10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

You know the captain’s name already: the Ross’s Gull was named after Ross who collected the type specimen in 1823 on Melville Peninsula in the Canadian Arctic. Curiously, in 1831, McCormick was appointed a surgeon on HMS Beagle under the command of Captain FitzRoy and he expected to put together a sizeable natural history collection.

Russia 177

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 177

10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2017

A few breed on the main Hawaiian islands, including Kilauea Point NWR on Kauai. Black-footed Albatross : The most common albatross off the west coast, virtually all of the world’s Black-footed Albatross also breed in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, on the same islands as the Laysan Albatross on Hawaiian Islands NWR and Midway Atoll NWR.

Albatross 139

Albatross Hawaii Alaska Puerto Rico 139

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2012

They have a circumpolar distribution, breeding in vast numbers in the islands around Antarctica, as well as on Antarctica itself. Smaller numbers breed on sub-Antarctic islands as far north as the Chathams in New Zealand.

New Zealand 159

New Zealand Albatross South Africa Brazil 159

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

In the north of Australia we also have changing colours, but it is not the foliage that changes. The male Bar-tailed Godwit are the first to show us breeding plumage and then the Red Knot and Curlew Sandpipers have two beautiful reds-red wine rather than cranberry juice! Breeding colour becomes rather obvious! Get yours today!

2011 150

2011 Australia Deer China 150

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

It is the one area of beach that is mostly clear of the algae and where the shorebirds can walk without it collecting around their feet. It will soon be getting more breeding plumage and heading north once again. Birding Australia Broome Lyngbya shorebirds' Chinese flagged Great Knot E65. Male Bar-tailed Godwit and Great Knot.

China 164

China Australia Breeding Collecting 164

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 25, 2019

It has been a few years since I could share some good news about the Pied Oystercatchers breeding along the coast near Broome. Hopefully you won’t mind me writing a bit more this year about Pied Oystercatchers during the breeding season!

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Eggs 2000 Family Breeding 134

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2012

Over the last few weeks we have seen Roebuck Bay slowly empty as the shorebirds head north to breed. Not all shorebirds migrate, so we will see some of our resident shorebirds breed in the coming months. Red-capped Plovers and Pied Oystercatchers will soon be investing time and energy into breeding along our coastline.

Fish 175

Fish Breeding Shelters Collecting 175

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2013

The variety of shorebirds varies throughout the year, but the Pied Oystercatchers and Red-capped Plovers remain when the other shorebirds migrate to the north and they breed along Cable Beach. They also collect white shells, pieces of bone, screws and anything else that takes their fancy and isn’t bolted down!

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Long Beach Australia Falcons Collecting 140

10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2012

They have not had such a good year for breeding around Broome by the numbers we are currently observing. Male Zebra Finch Since the arrival of the Zebra Finch to our garden in April we have observed them collecting nesting material, which has resulted in young birds now visiting with their parents.

Zebras 159

Zebras 2004 Collecting Pets 159

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2012

It is at the same time of year that the migratory shorebirds that spend part of each year in Broome are also breeding, but in the Arctic. As the tide dropped the birds started to take it in turns to collect food from a nearby reef and it took about 8 minutes for each trip.

Eggs 177

Eggs Dogs Shelters Family 177

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2016

The book is produced by WILDGuides, Ltd, the excellent book company responsible for over a dozen photographic guides on Britain’s natural life ranging from dragonflies to plant galls as well as books on Africa, Australia and other areas we all want to visit, and was published this summer by Princeton University Press.

Ireland 147

Ireland Birds Groups Falcons 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

This book is essentially about those birds that breed on the continent south of the Sahara, a topic few birders are familiar with. Not only that, but she stayed there long enough for the three to return to camp, collect up the rest of the incredulous group, and bring them all back to enjoy the sighting for themselves.”

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Congo Africa South Africa Madagascar 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Collectively, they’re referred to as the Herring Gull complex. It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. This wiki looks good too.] The Lesser Black-backed gull has a dark grey to black back and wings.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Species Deer 157

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The distance to the coast for the pair of Brahminy Kites to collect fresh fish is not far. On our recent trip to check on the breeding success of the Pied Oystercatchers at the Northern end of Cable Beach a Brahminy Kite was quite obliging and posed for us. One more bird species with serious talons in the north of Australia!

Fish 210

Fish Eagles Australia Falcons 210

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Owls live and migrate from Arctic circumpolar to Colorado prairie to South American rainforest to Southeast Asian islands, Galapagos islands, Canary islands–many many islands–to coastal Australia and onward. The chapters on courtship and breeding and roosting and migration are the longest, which isn’t surprising.

Owls 219

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 219

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2022

And the very best and the most up-to-date field guide is “Birds of Malaysia – Covering Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysian Borneo and Singapore”, the 2020 Lynx and BirdLife International Collection guide by Chong Leong Puan, Geoffrey Davison and Kim Chye Lim.

Malaysia 247

Malaysia Singapore Asia Birds 247

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Are there birders out there who do not dream of birding Australia? Possibly birders who have already birded Australia (but, wouldn’t you want to go back?) The guide covers 747 breeding residents or regular migrants, 29 introduced species, and 160 vagrants, a total of 936 species.

Australia 108

Australia Birds Penguins 2015 108

10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2021

The Great Bowerbirds only collect white and green, but they have mostly collected white rocks at this location. We discovered that they are actually breeding at the base of a tree that hangs down into the water on the left in the photos above. Great Bowerbird bower.

Collecting 151

Collecting Zebras Parrots Groups 151

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2013

The nominate, was described from southeastern Australia. It will come as no surprise to find that they live primarily on nectar, collecting it from flower blossoms with long brush-tipped tongues, but they will also take insects, especially to boost their protein intake for breeding. Birds Australia Honeyeaters'

Kangaroos 178

Kangaroos Australia Collecting Breeding 178

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

The internet is great at collecting information, but it is at best so-so at working out what’s actually important. (It’s Losing a few non-breeding lions in zoos a great deal less. This can be a very good thing, for example bring my late ass up to date on the EU’s idiotic attitude to diclofenac.

Lions 150

Lions Giraffes Zoos Killing 150

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2014

There are excellent birding opportunities along the highway throughout the year and the area still remains flooded from the rains over our Wet Season and it has been a breeding site for several species of birds. There were also several family groups of Red-backed Fairywrens collecting nesting material along the edge of the road.

Birds 165

Birds Geese Falcons 2014 165

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

We’re looking at an area of Asia southeast of the Malay Peninsula and mainland Southeast Asia, southwest of the Philippines, north and northwest of Australia, west of Papua New Guinea (a boundary called “Lydekker’s Line”), intercut by the equator. The maps on the inside front and back covers help a lot.

Indonesia 131

Indonesia Brunei Birds Malaysia 131

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Australia is a vast country with a very small human population, which mostly clings to the edge of the continent. Even the first explorers to Australia documented there was a risk of extinction of birds and animals into the future and subsequently decided to collect as many specimens as possible! Preface,p.xxiv.

Species 176

Species Australia Birds Parrots 176

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

We collected information on National Parks and there were several that we had not previously heard of. Apparently they breed to the south and return to feed at Lake Bindegolly. There was evidence of terns breeding at some earlier stage by the remaining carcasses in the bush.

Feral 148

Feral Pelicans Ducks Pigs 148

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2011

We monitor the Pied Oystercatchers breeding along a 23km stretch of beach each year and it can all be covered on foot or by bicycle-tide dependant! We keep our observations to a minimum to avoid disturbance and usually only visit the nest site once to get GPS coordinates to report to Birds Australia’s Nest record Scheme.

Breeding 174

Breeding Feral Cats Eggs Feral 174

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 25, 2022

With the end of the year approaching you could consider where you would like to go birding in Australia in 2023. Wherever you dare to go in Australia you won’t be disappointed by the birds that you encounter. Some places around Australia we only visited for a short time and others for much longer. Sarus Cranes.

Australia 147

Australia Singapore Birds Battery 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

Penguins are also bellweathers of climate change; dwellers of remote areas you’ve (probably) never heard of; creatures who have developed unique, innovative ways of adapting to the harsh environments where they breed and rear chicks and the water environments in which they feed and swim.

Penguins 204

Penguins New Zealand South Africa Albatross 204

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2018

Gulls of the World is meant to cover more geographic area (add South America, Australia and the Arctic and any other parts of the world not covered in the first book) and less detail. Distribution maps, ranging in size from one-eight to one-half of a page, indicate breeding and non-breeding habitats and trace migration routes.

2004 156

2004 North America America Europe 156