10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

3 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 4 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 14 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 15 Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. 22 Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. 24 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes.

Sparrows 231

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 231

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2017

There was a Short-toed Eagle ahead, taking flight to be replaced by another ST Eagle. In my homeland, some 800 km / 500 mi further north, these ducks are common on migration but very rare in the breeding season and I realized that these are my first young birds – ever. Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca 2.

Greece 205

Greece Killing Pelicans Eagles 205

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2015

Along with the tiny pygmy geese there is Africa’s largest duck, the Spur-winged Goose , and perched high on dead branches above the river were White-breasted Cormorants (a subspecies of the Great Cormorant according to some), Reed Cormorants and African Darters. Hippo and attending Cattle Egret. Yellow-billed Stork.

Botswana 162

Botswana Birds Lesotho Elephants 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

Sparrows 255

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 255

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha). American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) (Anas platyrhynchos x rubripes). Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) (Anas platyrhynchos x rubripes). Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris). Accipiter sp.

2020 156

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 156

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020 248

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 248

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 11 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 19 Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. 20 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 23 Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. 11 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

Woodpeckers 256

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 256

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca). Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata). Gadwall (Mareca strepera). Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope). Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca).

2020 158

2020 Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds 158

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2018

The sub-adult Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) below was photographed from the same blind. Check out this image of a Great Egret ( Ardea alba ), Snowy Egret ( Egretta thula ) and Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ) together. I hope you enjoy it. Click on photos for full sized images.

Wildlife 102

Wildlife Sacramento Bald Eagle Falcons 102

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

70 Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. 71 White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. 178 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 183 Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. 308 Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. 312 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus.

2020 193

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 193

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. 189 Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 308 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 346 White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla.

Woodpeckers 231

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 231

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis.

2020 160

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 160

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

Woodpeckers 226

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 226

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Before we reached the plains there was roadkill and we observed three Wedge-tailed Eagles in a tree. It is not unusual to see Wedge-tailed Eagles around Broome, but rarely three all together. Three Wedge-tailed Eagles. A fourth Wedge-tailed Eagle was perched on one of the posts as we drove across the plains.

Geese 264

Geese Eagles Australia Breeding 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 10 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 11 Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. 17 Falcated Duck – Mareca falcata. 20 Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. 22 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes.

Woodpeckers 204

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 204

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2014

To avoid the predator, the duck – dived, and that was the only time ever to observe this species doing so. All dabbling ducks can dive, but rarely do. The Kozara route (7.8mi, top) and the Veliko Ratno Island circumnavigation route (4.3mi, left; source: Google Earth ).

Serbia 247

Serbia Stray Dog Protection Botswana 247

10,000 Birds

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 165

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 165

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2021

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Here I go, I hope you also surpass your birding goals in 2021. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major; Tirimbina, 9-Jan.

Costa Rica 171

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 171

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. African Black Duck – Anas sparsa. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata.

2019 191

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 191

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

A few of the highlights include ; Black Baza, Crested Serpent-eagle, Blue-rumped Parrot, Greater Coucal, Spotted Wood-owl , Dollarbird, Oriental Pied-hornbill, Mangrove Pitta, Golden-bellied Gerygone, Pied Triller, Ashy Minivet, Olive-winged Bulbul, Arctic Warbler. Spotted Wood-owl. Yellow Bittern.

Singapore 162

Singapore Woodpeckers Parrots Zebras 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2024

There was a large raft of hundreds of American Coot , an American White Pelican and lots of duck species. I will not name all ducks, but Bufflehead and Canvasback were lifers so they deserve a call-out. Sandpipers up in the air and a general panic among the coots and ducks. Take your pick: Eurasian Eagle Owl or just Uhu ?

Ducks 171

Ducks Emotional Cattle Owls 171

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

A cold, productive day spent birding with a friend from Buffalo was marked by two owls, lots of ducks, Tundra Swans , several gulls, and other targets not possible in tropical Costa Rica. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes; Niagara county, 2-Jan. Harlequin Duck – Histrionicus histrionicus; Niagara county, 2-Jan.

Costa Rica 102

Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 102

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

In fact, the very first person to guess, Nick , managed to get the third quiz picture correct by calling it a Bald Eagle. Of course, that was the easiest of the three because though the bird in the image is captive, a bird that was injured and can’t be returned to the wild, Bald Eagles do occur regularly and naturally in Queens.

Bald Eagle 113

Bald Eagle Zoos 2011 Parrots 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. Ankeny NWR–Eagle Marsh. Ornate Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus ornatus. African Black Duck – Anas sparsa. Martial Eagle – Polemaetus bellicosus. African Hawk-Eagle – Aquila spilogaster. Marsh Wren – Cistothorus palustris. 26 Oct 2019.

2019 126

2019 China Battery Jamaica 126

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha. Bonelli’s Eagle – Aquila fasciata. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis.

2019 125

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 125

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

ANATIDAE (DUCKS). White-faced Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna viduata ); Kasane, Botswana, 1 January. Lesser Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica ); Singapore Botanical Gardens, Singapore, 25 February. White-backed Duck ( Thalassornis leuconotus ); Wakkerstroom, South Africa, 22 February. Numididae (Guineafowl).

2015 192

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 192

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. ????–????????????? Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. Cerro Lodge.

2019 123

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 123

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2021

and 180 bird species ( Ferruginous Duck , Black Woodpecker ; Icterine , Eastern Olivaceous and Barred Warblers ) recorded so far. It is a spacious floodplain between the River Danube and the levee, 2.1 In June 2021, the Mayor of Belgrade announced that Beljarica will finally become officially protected.

Farming 264

Farming Birds Fish Boars 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2022

Munkajarra Wetlands is always a good location for the various duck species and you can expect to observe Plumed Whistling-Ducks , Wandering Whistling-Ducks , Pacific Black Ducks , Hardheads , Grey Teal and sometimes Radjah Shelducks and Pink-eared Ducks. Ducks at Munkajarra Wetland. Purple Swamphens.

Geese 224

Geese Ducks Breeding 2015 224

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

The list for the year has reached 1276 and the life list has been stretched to 4066 with red ticks from China, Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, thanks to Kai, Claire and Grant and Faraaz respectively. 9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species.

Woodpeckers 158

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 158

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2021

At the shallow natural clay-pan where the three Pink-eared Ducks were hiding in plain sight there were many other bird species. There was also a Wedge-tailed Eagle that kept on making its presence felt. Wedge-tailed Eagle. One cattle footprint full of water can mean survival for many bird species. Brown Goshawk.

Australia 264

Australia Birds Eagles Cattle 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Lands in Love, 12-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus; Lands in Love, 12-Jan. Lifers will be in caps, other cool birds of note in bold. Here we go! Great Tinamou – Tinamus major; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan.

Costa Rica 176

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 176

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 9 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. 10 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 20 Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. 21 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 10 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2020 297

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 297

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 8 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 14 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 17 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 18 Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. 20 Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis. 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2020 167

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2020

There have been good numbers of Australian Wood Ducks near the dam recently. Australian Wood Ducks and Black-shouldered Lapwings. Continuing along the rail trail I soon add a Wedge-tailed Eagle , Spotted Dove , Striated Thornbills , Varied Sittellas , Eastern Spinebill and Grey Shrike-thrush. Wedge-tailed Eagle.

Buffalo 171

Buffalo Fish Koalas Cattle 171

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2020 152

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 152

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

Not that long ago, Costa Rica had one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, rainforests were razed to make way for hot and chiggery cattle pasture, and bot flies probably became more numerous than some bird populations.

Costa Rica 238

Costa Rica Species Panama Birds 238