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 241

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 241

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

9 beats from 8 countries (Australia, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, China, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico), shared 138 checklists for 703 species. The year list to date is 1015 species and 7 have been added to the life list ( 4059 ) from Costa Rica, China and Trinidad and Tobago. 296 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

Woodpeckers 189

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 189

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

11 beats have been out this month and have submitted 136 checklists from 7 countries ticking 634 species. 483 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 505 Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Beats are getting restless too with a couple of them venturing further than of late. The year list 1516 and life list 4078.

Woodpeckers 213

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 213

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

To surpass a challenging number of species, the planning, the conniving for major birding should have begun back in the past, in 2018. Every day counts and to seriously maximize the species total, a birder needs to maximize time in the field at the most productive places during the most productive times and then some.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

“Birding Over Time” compares the number of species recorded over a month with that month from previous years. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. But Fall is almost upon us and a gentle breeze stirs the Summer doldrums. Management ?) House Sparrow – Passer domesticus.

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 151

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

The pressure is on if you can only get certain species during the first month of the year but if you just want to add any old birds to the year list, everything is fresh! Since I’m in no big hurry to reach any number of species in 2018, my year birding is going to be a fresh one hopefully touched with a good dose of Zen.

Costa Rica 164

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 164

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species. 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.

Woodpeckers 155

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 155

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

They submitted 124 checklists for 671 species of bird. In particular 272 species were noted from 14 checklists submitted on October 17th, eBird’s October Big Day. 31 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 551 Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. 31 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

2020 130

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 130

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The beats are famed for their inclusion on the nice side of the ledger and this month 9 of them shared 163 lists from 7 countries (Australia, Costa Rica, USA, UK, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) and accounted for 735 bird species. Mike doubled up with “smushed”, a new addition to the adjective list.

Sparrows 193

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 193

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Our brave beats have been putting themselves at risk for your vicarious listing pleasure and 10 of them submitted 151 checklists for 692 species, 2 of which made it onto the life list. Please be careful, Corvid is still out there. Marsh Grassbird and Rufous-faced Warbler come to you all the way from China and bring the life list to 4061.

Sparrows 159

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. Thus 100 species were missed by the time he woke up and noticed that eBird had reset the counters at midnight(do you guys have nothing better to do?). Bat Hawk – Macheiramphus alcinus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

2019 175

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 175

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries. Imagine that, 13 lists per year where once there were only 12.

2020 225

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 225

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

They accounted for 562 species at this sluggish time of year. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. During July, 11 beats birded 11 countries (USA, UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, UAE, Mexico, China and Saudi Arabia) and submitted 82 checklists. 09 Jul 2019.

2019 120

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 120

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

In publishing the most current thinking, eBird have become the month’s biggest contributor to the life list, expanding it by 7 brand new species and pushing it to 3774. 7 species were added to the life list in the time-honoured fashion of actually identifying the birds in the field. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

2019 118

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 118

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Last year they shared over 1200 checklists and managed to achieve a stunning total of 2647 species from 32 countries. Last year’s magnificent total of 2647 species is the target to beat, but other results could prove interesting. 1499 species were seen in the eastern hemisphere in 2016. The year stretches ahead.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

beats have still managed to share 82 checklists and accounted for 737 species. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. The trend at this time of year is a downturn in shared lists and birds reported, nevertheless, 12 (is this a record?) Kissena Park. 02 Jun 2019. Kissena Park. 02 Jun 2019.

2019 121

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 121

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Whatever it was, Corey was found at his keyboard 2 hours later, covered in blood and snot and sporting a cut lip, having announced that he and Mike would rescue the failing list by taking personal responsibility for adding 300 species. Bat Hawk – Macheiramphus alcinus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 26 Nov 2019.

2019 141

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 141

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This shows the top birders, by species or checklists submitted. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. If you are interested to take a tour of the eBird website, you can visit the “Top 100” (you may need to open “Your Profile” to find it). 23 Jan 2020. 01 Jan 2020.

2020 161

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 161

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. You may notice that the list only reaches as far as 879 even though I claimed that there were 928 species recorded during February. Nanhui Dongtan (????). 02 Feb 2020. Australian Hobby – Falco longipennis. Western Australia. 14 Feb 2020.

2020 156

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 156

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The engaged and generous beats ( 10 of them) have shared 188 checklists during January and have accounted for 859 species from 8 countries (USA, Australia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, UK, New Zealand and Serbia. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 01 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

172 lists were shared and 1004 species were seen, both records for October, so well done beats! Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. 14 countries were birded this month by 13 beats; a record participative effort! has reached 54. Red-headed Barbet – Eubucco bourcierii. 13 Oct 2019.

2019 118

2019 China Battery Jamaica 118

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

They found 673 species and advanced the yearly total to 1019. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. This month is when the hard work to fill the winter quota is put in. So bravo to the beats who have wrapped up, knuckled down and got out there. Alley Pond Park–Restoration Pond.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

146 shared checklists (an increase on last year’s 97, well done chaps) noted 664 species (ooooh, down on 826 from last February) and brought the yearly total to 1063 (1303 at this time in 2016, ouch!). Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Kissena Park. 05 Jan 2017. Western Australia.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists. Only 123 species appear on both sides of the life list. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. The yearly total has reached 1538 while the life list has been pushed to 3676. That’s just 3.35%. 01 Feb 2019. 01 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

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. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. The year list has progressed by 127 to reach 1257. 02 Jan 2018. 02 Jan 2018. 02 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Thus; As at April 30 th 2017, the collaborative year total stands at 1432 , with 895 species noted this month from 164 shared checklists. 9 beats contributed their sightings (this knocks last April’s efforts of 116 lists for 672 species into a cocked hat and claws back some ground on the 30th April 2016 running total of 1707).

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. Just to confuse things a little, only 14 new species were recorded since June 1 st. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. As at June 30 th , it stands at 1796. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. There are a number of potential reasons for this, the most likely by far being that Pat has been batting for both teams for a couple of weeks. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Their 185 checklists contained 951 species during April! Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. 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. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Western Australia. 29 Jan 2016. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

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. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Make the best use of your binoculars and view from a distance.

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. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. 03 Mar 2018. Western Australia.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Western Australia. 29 Jan 2016. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. 9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. 05 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Western Australia. 29 Jan 2016. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Western Australia. 29 Jan 2016. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Baltimore Oriole – Icterus galbula. Western Australia. 29 Jan 2016. Brown Falcon – Falco berigora.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 101