10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia). Most species-prolific was Patrick in Costa Rica, followed by Paul from Mexico. If you wish to see a full list for 2020, you can find it here. .

2020 221

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 221

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JUNE 6, 2020

7 beats contributed their sightings from 7 countries (Hong Kong, UK, China, USA, Serbia, Australia and, of course, Costa Rica). Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana). Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). 149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica). Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura).

2020 152

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 152

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MARCH 6, 2021

9 beats from 8 countries (Australia, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, China, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico), shared 138 checklists for 703 species. The year list to date is 1015 species and 7 have been added to the life list ( 4059 ) from Costa Rica, China and Trinidad and Tobago. 83 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana.

Woodpeckers 181

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 181

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NOVEMBER 6, 2021

9 beats submitted 140 checklists from 7 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago) during October to account for 585 species. 60 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 60 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana.

Woodpeckers 233

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 233

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JANUARY 1, 2022

8 of them sent 153 lists, noting 645 species of bird across 7 countries (Mexico, UK, USA, Serbia, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia). It has not resulted in extraordinary numbers of sightings personally, but the beats have been busy on their respective patches and have sent me their lists to collate. The year list finishes at 1628.

Sparrows 230

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 230

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DECEMBER 5, 2020

However, 10 beats from 7 countries were able to submit some 127 checklists containing 597 birds from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica). 237 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 445 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 237 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana.

2020 173

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 173

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APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 156

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 156

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JANUARY 4, 2020

Incidentally, Uganda ( 510 ) leap-frogged Australia ( 475 ) to become the list’s fourth most prolific country behind Costa Rica ( 763 ), USA ( 654 ) and Brazil ( 555 ). Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Blue-headed Coucal – Centropus monachus. Entebbe Botanical Garden.

2019 166

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 166

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AUGUST 3, 2019

During July, 11 beats birded 11 countries (USA, UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, UAE, Mexico, China and Saudi Arabia) and submitted 82 checklists. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. They accounted for 562 species at this sluggish time of year. 01 Jul 2019.

2019 118

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 118

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OCTOBER 3, 2020

11 beats collaborated to enter 163 checklists from 8 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago). 61 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 61 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2020 286

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 286

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MAY 1, 2021

9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species.

Woodpeckers 153

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 153

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JULY 6, 2019

Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Scaled Pigeon – Patagioenas speciosa.

2019 119

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 119

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NOVEMBER 7, 2020

7 countries (Costa Rica, China, USA, UK, Mexico, New Zealand and Serbia) were birded by 11 beats during October. 168 Costa Rican Swift – Chaetura fumosa. 523 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 646 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 168 Costa Rican Swift – Chaetura fumosa.

2020 128

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 128

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NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Visited this month were; Germany , France , Austria, South Africa, Hong Kong, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, Australia, China, Indonesia , Switzerland and Singapore). Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. has reached 54. 06 Oct 2019. Short-billed Pigeon – Patagioenas nigrirostris.

2019 114

2019 China Battery Jamaica 114

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FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The beats are famed for their inclusion on the nice side of the ledger and this month 9 of them shared 163 lists from 7 countries (Australia, Costa Rica, USA, UK, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) and accounted for 735 bird species. This is where they come in January while there is still nothing to do on the naughty and nice list.

Sparrows 184

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 184

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. 12 beats birded 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, Brazil, China, India, Serbia, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico), submitting 187 lists and spotting 902 birds. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 01 Jan 2020.

2020 158

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 158

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

12 beats visited 12 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Ghana, Nigeria, New Zealand, Serbia, Ireland, Australia, Mexico, China and Argentina), sharing 148 lists along the way and noting 844 species (old and new). Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Lagos Sheraton Hotel and Towers.

2019 117

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 117

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DECEMBER 7, 2019

They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The Management are still in Africa, suffering the buffering that comes with remoteness. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 10 Nov 2019.

2019 139

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 139

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FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The engaged and generous beats ( 10 of them) have shared 188 checklists during January and have accounted for 859 species from 8 countries (USA, Australia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, UK, New Zealand and Serbia. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

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MARCH 2, 2019

Without including the new pin in the map, countries this month featured; USA, Australia, Serbia, Bahrain, India, Kuwait, New Zealand, UK, Ghana and of course, Costa Rica. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 01 Feb 2019. Tha Ton paddies.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

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APRIL 6, 2019

9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Bukit Tinggi. 02 Mar 2019. King Albert Park.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

The two most prolific contributors, Pat and Tom, have been sharing their birding space in Costa Rica. During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 04 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

9 beats shared 100 checklists from 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Brazil, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Australia. In an unusual turnaround during September, more birds were seen in USA than in Costa Rica. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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MAY 4, 2019

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Back to numbers.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

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JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

Tom and Pat were toe to toe in Costa Rica , so the numbers from there outshone anything else on the list for November, with over 60% of the month’s total shared between them. They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 19 Jun 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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JUNE 1, 2019

These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

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MAY 6, 2018

April’s number are below; 11 countries were visited by 9 beats; Australia, USA, UK, India, Serbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Brazil, New Zealand and Argentina. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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APRIL 7, 2018

During March, 11 beats shared 122 checklists to accumulate 680 species from 8 countries; USA, Costa Rica, Serbia, India, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Japan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. The year list has progressed by 127 to reach 1257. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

9 beats, birded 9 countries this month; Belize , Guatamala , Costa Rica, UK, Iran, USA, Greece, Australia and Mexico. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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MAY 6, 2017

9 countries/territories/special administrative areas/principalities/kingdoms were represented in April’s statistics; Costa Rica, Australia, Mexico, United States, Serbia, Hong Kong, Panama, Kuwait and UK. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Who fancies a trip to Siberia? 13 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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MARCH 4, 2017

Submissions for February have been received from Austria, Australia, UK, Japan, Costa Rica, Serbia, Mexico, USA, The Bahamas and Lichtenstein. Submissions for February have been received from Austria, Australia, UK, Japan, Costa Rica, Serbia, Mexico, USA, The Bahamas and Lichtenstein. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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MARCH 8, 2020

9 beats visited 9 countries (China, Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, Jamaica , Serbia and Japan) and submitted 151 checklists when they got back. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. on 18th Feb with a Stolid Flycatcher , you are the winner of a superb holiday for 2 to Jamaica!

2020 154

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 154

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016. 11 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

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MAY 7, 2016

During last month, beat lists have been shared from Mexico, Australia, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Russia, UK, Canada and USA. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. As at May 7th, the total stands at 1661 with the main thrust of the migration still to come. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100