10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2012

The wonderful Tien Shan mountains south of Almaty / Kazakhstan, with Big Almaty Lake in the background. And while this may impair your visual pleasure, you may rejoyce in knowing that no baby birds were harmed in the making of these pictures.

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Kazakhstan 2012 Ducks Birds 173

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

The Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita is an abundant species with an impressive global range that stretches from the West of Europe across Siberia to Russia’s far East, just falling short of reaching the Bering Straits by a laughable 800 kilometres, a fact one individual apparently found too awkward to bear. canariensis ).

Kazakhstan 158

Kazakhstan Europe Russia Asia 158

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2015

Bird blogging in May always gives me the creeps. This ridiculous focus of the Birding Internet on North American wood-warblers is boring on a quiet day and highly annoying during peak migration. It visits bird feeders, making it a worthy spark bird to new birders as they may see it closely. And do they ever try so hard.

Sparrows 228

Sparrows Italy Asia Austria 228

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Though they have a world-wide distribution and can be found on every continent except Antarctica, Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia is a bird that is not often spotted in Queens. Any day of birding Queens that featured a Caspian Tern would have to be considered a red-letter day. … a.

Kazakhstan 159

Kazakhstan 2007 Jamaica Birds 159

10,000 Birds

JUNE 13, 2016

Fortunately (for me) Anthony Collerton had made an attempt on the bird earlier in the week but had dipped, only to learn that it was seen several hours after he left. We were in no rush to get to Montezuma as the bird was typically spotted in the afternoon because the sun made for horrible viewing in the morning hours. Time went past.

New York 100

New York Bald Eagle New York City Kazakhstan 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Conservation / Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas Conserving the Future: Bold Bird Ideas By Mike • March 16, 2011 • 2 comments Tweet Share The U.S.

2011 140

2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

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AUGUST 31, 2014

There’s no way around it as the various species are reasonably common, and you will surely want to identify them. So we have a brown, slender-billed bird in font of us which we now know is a brown warbler, either of the genus Acrocephalus or Locustella. This is a Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) and not a brown bird.

Europe 225

Europe Kazakhstan Sparrows Abandon 225

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

But you do not want this to happen while you are outside of Philadelphia and facing hours of rain-slowed traffic just to get back to New York City, especially when the bird in question, while within the one hour radius of home, is on the northern edge of that radius. This situation simply could not stand.

New York 166

New York New York City Kazakhstan New Jersey 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Among these white-headed/dark-winged gulls formerly lumped into the genus Larus , there were 18+ recognized species the last time I checked, sharing similarities that make telling them apart for the amateur birdwatcher very difficult. 1998), then the proper name for this species is L. fuscus – should be separated as species.

2011 157

2011 Cyprus Species Deer 157

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2024

A first-winter Red-breasted Goose at Cley, North Norfolk As a general rule, geese are birds of subtle, even dull, plumage. With its deep chestnut-red breast, exquisite head pattern and black and white body it’s an exceedingly handsome bird, and one that never fails to attract admirers when one turns up in Britain.

Bulgaria 130

Bulgaria Geese Romania Estonia 130

10,000 Birds

MAY 11, 2013

You can’t really talk about pink birds without talking about pink finches. Too the contrary, I love spotting a pink finch, and the more out of place I am or the bird is the happier I am about it! How could that bird be called anything but pink? It took a trip to Kazakhstan to see more pink finches. House Finch.

Kazakhstan 157

Kazakhstan New York United States 2006 157

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DECEMBER 30, 2014

I have been relatively fortunate in my birding life in that I don’t have a single nemesis bird that has vexed me. But I had seen one in 2006 and I have since seen them twice more so the species never rose to the level of nemesis bird for me. Below I share my five nemesis birds to be. Ditto for Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica Hungary Honduras Birds 204

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

As if eBird, the marvelous citizen science produced database of bird sightings, wasn’t awesome enough, you can now have an eBird profile that is viewable by other eBird users. my world birding map from eBird (Pro tip: visit big countries to make your map seem more full. Look at how much of the world I haven’t birded yet!

New York 162

New York Kazakhstan Trinidad Branding 162

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AUGUST 14, 2012

The wonderful family Meropidae contains 27 dazzling species, of which Africa is endowed with no less than 20 species, the balance occurring across Asia and with one as far afield as Australia. We have both resident and migratory species, and this post will briefly discuss each of the 20 species of African bee-eaters.

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Africa South Africa Gabon Uganda 265

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2014

I already have a history of searches for this species. Actually, when I started to bird, my second ever duck, after the Mallard , was a Ruddy Shelduck! They do mention the “utva zlatokrila” (golden-winged duck), but do we know which species did they meant? Birds ducks Europe Serbia' Well, too odd to be countable.

Serbia 245

Serbia Ducks Poland Kazakhstan 245

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Happy birding, Dale Forbes Tags: accentors , Alpine Accentor , Birds , features , polygynandry • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? While studying, he also worked on various conservation/research projects (parrots, wagtails, vultures, and anything else that flew) and ringed thousands of birds.

2011 221

2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 221

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JANUARY 8, 2017

The year 2016 was not a particularly birdy year for me, mostly because I didn’t get to go on business trips to Indonesia or Kazakhstan, as was frequently the case during the last few years. I therefore finished the year on a high note, seeing quite a few species I scarcely got to see during the previous years.

2016 101

2016 Germany Italy Netherlands 101

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

As 2012 draws to a close we here at 10,000 Birds thought that it would be a great idea if we, like we did in 2010 and 2011 , shared our Best Birds of the Year. We also want to know what YOUR Best Bird of the Year was. Now on to the Best Birds of the Year for those who write on 10,000 Birds! Sound good?

2012 156

2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 156

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JANUARY 19, 2014

In a funny twist of fate, it seems that 2014 will be much the same as 2012 and 2013 have been, with family trips to somewhere in France and business trips to Indonesia and Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan: Mangghystau province at the Caspian Sea shore, probably in May. See more than 500 species. The Birding Diary.

2014 145

2014 France Germany Indonesia 145

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

As 2015 comes to a close and birders the world over start thinking about what 2016 will bring we here at 10,000 Birds would like to take a moment to celebrate our best birds of 2015. Each Beat Writer was given the opportunity to share their Best Bird of the Year for 2015 and, as usual, we had some pretty solid birds.

2015 188

2015 Costa Rica Birds Sparrows 188