10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Birding was tougher. There are no trees throughout the landscape, so it is either looking up for birds passing overhead or stomping through the scrub to flush hiding birds. With the lack of trees, it was a surprise that a woodpecker is still taking up space.

Lesotho 240

Lesotho Sheep South Africa Africa 240

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2022

Second note: Inner Mongolia has a land area larger than that of France and Germany combined, and I only spent one week there. So, to claim that I birded Inner Mongolia is a massive exaggeration. Let’s move to the birds). Third note: no more notes. Like my mother, the Chinese Nuthatch habitually hoards food (HBW).

Mongolia 209

Mongolia Hedgehogs Russia Morals 209

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2020

A Field Guide to the Birds of Mongolia by Dorj Ganbold and Chris Smith (2019) offers more than 500 species in one neat edition. I say “more than” because I am not certain what number of species is covered: on page 8, 512 bird species are mentioned, while on the back cover that number rises to 521.

Mongolia 278

Mongolia Falcons Birds 2019 278