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 210

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 210

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OCTOBER 2, 2021

251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 493 Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. 496 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. 251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. To ring the changes the list has been through the “newest first” filter. 1 Rose-throated Becard – Pachyramphus aglaiae.

Woodpeckers 215

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 215

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

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.

2020 227

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 227

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NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis. Our LRK checklist (3 days / 98 species), compiled by dr Bruno Bruderer: Grey Frankolin Francolinus pondicerianus. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus. Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea.

India 232

India Birds Eagles Boars 232

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AUGUST 17, 2017

A few Lesser Kestrels by the dyke wall, then a Black-eared Wheatear at some cattle fencing. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger 15. 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.

Greece 196

Greece Killing Pelicans Eagles 196

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Yellow-hooded Blackbird – Chrysomus icterocephalus. Masked Yellowthroat – Geothlypis aequinoctialis. Surf Scoter – Melanitta perspicillata. White-eyed Vireo – Vireo griseus.

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 151

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NOVEMBER 6, 2021

165 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 165 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Wherever you might be birding, please stay safe and keep those around you safe too. 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui.

Woodpeckers 245

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 245

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2018

28 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18. 70 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18. 28 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18.

Ducks 116

Ducks Blackbirds Sparrows California 116

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 243

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 243

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MARCH 18, 2015

Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 1 January. Black Tern ( Chlidonias niger ); Wakkerstroom, South Africa, 23 February. Great Egret or White Heron, ( Ardea alba ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 1 January. Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 1 January.

2015 183

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 183

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DECEMBER 5, 2020

376 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. 445 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 376 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. 445 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The life list has moved forward to 4044 after a few late entries from last month and an errant Ryukyu Minivet from Kai. 9 Scarlet Macaw – Ara macao.

2020 181

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 181

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

188 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 188 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. October’s birds are listed below; 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui. 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis.

2020 293

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 293

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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 160

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 160

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

337 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. 646 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. In particular 272 species were noted from 14 checklists submitted on October 17th, eBird’s October Big Day. 1 Common Shelduck – Tadorna tadorna. 2 Water Rail – Rallus aquaticus. 3 European Golden-Plover – Pluvialis apricaria.

2020 130

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 130

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The life list reached 4052 this month. The life list reached 4052 this month.

Sparrows 195

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 195

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Jamaican Becard – Pachyramphus niger. Greater Antillean Grackle – Quiscalus niger. Edinburg Scenic Wetlands WBC (LTC 061). 11 Feb 2020. Oriental Darter – Anhinga melanogaster. Sultanpur National Park. 23 Feb 2020. 02 Feb 2020.

2020 156

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 156

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JULY 6, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Gray-chested Dove – Leptotila cassinii. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 01 Jun 2019. Purple-crowned Fairy – Heliothryx barroti. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 01 Jun 2019.

2019 121

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 121

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum. Mecox Inlet. 04 Jul 2019. Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia. Columbia NWR. 06 Jul 2019. Turnbull NWR. 06 Jul 2019. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo. Mecox Inlet.

2019 120

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 120

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Offshore Northern Molokai. 01 Jan 2020. White Tern – Gygis alba. Prince Waikiki. 05 Jan 2020. Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia. 01 Jan 2020. 03 Jan 2020.

2020 161

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 161

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Little Pied Cormorant – Microcarbo melanoleucos. Rototai Reserve.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver – Bubalornis niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Lizard Buzzard – Kaupifalco monogrammicus. Kruger NP–H1-2 @ Sand River. 22 Oct 2019. Brubru – Nilaus afer. 22 Oct 2019. 22 Oct 2019.

2019 119

2019 China Battery Jamaica 119

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Little Pied Cormorant – Microcarbo melanoleucos. Rototai Reserve.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Long-tailed Cormorant – Microcarbo africanus. 28 Aug 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Marlborough Sounds–Tory Channel. 07 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Common Potoo – Nyctibius griseus. BirdersRetreat, airBnB.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Common Potoo – Nyctibius griseus. BirdersRetreat, airBnB.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Unnamed Road, Provincia de Puntarenas, CR (9,844, -84,596). 03 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Little Cormorant – Phalacrocorax niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Spix’s Spinetail – Synallaxis spixi. 09 May 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Obedska Bara Special Nature Reserve–kanal Revenica i Širine.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Greater Antillean Grackle – Quiscalus niger. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. Ding Darling NWR. 11 Jan 2016. Pied Heron – Egretta picata. Western Australia. 31 Jan 2016. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 127

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 127

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Asian Openbill – Anastomus oscitans. Adayaru Estuary. 10 Mar 2018. Painted Stork – Mycteria leucocephala. Adayaru Estuary. 10 Mar 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Greater Antillean Grackle – Quiscalus niger. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Robles riparian zone.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100