10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

Chinese Blackbird s are among the most common birds in the Shanghai compound where I live (and where fortunately this year I am not actually locked in, a contrast to the situation one year ago). It was my impression that they are thriving here, and a very recent (2023) paper confirms that indeed Chinese Blackbirds do well in cities.

Birds 203

Birds Blackbirds Indonesia Bhutan 203

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

As things appear to be returning to normal, The UK suffered its worst ever week for Covid infections. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 424 Eurasian Blackbird – Turdus merula. 480 Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. 496 Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus.

Woodpeckers 241

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 241

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

The Management are still in Africa, suffering the buffering that comes with remoteness. Brewer’s Blackbird – Euphagus cyanocephalus. Rusty Blackbird – Euphagus carolinus. Yellow-headed Blackbird – Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Red-winged Blackbird – Agelaius phoeniceus. 23 Nov 2019.

2019 140

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 140