10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Fortunately, barbets are fairly common in Yunnan, China, so it was not a particular disappointment. Sepilok is a good place to see a number of woodpecker species. This size comparison will allow you to easily select the species that best serves all your woodpecker needs. The smallest on offer is the Rufous Piculet (8-9.5

Woodpeckers 218

Woodpeckers Birds Eggs India 218

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Sadly, the HBW states that the species is “almost extinct in some areas in China owing to hunting and trapping for the cagebird trade and taxidermy” The Maroon Oriole looks much more interesting, though my photos do not really do it full justice. This Great Spotted Woodpecker isn’t even trying to hide its spots.

Nepal 168

Nepal Birds Owls Fish 168

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A paper on the Chestnut-vented Nuthatch titled “Nest-Site Features and Breeding Ecology of Chestnut-Vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis in Southwestern China” has 8 authors. The Fulvous breasted Woodpecker to me looks like a very conventional woodpecker. ” Oh my, are we important. Yearning to look like an adult.

Birds 184

Birds China Woodpeckers Breeding 184

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2020

In fact, if I were to leave China right now, they would not let me back into the country. Others have wintered here and are now in the process of leaving for the summer, such as the Black-faced Spoonbill – already in breeding plumage so as to not waste any time once arriving in Northern China. Narcissus Flycatcher.

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2020 China Asia Owls 194

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2019

Fortunately, there also birds here, and as I only started birding in China, I am not even that familiar with them. Finally, there are woodpeckers – both the Great Spotted Woodpecker and the European Green Woodpecker. Great Spotted Woodpecker. European Green Woodpecker. White Stork. Common Crane.

Germany 145

Germany Woodpeckers Birds China 145

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2021

So, I asked around and was told that Qinghai is the place to go to for birds in China in August. A Grey-headed Woodpecker lives nearby. He says the sound of the stream keeps him calm when woodpecker life starts getting stressful. Going to Qinghai usually starts with a flight to Xining, the capital.

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Birds North Korea China Woodpeckers 247

10,000 Birds

JUNE 23, 2022

While it is listed as Least Concern, it is rare in China – the range map in the HBW barely touches Chinese territory. The Latin name “ chinensis ” is somewhat misleading as is much more common in Southeast Asia than in China – apparently, it was chosen in the mistaken belief that the type specimen had come from China.

Birds 147

Birds Myanmar China Chicago 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 5, 2019

However ticks from Argentina, Brazil, China and Mexico have pushed it to 3836. 10 Beats have been out in 9 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Serbia, China, Costa Rica, USA, UK, Italy and Mexico) and have shared 125 lists to account for 916 birds. Nanhui Dongtan (China). Nanhui Dongtan (China). Nanhui Dongtan (China).

2019 119

2019 China Italy Argentina 119

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Given the strict covid prevention measures here in China, I have not left the country in almost 2 years now. Fortunately, China still has lots of interesting birding locations left for me. For some reason that is hard for me to fathom, there is no such bird as a Cape Woodpecker. A challenge for young birders, maybe.

South Africa 241

South Africa Africa Lesotho Nigeria 241

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Visited this month were; Germany , France , Austria, South Africa, Hong Kong, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, Australia, China, Indonesia , Switzerland and Singapore). The year list has reached 2403 , a boost of 174 and the life list now stands at 3875 after beats’ efforts in Indonesia, South Africa and China added 39 ticks.

2019 118

2019 China Battery Jamaica 118

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2024

Despite the recent extensive media coverage of the housing glut in China, most bushtits still rely on building their own nest rather than renting or buying one. Silver-throated Bushtits have started nest-building in a park near my home.

Raccoons 130

Raccoons Birds Fox Turtles 130

10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2021

In contrast, the Amur Paradise Flycatcher regularly breeds in China, even in Shanghai. Unfortunately, the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China declined my request to make nametags for leaf warblers mandatory (despite the obvious benefits this would bring), so these birds will remain difficult to id.

China 150

China Japan Tigers Breeding 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2023

In Kangding, there is a rather opulent bird hide – two stories, solid construction, spacious, lots of glass, a separate paved parking lot, though mysteriously (and as far as I can tell from my experience of living in China for almost 20 years, not indicative of fundamentally different physical needs of Chinese people) missing a bathroom.

Birds 147

Birds Mammals St. Louis Monkeys 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

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. 203 Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus.

Sparrows 213

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 213

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Shanghaibirding describes the Brown-headed Thrush as “a scarce passage migrant through northern and central coastal China, including Shanghai” – given that I only saw it once on Tianmashan, that is probably correct, though the date (January 09) seems rather late for a migrant.

Birds 147

Birds China Killing Reptiles 147

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2023

Its minor claim to fame among the water towns around Shanghai is its sex museum – a bit of a rarity in traditionally prudish China. The Speckled Piculet is a budget version of a woodpecker, measuring only about 9 to 10.5 For example, to see the cute Rufous-faced Warbler whose high-pitched trilling sound can be heard frequently.

Birds 147

Birds Asia Battery Woodpeckers 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2023

The last time I birded Longcanggou, a national forest park in China’s Sichuan province, was in November 2021. Today, the national forest park is open to tourists – which in China means large groups of people in similarly large buses. However, instead of a tit joke, some wren pornography.

Eggs 172

Eggs China Birds Mammals 172

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Look up Nabang on a map of China – it is literally at the end of a road. Upon seeing the species, the first impulse of the eBird writer seems to have been to call a doctor – the species is described as an “odd-looking woodpecker with a … sickly-looking pale head” “Are you ok, Mr. Woodpecker?

Birds 173

Birds Woodpeckers Kangaroos Madagascar 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2021

So, once you have paid the 10 RMB entrance fee, showed your green health code on your mobile phone, given your phone number and showed your passport at the entrance (after all, this is China during Covid-19), what is there to see in February? A woodpecker! At the entrance, there are some blossoming bushes.

China 164

China Hawaii Asia Hunting 164

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia). But the beats still managed to add lifers here and there and finished on 4048 after a late flourish from Kai in China and Paul in Mexico.

2020 232

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 232

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. 273 Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus.

Woodpeckers 189

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Parrots 189

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

10,000 Birds has yet to take a stance on the developing situation between mainland China and Hong Kong. Until The Management decide whether or not to wield their significant political influence in this matter, China and Hong Kong will remain on the list of contributing states. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus.

2020 156

2020 Sparrows Blackbirds Woodpeckers 156

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

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

Woodpeckers 155

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 155

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

11 beats collaborated to enter 163 checklists from 8 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago). 279 Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. 280 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 281 Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii.

2020 292

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 292

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Marsh Grassbird and Rufous-faced Warbler come to you all the way from China and bring the life list to 4061. 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 159

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 159

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

8 beats contributed 70 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, China, Serbia, Australia and Singapore). 129 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 130 Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. 131 Sunda Woodpecker – Yungipicus moluccensis. UK El Campeón!

2020 161

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 161

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

7 beats contributed their sightings from 7 countries (Hong Kong, UK, China, USA, Serbia, Australia and, of course, Costa Rica). Hoffmann’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii). Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus). Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major). Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens).

2020 153

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 153

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

However, 10 beats from 7 countries were able to submit some 127 checklists containing 597 birds from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica). 20 Nuttall’s Woodpecker – Dryobates nuttallii. 30 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Nice distancing.

2020 180

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 180

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. This is where they come in January while there is still nothing to do on the naughty and nice list.

Sparrows 193

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 193

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2019

Joshua, another guest writer, gave us a dialogue about a particularly poorly-named woodpecker. Kai tackled color issues with bird names in China. Mike, in his second post for Bird Renaming Week, offered a wholesale reworking of the wood-warblers. Tom, really raising the discourse of the blog, decided that we need to rename boobies.

Birds 114

Birds Raised China Woodpeckers 114

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

7 countries (Costa Rica, China, USA, UK, Mexico, New Zealand and Serbia) were birded by 11 beats during October. 20 Cinnamon Woodpecker – Celeus loricatus. 30 Pale-billed Woodpecker – Campephilus guatemalensis. 72 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. This brings our all-time total to 4040.

2020 130

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 130

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The year has started well with 10 new birds from India, China, Hawaii, Mexico and Costa Rica. 12 beats birded 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, Brazil, China, India, Serbia, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico), submitting 187 lists and spotting 902 birds. Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. 28 Jan 2020.

2020 161

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 161

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2014

Female Imperial Woodpecker in flight, Mexico, a still from recently found film made by William Rhein, p. Eskimo Curlew, Passenger Pigeon, Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Bachman’s Warbler, Carolina Parakeet—these are names that echo mightily through birding histories and even some recent field guides.

Animal 269

Animal Mammals Hawaii Dolphins 269

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

This year will be tough on many birds as further mudflat destruction to construct factories in China means that they may not be able to feed in areas that they have known in the past. We receive some beautiful photos from China of individually marked shorebirds on migration each year as they travel through the Flyway.

2011 150

2011 Australia Deer China 150

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2019 121

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 121

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

During July, 11 beats birded 11 countries (USA, UK, Australia, Spain, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, UAE, Mexico, China and Saudi Arabia) and submitted 82 checklists. Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen. Red-bellied Woodpecker – Melanerpes carolinus.

2019 120

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 120

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

9 beats visited 9 countries (China, Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, Jamaica , Serbia and Japan) and submitted 151 checklists when they got back. Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. Jamaican Woodpecker – Melanerpes radiolatus. Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii.

2020 156

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 156