10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2015

The Feral Pigeon and the House Sparrow came the day after, when in the lush green oasis of the Sanitas nursery tea garden I noticed the announcement of the next meeting of the Botswana Bird Club. Under that impossibly blue sky of Africa. Waders were represented by Kittlitz’s Plover , Ruff , Wood Sandpiper , Avocet and Black-winged Stilt.

Africa 212

Africa Botswana Birds Europe 212

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. 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). Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris).

2020 152

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 152

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 169

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 169

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 179

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 179

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Ducks were also well represented by Pacific Black Ducks and Australian Wood Duck. Ducks were also well represented by Pacific Black Ducks and Australian Wood Duck. Black-fronted Dotterels , Magpie-larks and Willie Wagtails ran along the muddy edges where there was evidence of feral pigs.

Ducks 100

Ducks Pigs Zebras Feral 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula : Lahnaue Wetzlar, HE, Germany, 14 Jan. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis : Camargue, Provence, France, 2 Jan. Feral Pigeon Columba livia f. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos : Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Provence, France, 2 Jan. Common Teal Anas crecca : Lahnaue Wetzlar, HE, Germany, 14 Jan.

2014 145

2014 France Germany Indonesia 145