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Duncan’s 2015 List

10,000 Birds

Paradise Shelduck ( Tadorna variegata ); Wellington, New Zealand, 8 March. Mallard ( Anas platyrhynchos ); Wellington, New Zealand, 8 March. Brown Teal ( Anas chlorotis ); Wellington, New Zealand, 8 March. New Zealand Scaup ( Aythya novaeseelandiae ); Wellington, New Zealand, 8 March.

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The Cape Wildflower Spectacle

10,000 Birds

Another example of its staggering wealth is the fact that the 22,000 hectare Table Mountain National Park situated within the city of Cape Town has more plant species than the whole of the British Isles or New Zealand! It is common in the Fynbos and succulent Karoo regions.

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Collaborative list – December 2019

10,000 Birds

December’s numbers looked like this; 10 beats visited 11 countries (Bahrain, New Zealand, USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Australia Nigeria, Uganda and Serbia) during December. Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Bellbird – Anthornis melanura.

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Collaborative list – Year list 2020

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The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

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Collaborative List – March 2018

10,000 Birds

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. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Ulva Island, South Island New Zealand. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis.

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Collaborative List – April 2018

10,000 Birds

Tom’s odyssey continued through New Zealand and passes on to Australia. 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. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae.

2018 100
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Collaborative List – February 2019

10,000 Birds

Thunder will be stolen if I reveal how this was done, but another country has been added to our territory list and a new splash of colour to the profile page. 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.

2019 113