10,000 Birds
JANUARY 17, 2019
The Christmas Bird Count was the answer. The IWC census starts from mid-January following the logic that it is the period when the birds have reached their wintering grounds and are rather static, so the chance of double-counting the same flock is minimal. But it is so frustrating to pass the birds by without IDing them!
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 27, 2011
What do you think the “strange big black bird” that had “two rings on its legs and a phone-like tracking device manufactured in Columbia” was?
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 26, 2012
A twitcher’s worst nightmare.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 4, 2022
I usually do not write much about traveling to and from birding places but my friend and I arrived in Malelane in the afternoon. Fortunately, we were there for the birds, not for the room. The Lilac-breasted Roller is the national bird of Kenya, but of course, this does not help it pay its bills in South Africa.
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