10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2011

To the birder, this begs the question: what species of birds appear in the Twelve Days of Christmas ? On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me: Two Turtle Doves The Turtle Dove ( Streptopelia turtur ) is a common summer visitor to England. Of particular note is the song’s emphasis on avifauna.

Turtles 279

Turtles 2004 United Kingdom Geese 279

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. Cook’s Swift – Apus cooki. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur.

2019 113

2019 Australia Ghana Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists. Only 123 species appear on both sides of the life list. Oriental Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia orientalis. Cook’s Swift – Apus cooki. The yearly total has reached 1538 while the life list has been pushed to 3676. That’s just 3.35%. 24 Feb 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

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. Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section). Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section). Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section). 24 Mar 2016. 24 Mar 2016.

2016 120

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 120

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

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. Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section). Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section). Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section). Motuara Island.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154

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MAY 7, 2016

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. Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section). Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section). Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section). 24 Mar 2016. 24 Mar 2016.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

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. European Turtle-Dove – Streptopelia turtur. ?apljin Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section). Cook Strait Ferry (Open Ocean Section).

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100