10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2015
Even without being on the water it was possible watch birds across the river, as evidenced by my lifer pair of African Pygmy Geese , which flew down the river and landed on the Namibian side. Hippo and attending Cattle Egret. It’s even possible to count exactly the same bird for both country’s lists. Yellow-billed Stork.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 16, 2018
In the last ten years, Cattle Egrets have bred again, on and off, but for the first time since 1870s. Imperial and Booted are the rarest eagles in the country, the first with only one heavily guarded pair left. White-tailed Eagles become more visible and locally more numerous, joined by rare, yet regular Greater Spotted Eagles.
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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. The Magpie Geese have dispersed from the previous area they were in, because it got too wet.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2017
There was a Short-toed Eagle ahead, taking flight to be replaced by another ST Eagle. At first I dismissed them for some hybrid geese, until I recognized their JIZZ. A few Lesser Kestrels by the dyke wall, then a Black-eared Wheatear at some cattle fencing. Short-toed Eagle – Circaetus gallicus 5.
10,000 Birds
MAY 22, 2022
You have to look carefully, because often there are Australasian Grebes and Green Pygmy-Geese amongst the ducks and lilies. Quite often there are Australian Pelicans , Brolga and Royal Spoonbills present and the egret species often include Great Egret , Intermediate Egret , Little Egret and Cattle Egret. Ducks at Munkajarra Wetland.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
A vast congregation of Bald Eagles kept watch over a herd of cattle about to calve, up to seven in a single tree — no doubt awaiting delicious placentas. We concluded the days by unsuccessfully scanning a golf course flock of Canada Geese for Cackling Geese , then returned to Missoula chilly but triumphant.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 19, 2014
About an hour before sunset we visit the “Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau” to enjoy the flamingos and search for the park’s two specieals, Moustached Warbler and Greater Spotted Eagle, successfully! Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis : Camargue, Provence, France, 2 Jan. Jan 3 : We spend the day at Nimes – no birding.
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