10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

I’ve seen some weird-looking hybrids in duck collections. Many years ago a friend of mine kept a small but varied collection of ducks and geese. My most memorable encounter with a non-wildfowl hybrid was some years ago in Finland, when I was taken to a Blackgrouse lek where two c**k Racklehahns were present.

Geese 190

Geese Ducks Falcons Latvia 190

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

In June of 2013 he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe, spotting birds in Iceland , Russia , Finland , and, as you’re about to find out, Sweden: We took a quick flight from Helsinki and arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, arriving at our fourth country on this trip. This is truly a bird-lovers dream-destination.

Sweden 166

Sweden Denmark Geese Birds 166

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2015

The mistake has its origins in 1878, when ornithologists Henry Tristram and Allan Hume both collected specimens of what was then described as Hume’s owl. A case of mistaken identity, this rare and secretive species, was only officially described to science in the last year. As for the results of the race, it sure was a close one.

Cyprus 258

Cyprus illegal Birds 258