10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2013

In short, the accepted view used to be that a small breeding population of Egyptian Vultures inhabited Southern Africa, but has vanished facing the spread of towns, roads and farms. In the 1970s we had two to four breeding pairs, in the 1980s one to two, in the 1990s it was zero to two (irregular breeding).

Sudan 218

Sudan Macedonia Botswana Serbia 218

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2021

SERVIR Africa Workshop. The best season for the north-west circuit is February to May, during the rains when most birds breed. The access road passes the Lake Manyara NP and through communal farming lands within Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The best timing is during the rains, April-May and October-November, when birds breed.

Africa 190

Africa Kenya Uganda Tanzania 190

10,000 Birds

MAY 10, 2018

They do not build nests, but occupy old nests of Rooks and breed colonially among them. Red-footed Falcon’s breeding range starts less than 50 mi north of here and I hope that some will choose to join a local rookery and stay. They are quite a rare breeding species in Serbia, declining as we speak, but one pair breeds nearby.

Serbia 119

Serbia Eagles Falcons Farming 119

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

Known breeding localities are now limited to only a few of the islands in the Caribbean including the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Turks and Caicos, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Antigua/Barbuda. Soon the ducks were joined by others and by 1992, 16 pairs were regularly feeding at his farm.

Antigua and Barbuda 214

Antigua and Barbuda Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Jamaica 214

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2014

It breeds in Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard and overwinters (singly and at mountain top hot springs – if Hollywood is to be trusted) along the coasts of northern Europe. discovered that the usual flock of several thousand Pink-footed Geese was wintering in the Broads National Park. There were ten times more birders than birds! (I

Geese 199

Geese Barn Owls Serbia Sheep 199