10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Photo: This area holds 3 to 4 breeding pairs of White-tailed Eagles , which represents the biggest density per square mile anywhere in the country. Wigeons are only migrants and not a breeding species in Serbia and August is a bit too early for any longer distance duck movements. White-tailed Eagles by Szekeres Levente.

Serbia 181

Serbia Protection Eagles Ducks 181

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2017

The guide presents 69 species and 1 subspecies, from “NEW WORLD VULTURES: Cathartiformes” to “OSPREY: Pandioninae” to “FAMILY: Accipitridae” (Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Hawk-Eagles), to “FALONIDS: Falconidae” (Falcons, Forest-Falcons, Caracaras, Kestrels, Merlin). That’s a lot of visual information!

Mexico 178

Mexico America North America Falcons 178

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

Since all sorts of rare species are possible at this remote lowland rainforest site, I was looking forward to this trip for a while. Since that block still hosts Harpy Eagle and every other possible species, it’s not out of the question for those rare birds to also show at Laguna and vicinity.

Costa Rica 142

Costa Rica Nicaragua Eagles Parrots 142

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2011

Many are familiar with dissecting owl pellets, but several birds will caste a pellet including hawks, eagles, gulls, herons and heck, I once witnessed a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher hack up a small one. For example, since eagles and hawks tend to rip their prey apart and have stronger digestive acids, their pellets look like wads of fur.

Bats 220

Bats Dissection Owls Minnesota 220

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2020

The graveyard shift is on duty: several bats are chasing insects through the evening coolness. There are more than 1100 plant species, the most valuable being the 76 endemics. Other species include Roe Deer (also spotted), Wildcat , European Pine Marten and Otter. The Song Thrush becomes silent. The shades are impenetrable now.

Serbia 264

Serbia Bears Birds Mammals 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2014

The animals aren’t quite so closely packed as Hollywood can manage, and they tend towards slightly smaller species, in general, but still, its impressive. At nighttime this allowed some impromptu spotlighting, and we found many spiders, insects, bats as well as a Lesser Mousedeer and a sleeping Malaysian Flycatcher.

Rhinoceros 173

Rhinoceros Apes Elephants Monkeys 173

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2017

If not, I hope the following tips will convince you to come on down to this easy birding paradise: 100s of bird species are closer than you think. I know, there are literally hundreds of birds in the ABA region and the Western Palearctic too and recent major Big Years have nabbed well over 700 species in the ABA. Yes, hundreds.

Costa Rica 124

Costa Rica 2017 Birds West Virginia 124

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

In all that swirling of swallows, I am not certain was there a third species, so I keep watching. Back to the Mikri Prespa , where mostly Dalmatian, with two White Pelicans among them, were circling, while one Short-toed Snake Eagle glided across. Finally, yes, at least two Crag Martins are among the more numerous swallows. Other taxa.

Greece 252

Greece Pelicans Geese Breeding 252

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Its great diversity of habitats hosts an incredible bird count of over 900 species, including Africa’s 2nd highest list of endemics and near-endemics (after South Africa). Ethiopia, a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa, has firmly established itself as one of Africa’s top birding destinations. Yellow-billed Stork.

Ethiopia 251

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Birds 251

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Finally, the Similan Islands are perhaps one of the most beautiful islands in the world and form a stunning backdrop to this species, one of the loveliest pigeons in the world. Apart from being an incredibly exciting bird, this is a species I had longed to see since my first trip to southern Africa way back in 1991.

2014 202

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 202

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Along that stretch, we enjoyed Fork-tailed Flycatchers and other species in the open fields and marshes including Harriss’s Hawk , the local Nicaraguan Seed-Finch , and, best of all, a pair of normally sneaky and secretive Yellow-breasted Crakes walking in the open through a grassy marsh! What still lived there? The damaged forest.

Costa Rica 133

Costa Rica San Jose Birds Farming 133

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

Betty’s Bay was also a great place to see all of South Africa’s cormorant species, including the endangered Bank Cormorant. We observed far fewer Lesser Flamingos, a near-threatened species. It was the first of six bustard species I would see over the course of both trips. And then there were the Flamingos.

South Africa 255

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 255

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2021

We have nearly 930 species on the official list and with some effort, 700 in a year is a feasible goal. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. After all, Costa Rica is no small player on the world birding stage. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major; Tirimbina, 9-Jan.

Costa Rica 169

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 169

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional 1803 species from 1608 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries. Most species-prolific was Patrick in Costa Rica, followed by Paul from Mexico. December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia).

2020 244

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 244

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

They birded 7 countries during August and recorded 542 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. Stay vigilant and safe. 10 of the beats have submitted 124 checklists which are collated below for your perusal.

Woodpeckers 221

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 221

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

11 beats have been out this month and have submitted 136 checklists from 7 countries ticking 634 species. 189 Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 308 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 346 White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. 483 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

Woodpeckers 226

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 226

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 251

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 251

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Instead of going on about zip lines and other modern, adventure tourism attractions, the birding crowd talks about taking photos of Resplendent Quetzals , seeing dozens of hummingbird species, and the seemingly odd absence of raptors in Costa Rica but nope, we don’t really talk about extinction. Resplendence.

Costa Rica 234

Costa Rica Species Panama Birds 234

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?). Black-chested Snake-Eagle – Circaetus pectoralis. They came home exhausted.

2019 186

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 186

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 163

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 163

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2019

In a warm Catalonian March (I was about to say Spanish, but among quite a few flags, I haven’t seen a single Spanish one), Barcelona was filled with sunlight and full of Rose-ringed and Monk Parakeets , two charming but alien and invasive species. Steve answers: Bonelli’s Eagle ! Enough is enough.

Terrapins 199

Terrapins Eagles Europe Rats 199

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. 227 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus.

Woodpeckers 200

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 200

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 173

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 173

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2013

We saw a number of these distinctive raptors, along with Crested Serpent Eagles and Oriental or Crested Honey Buzzards. If you can parse the subtle differences in his photo below, you’ll see the bird on the left is a dark morph Oriental Honey Buzzard, but the bird on the right is a pale morph Changeable Hawk-Eagle.

Malaysia 186

Malaysia Singapore Monkeys Birds 186

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

172 lists were shared and 1004 species were seen, both records for October, so well done beats! Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ankeny NWR–Eagle Marsh. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. African Hawk-Eagle – Aquila spilogaster.

2019 124

2019 China Battery Jamaica 124

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2013

In a warm Catalonian March (I was about to say Spanish, but among quite a few flags, I haven’t seen a single Spanish one), Barcelona is filled with sunlight and full of Rose-ringed and Monk Parakeets , two charming but alien and invasive species. Steve answers: Bonelli’s Eagle ! Garraf Natural Park. Enough is enough.

Spain 235

Spain Terrapins Eagles Europe 235

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

beats have still managed to share 82 checklists and accounted for 737 species. Bonelli’s Eagle – Aquila fasciata. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus melanoleucus. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus.

2019 124

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 124

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2014

2014) — attempts to answer it by ranking species according to their “evolutionary distinctiveness,” or how distantly related they are to all other living birds. is not primarily a measure of the divergence dates of major clades of birds but rather of individual living species. ’s list.

Madagascar 278

Madagascar Comoros South America Ecuador 278

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

They accounted for 562 species at this sluggish time of year. Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. The year list has moved forward to 1962 and the life list has leapt forward to 3759. These are the numbers. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2019 122

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 122

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 157

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 157

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

At time of writing (usually a couple of days early to avoid the deadline panic), UK is fielding 63 species. 118 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 141 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 118 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 141 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

2020 165

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 165

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. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. But Fall is almost upon us and a gentle breeze stirs the Summer doldrums.

2020 152

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 152

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 204

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 204

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. Short-toed Snake-Eagle – Circaetus gallicus. Bat Hawk – Macheiramphus alcinus.

2019 145

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 145

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 238

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 238

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. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus.

2019 119

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 119

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. Crested Serpent-Eagle – Spilornis cheela. Short-toed Snake-Eagle – Circaetus gallicus. Changeable Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus limnaeetus. Blyth’s Hawk-Eagle – Nisaetus alboniger.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113