10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2012

It is commonly kept in captivity and has therefore established many feral populations world-wide originating from escaped / released cage birds. This is what happens when people choose their pet birds on visual factors alone without taking vocalizations into account. Very stupid thing to do.

Germany 246

Germany Netherlands Zoos Geese 246

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

It is the end of January and my year list reached 110 birds. Without rarities and vagrants, Serbia has 333 regularly occurring species and my national list of 91 birds represent a good 27 per cent of local bird diversity. My January 2018 list (4 birds in bold are globally threatened): 1. It came by automatism.

Owls 105

Owls Greece Serbia Woodpeckers 105

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2018

Pied Oystercatcher chick sheltering under an adult bird. There are several birds of prey in the area including Black Kites and Brown Falcons. Feral cats have been an issue in previous years and continue to be a problem along the length of Cable Beach that we monitor. Pied Oystercatcher family wandering the dunes.

2018 100

2018 Eggs Feral Cats Camels 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2016

At the same time, a Peregrine Falcon flies across the valley. Feral Pigeon – Columba livia dom. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Up to 100 kg – possibly a female, my guide and a bear researcher from the wildlife charity Callisto, Yannis Tsanakis, tells me. and Apennine peninsulas (30 + 50 ind.).

Bears 269

Bears Greece Europe Slovenia 269

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus). The post Collaborative List – May 2020 appeared first on 10,000 Birds. 149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus).

2020 152

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 152

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. Bare-faced Go-away-bird – Corythaixoides personatus. Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. The life list was pumped a further 27 sp up to 3953.

2019 169

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 169

10,000 Birds

MAY 29, 2015

Do much birding in the city, and your thoughts will turn again and again to feral pigeons. Unnatural selection indeed: None of these are traits that particularly recommend themselves in a wild bird. As I have pointed out before , we owe the much-maligned sky rat a debt of gratitude.

Lifestyle 160

Lifestyle Falcons Rats Breeders 160

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Hawks At A Distance was one of the first books I reviewed for 10,000 Birds and I’ve decided to rerun it this month, partly to remind us all to read and use it, and partly because I’m preparing for a birding trip out of the country and I need all my brain power to make sure I pack the right camera lenses and hats.

2011 100

2011 North America 2005 Eagles 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Migration is the single most dangerous thing that birds do and many don’t survive as Greg pointed out in his recent post. A warning – there are some graphic images of dead birds in this post. Another major hazard for migrating birds is roads. migrating Merlin eating a bird Birds migrate.

Feral Cats 185

Feral Cats Cats Killing North America 185

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2018

Most of the birds in the area were well above ground level! There were some reeds remaining as well and enough water to sustain a substantial amount of bird life and wildlife. You also need to be aware of feral bees that may harm you, but of course there are ample warnings about all of the dangers in the area! Feral bees.

Kangaroos 100

Kangaroos Feral Australia Branding 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Sure, they’re beautiful and powerful, a reminder of the feral freedom of the skies. And, there are the non-field guide hawk books, the narratives that read like love songs to raptors and the huge coffee table books, gifts from non-birding friends. I confess, I don’t always love hawks.

Eagles 188

Eagles 2011 North America Utah 188

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Whenever possible we have used our Christmas Day to see how many bird species we can get in our local area and this year was no different. It is a great way to spend the day together, especially if work commitments have prevented birding trips together for a few weeks. Such are the vagaries of birding! Target set!

Feral Cats 117

Feral Cats Zebras Feral Ducks 117

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2011

Of all the dangerous sports birders risk their necks in in the pursuit of birds, birding while driving is perhaps the most common threat to the life of a birder of all. So, inspired by a similar article on road birding in Thailand, I present road birding in New Zealand.

New Zealand 175

New Zealand Birds Thailand Falcons 175

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

Furthermore, I have business / bird survey trips scheduled (nearly definite) to the following locations: Indonesia: West Java and South Kalimantan, probably in October. However, I really want to focus more on lifers instead of year birds, particularly in Indonesia. The Birding Diary. where I add some common German garden birds.

2014 145

2014 France Germany Indonesia 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

2013 was a strange year for me, staring in the UK, ending in Borneo and spending large tracks of the year not really seeing many birds in New Zealand. Birds simply don’t get much better than that, but then again locatins to start and end a year rarely get much better than the famous Danum Valley in Borneo. The List: Birds.

2014 150

2014 New Zealand Singapore Rhinoceros 150