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Return of the Waders

10,000 Birds

It is rumored that one of the researchers later became a software developer. It seems that at Nanhui, somebody is trying to kill even more than 2 bird(s) (species) with one stone (to be more accurate, not a single stone but a massive amount of concrete). While small, these birds cover impressive migration routes.

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Salon des Refusés (part 1)

10,000 Birds

Though carefully removed with photo editing software, it is obvious that the bird in the air has been fixed by a wire. Notes on bird species and locations shown: Amur Paradise Flycatcher (Nanhui, China). Cattle Egret (Nanhui, China). For obvious reasons, there are no famous photos of Marilyn Monroe scratching her chin.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

10,000 Birds

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. A big thank you must also go to eBird whose listing software makes it possible. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

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Combined Beat list for 2016

10,000 Birds

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. This is not an exhaustive list as a few of the beats do not use compatible listing software, or have reservations about revealing sightings of sensitive birds.

2016 128
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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

10,000 Birds

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. This is not an exhaustive list as a few of the beats do not use compatible listing software, or have reservations about revealing sightings of sensitive birds.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

10,000 Birds

Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. Just to confuse things a little, only 14 new species were recorded since June 1 st. This is not an exhaustive list as a few of the beats do not use compatible listing software, or have reservations about revealing sightings of sensitive birds.

2016 100
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Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. This is not an exhaustive list as a few of the beats do not use compatible listing software, or have reservations about revealing sightings of sensitive birds.

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