10,000 Birds
MARCH 29, 2024
Curlews are birds of serious conservation concern in the UK, with numbers falling sharply this century. Curlews are long-lived birds, so their decline is not always apparent, with pairs returning annually to their favoured nesting area, despite not having fledged any chicks for years. Males have noticeably shorter beaks.)
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 13, 2014
When you hear the word “biofuel,” you probably think of corn, right? And some of those options may be more beneficial to birds than are acres and acres of cornfields. In it, researchers from Wisconsin compared cornfields with grasslands in terms of which provided better bird habitat.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2014
To plenty others it is a beuatifully accessible patch of lowland rainforest, the perfect location to pick up a host of lowland birds. At any rate, my brief visit to Sepilok showed me that it is a worthy destination in its own right. In retrospect I would have picked trying to hit both, but perhaps that would have been unsatisfying too.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2014
We are closely followed by a cloud of dust and every time we brake for some bird, that cloud maliciously overtakes and envelops us. Several Eurasian (Western) Marsh Harriers later, two clumsy young European (Brown) Hares are hopping towards us and then, in surprise, suddenly stop right in front of the car, only to retrace their steps back.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2019
In mid-December, I was birding along the Beljarica levee (Beh-LYAH-ritza), my local patch north of Belgrade, when something other than birds attracted my attention: three wild boars , appearing all black because they had just swam through the swamp to reach the bottom of the levee. Beljarica lies less than 2 km/1.2
Critter News
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
The Brits are known for their animal rights activism, but there's been a rise in wildlife crime against all animals. Badgers are being caught for dog-baiting. A bird species is near extinction. I don't get it. Apparently they are seen as nuisances. Bats are being targeted.
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2017
I have been there several times last month, but barely ever managed to do any proper birding! Despite mostly guiding them, I still somehow managed to see a European Badger sitting and watching me back for several seconds, before it slipped into bushes and quite a few White-tailed Eagles , e.g. four in just one morning.
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