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Collaborative list – October 2021

10,000 Birds

As things appear to be returning to normal, The UK suffered its worst ever week for Covid infections. 60 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 60 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui.

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India’s Raptor Rescuers

10,000 Birds

The sharp strings are a menace to passing birds – especially kites and other raptors – who cannot see them and sometimes suffer grievous, if not fatal, wounds. Unwilling to leave the suffering birds to die, they began bringing them home, asking veterinarians to make house calls, and keeping the recuperating birds on their roof.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

10,000 Birds

The Management are still in Africa, suffering the buffering that comes with remoteness. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. And that, in case you were wondering, is how the trip to Uganda came to pass and incidently, why none of us are allowed into Dunkin’ Donuts ever again.

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