bush-fires. I have become very familiar with the birds along the trail. Some species I know I will see and other species I don’t observe on every walk. White-necked Heron.

Fish 136

Fish Koalas Ducks Litter 136