10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2022

The new Guide to the Birds of China (John MacKinnon) has been published. This is partly due to hunting in China, where about 90% of the species winter (HBW). Tianmashan bonus mammal: a Raccoon Dog – though it looks a lot like a raccoon, it is actually more closely related to foxes than to raccoons. Happy with the link?

Raccoons 257

Raccoons Birds Oregon China 257

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Whenever I come here, I am focused on birds, but I have had some good mammal sighting as well: a roe deer swimming across a pond (only its head and antlers visible), a pair of otters playing in the water, a curious (young?) Within its Belt and Road Initiative, China asked for this location for the new harbour.

Serbia 246

Serbia Otters Boars Eagles 246

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China. This portal has compared on a per unit of area basis data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish and vascular plants, creating a biodiversity index. 1101-1200 sp: Mexico; Argentina; DR Congo (Kinshasa), Tanzania, Kenya; India.

Equatorial Guinea 230

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 230

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. And the Mammals. Enough History – Back to the Future. Back to the Future – the Case for Protection.

Russia 189

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2021

In any case, the vultures do not seem to have a subscription of Birds of the World, having chosen a wintering location that is well outside the published range map (though admittedly it is mentioned that the vulture winters in Eastern China in very small numbers – three to be exact in the case of Chongming Island). Or just dead ducks?

China 264

China ALA Fish Mammals 264