10,000 Birds
JANUARY 9, 2014
It breeds in Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard and overwinters (singly and at mountain top hot springs – if Hollywood is to be trusted) along the coasts of northern Europe. In my native Serbia, I’ve observed this species in winter only once, while here in East Anglia every site held one. Nearby Cantley Marshes were the next stop.
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.
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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.
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.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
This shows the top birders, by species or checklists submitted. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Middle American Screech-Owl – Megascops guatemalae. Western Screech-Owl – Megascops kennicottii. Labudovo Okno NR–Uš?e 05 Jan 2020. 22 Jan 2020. 11 Jan 2020.
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. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 03 Jan 2019.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2018
They found 673 species and advanced the yearly total to 1019. Iceland Gull – Larus glaucoides. Barn Owl – Tyto alba. Crested Owl – Lophostrix cristata. Spectacled Owl – Pulsatrix perspicillata. This month is when the hard work to fill the winter quota is put in. 01 Jan 2018.
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