10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

The other day I was exploring a new area for the first time, birding the national park that I’ve watched only in BBC documentaries, the place famous for the largest Dalmatian Pelican colony in the world – more than 1300 pairs! Greylag Geese. Dalmatian and White Pelicans (White = the black ones). Have you heard of it?

Greece 252

Greece Pelicans Geese Breeding 252

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Brown Pelicans , and the northernmost Brown Booby breeding colony on this side of the Pacific. Ringer Anhingas and darters , cormorants and shags , frigatebirds , gannets and boobies , pelicans , and the tropicbirds all share a characteristic found in no other living bird: Their feet are totipalmate.

2011 174

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2015

Units are located along both sides of the river and serve to protect and provide a wide variety of riparian habitats for birds, fish, and other wildlife.” It provides shelter for many songbirds and water-associated animals, including the river otter, turtles, beaver, American pelicans, ospreys, and migratory songbirds.

Fish 155

Fish Wildlife Hunting Game 155

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The Lesser White-fronted Goose is not only rare in Serbia, but also overlooked among numerous Greater White-fronted Geese. The decrease in numbers has been accompanied by fragmentation of the breeding range and is continuing to affect all populations. Disturbance on breeding grounds (e.g. Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus.

Serbia 203

Serbia Montenegro Greece Bulgaria 203

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2021

Royal Spoonbill and Australian Pelicans. There were several Masked Lapwings and Black-winged Stilt that appeared to be breeding and also Black-fronted Dotterel. Regardless of the weather they were well protected! The numbers have grown exponentially in the last week and there were over four hundred Magpie Geese.

Geese 260

Geese Ducks Breeding Zebras 260