10,000 Birds

MARCH 5, 2020

This means that every year, millions of birds fly by the city on their way between their breeding grounds in Northern Asia and their wintering spots in Southeast Asia and Australia. A former World Wildlife reserve in Nanhui was simply turned into agricultural land. So, there is some hope.

Wildlife Reserve 171

Wildlife Reserve Asia China Birds 171

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

They look crap but presumably offer some protection for the chicks, though not from each other (see the murderous activities within the nests in my previous post ). Apparently, when breeding, the two parents divide incubation duties, with one bird taking over the daytime duties and another one the nighttime.

Birds 227

Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 227

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

As I have explained before these islands are the best place for a lot of the birding here because they are more easily protected from introduced mammals which wreck such havoc on the wildlife here. Since 1984 it has been planted with native bush and pests were controlled, and is now used as a wildlife reserve.

Penguins 165

Penguins Parrots New Zealand Seals 165

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2018

After the owners contacted the Royal Socieity for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), looking for an explanation as to where the heck all these birds came from, it was determined that the farm would be used as a feeding station. Tomorrow morning we will head on down to England, and the township of Hull, to visit the Spurn Wildlife Reserve.

Puffins 100

Puffins Wildlife Reserve 2003 Farming 100