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Birding – An Extreme Sport

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One night while camping in the Himalayas, the birding friend hears a Satyr Tragopan calling. He leaves the camp to look for the bird, and has never been seen again. Birders will ask: did he see the bird? Is birding a dangerous sport, an extreme sport even? She died in a car accident during a birding trip.

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Collaborative list – January 2020

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10,000 Birds’s collaborative list has not been entered to feature here, but if we did we choose to press our advantage of having beats strategically placed around the world, we would currently be in second place. The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. 15 Jan 2020.

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Collaborative List – March 2017

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79 checklists were contributed for 624 birds during March and bring the running total for 2017 to 1162. So the accolades for March go to Donna while the dirty looks are directed at Mike who has admitted, in print, that he has been birding this month but has come over all faint around the share button. The lifetime list reaches 2747.

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Collaborative List – February 2019

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The month of February has produced 838 birds noted by 10 beats who, between them, shared 114 checklists. Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas.

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Collaborative list – April 2019

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If I know the readership at 10,000 Birds, they are already way ahead on this one, but please remember to give the migrants a little space. Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Vulnerable.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. Those are the numbers, here come the birds; Alphabetic Taxonomic. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Ota Ward–Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park). Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. 12 Aug 2017.

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Collaborative List – April 2017

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Donna is still recovering after a speed-reading accident, but has shared some more wonderful birds from her Cuba trip that will retrospectively be added to the March totals. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. Ota Ward–Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Point Lookout.

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