10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Part of its attraction lies in it being a monotypic bird in the family Hypocoliidae – there are no other bird species in its genus and family. In the headlights circle in front of us, an Indian Nightjar takes flight, our first bird of the day and species 137 of this trip. Or because it is endangered – it isn’t. Castor oil plant.

India 213

India Iran Pakistan Afghanistan 213

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

The prospect of identifying a certain number of species in a given amount of time pushes us to pay more attention to birds no matter what the circumstances (although I suggest keeping the exclamations about species identifications to yourself during such solemn situations as funerals, graduations, and watching episodes of The Sopranos).

Costa Rica 257

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2021

Between them, they found 389 species in 5 countries. Insects were held back by weird spring weather, but now the warmth returns and the birds are feasting on the late stirring bugs. June saw 8 beats get their birding boots on and share 90 checklists for your pleasure.

Woodpeckers 239

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 239

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

The road was lined with scrub and short trees, and I spotted not one but two new sparrow species. They perched atop electric poles, on fences, and even on roofs of nearby farm buildings (Point Reyes allows cattle farming), and I soon lost count of how many large raptors we had seen. A line of Surf Scoters near the beach.

Seals 181

Seals Elephants Whales Whaling 181

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

We saw sparrows–a total of 14 species–and we saw many other great prairie birds, and we often saw them perched on posts. I don’t know much about prairies, but I have discovered that there is more to them than just grass, and that they are home to hundreds of butterfly and bee species and thousands of moth species.

North Dakota 135

North Dakota Birds Sparrows Blackbirds 135

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

They belong to the same species like those found back in Europe, Sus scrofa – which inhabits a belt stretching from northern Africa and Europe all the way to Indonesia, but a different subspecies, S.s. The next two species are the Southern Grey Shrike and the Tawny Pipit , also characteristic for this habitat type. ceylonensis.

India 218

India Birds Eagles Boars 218

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2018

Here we will actually stop for a full day, as there is a 10,000 acre wetland refuge, which should hold several species of gulls, White-fronted Geese and Black Brant, just to name a few. As far as my year’s list, this last weekend netted me 6 more species, putting me at 127 species.

Ducks 115

Ducks Blackbirds Sparrows California 115

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.

Sparrows 236

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 236

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Common Nightingales were singing, a squadron of Dalmatian Pelicans was in the air and everything was exactly where it should be, including myself. At mid-day, we took a boat tour of the heronries and the pelican islands with Nikos. Dalmatian Pelican © Dusanka Stokovic-Simic. Belles, rising steeply two kilometres (1.2

Greece 190

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 190

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

They birded 7 countries during August and recorded 542 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. Stay vigilant and safe. 10 of the beats have submitted 124 checklists which are collated below for your perusal.

Woodpeckers 193

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 193

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

9 beats submitted 140 checklists from 7 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago) during October to account for 585 species. 174 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 175 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

Woodpeckers 227

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 227

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

My birding list for November totals 15 species. Thank goodness that the rest of the beats have been busily birding,that’s what they like to do… 9 of them submitted 114 checklists via eBird and amassed 525 species from 7 (China, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, UK, Serbia and USA) countries during November.

Sparrows 197

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 197

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

11 beats have been out this month and have submitted 136 checklists from 7 countries ticking 634 species. 251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 371 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 449 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

Woodpeckers 197

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 197

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

The 83 checklists submitted during July contained 459 species. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. In case you were worried, Our Man in Shanghai is still flying the flag. He is currently safe and well and watching, with his cats, from the window. The year list now stands at 1613.

2020 153

2020 Blackbirds Sparrows Woodpeckers 153

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. We then checked the Presa El Nogalito for one bird species in particular. And foraging they did, about 200 specimens of the species we were after: Sandhill Cranes. The birds warmed us too.

Ducks 150

Ducks Emotional Cattle Owls 150

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Our brave beats have been putting themselves at risk for your vicarious listing pleasure and 10 of them submitted 151 checklists for 692 species, 2 of which made it onto the life list. Please be careful, Corvid is still out there. Marsh Grassbird and Rufous-faced Warbler come to you all the way from China and bring the life list to 4061.

Sparrows 155

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 155

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

To surpass a challenging number of species, the planning, the conniving for major birding should have begun back in the past, in 2018. Every day counts and to seriously maximize the species total, a birder needs to maximize time in the field at the most productive places during the most productive times and then some.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2021

9 beats from 8 countries (Australia, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, China, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico), shared 138 checklists for 703 species. The year list to date is 1015 species and 7 have been added to the life list ( 4059 ) from Costa Rica, China and Trinidad and Tobago. 191 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis.

Woodpeckers 177

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 177

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

The pressure is on if you can only get certain species during the first month of the year but if you just want to add any old birds to the year list, everything is fresh! Since I’m in no big hurry to reach any number of species in 2018, my year birding is going to be a fresh one hopefully touched with a good dose of Zen.

Costa Rica 150

Costa Rica Birds Parrots Woodpeckers 150

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. Dragonflies photobombing on the right as we approach. Purple Swamphens.

Geese 191

Geese Ducks Breeding 2015 191

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The warm, sunny climate beckons a wide variety of passerines, raptors, and shorebirds to spend the winter, inflating the species diversity to the extent that Miami-Dade can go toe-to-toe with counties in Texas and Arizona during this season. Can we hit 200 ABA-countable species in four days next year? American White Pelican: 19.

Miami 165

Miami 2015 United States Birds 165

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. Thus 100 species were missed by the time he woke up and noticed that eBird had reset the counters at midnight(do you guys have nothing better to do?). American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. They came home exhausted.

2019 162

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 162

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

They accounted for 562 species at this sluggish time of year. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The year list has moved forward to 1962 and the life list has leapt forward to 3759. These are the numbers. 03 Jul 2019.

2019 118

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 118

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 30, 2015

The first 25 kilometres of the Gibb River Road from the east is good bitumen, enabling those without four-wheel drives to visit some of the gorges, but there is a warning straight away that it is unfenced cattle country and everything roams free. The start of the Gibb River Road from the east. Juvenile and adult Gouldian Finch.

Birds 151

Birds Australia Cattle Pelicans 151

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2016

Due to the fact that we have recorded up to eighty species on any visit in recent weeks I will break them down into the larger species and then the smaller species next week. There are no trails as such, but you can follow in the cattle tracks along the edge of the river or the gravel tracks used by vehicles.

Birds 100

Birds Pelicans Eagles Ducks 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

In the time we spent on Culebra I saw 49 species of birds, not bad for an island outside of the wintering grounds for most neotropical migrants and only measuring eleven miles square. I spotted eight species in my time on Culebra. Of herons and egrets I only saw two species.

Puerto Rico 106

Puerto Rico Birds Sea Turtles Chickens 106

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

beats have still managed to share 82 checklists and accounted for 737 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Spot-billed Pelican – Pelecanus philippensis. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Gray-chested Dove – Leptotila cassinii. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 01 Jun 2019. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2019 119

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 119

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

“Birding Over Time” compares the number of species recorded over a month with that month from previous years. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Management ?) Common Ground Dove – Columbina passerina.

2020 150

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 150

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species. 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.

Woodpeckers 152

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 152

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

They submitted 124 checklists for 671 species of bird. In particular 272 species were noted from 14 checklists submitted on October 17th, eBird’s October Big Day. 95 American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. 198 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 646 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2020 128

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 128

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2017

A visit to the nearby Camooweal Caves National Park was along a gravel road, but of fairly good quality and offered most of the same bird species and a few other species that we had not observed on the edge of the lakes. Black-winged Stilt. Nourangie Waterhole. Spotted Bowerbird.

Ducks 100

Ducks Pigs Zebras Feral 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

They noted 719 species between them. 203 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 203 Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. This brings the yearly running total to 1723 and the life list has reached 4038.

2020 282

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 282

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

172 lists were shared and 1004 species were seen, both records for October, so well done beats! Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 14 countries were birded this month by 13 beats; a record participative effort! has reached 54. Common Loon – Gavia immer. 13 Oct 2019.

2019 113

2019 China Battery Jamaica 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The beats are famed for their inclusion on the nice side of the ledger and this month 9 of them shared 163 lists from 7 countries (Australia, Costa Rica, USA, UK, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) and accounted for 735 bird species. Mike doubled up with “smushed”, a new addition to the adjective list.

Sparrows 180

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 180

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. Imagine that, 13 lists per year where once there were only 12.

2020 207

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 207

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This shows the top birders, by species or checklists submitted. American White Pelican – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis. Australian Pelican – Pelecanus conspicillatus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa.

2020 156

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 156

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

In publishing the most current thinking, eBird have become the month’s biggest contributor to the life list, expanding it by 7 brand new species and pushing it to 3774. 7 species were added to the life list in the time-honoured fashion of actually identifying the birds in the field. Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentalis.

2019 116

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 116