10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2011

This just in… Dan Rhoads, weary to the bone with eyes nearly burnt out from competitive bird watching, just completed his report of the Second Annual Cyprus Bird Race , transmitted it to the 10,000 Birds home office through secret back channels, and then collapsed. With Melis and Lefkios joining us, we set off for our Big Day.

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JUNE 24, 2011

And the water treatment facilities built to support them are kept wet throughout the year, even in the blistering heat of summer in Cyprus. It’s Poop Week on 10,000 Birds and Sewage, though far from glorious, is great fertilizer. Technically it’s in Meneou, not in Larnaca proper, just behind the airport.

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APRIL 6, 2021

I was especially interested in “To Hide From God,” the chapter on songbird slaughter and protection in Cyprus. Has it really been 21 years (almost) from the publication of Jonathan Franzen’s New Yorker article, “ Emptying the Skies ,” six years since the documentary with the same name?

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JULY 15, 2011

The big story of the fortnight in Cyprus isn’t about birds, but it crosses the path of birding (kinda). It seems that it came off rather well, and was co-organized by the Cyprus Game Fund and members of the Bern Convention. Which gets me to the real big news in Cyprus of the fortnight, indirectly anyway.

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APRIL 4, 2015

During this year’s competition, each team raised money for – and awareness of – the illegal trapping of migratory birds in Cyprus , a fitting cause for a race that celebrates the miracle of migration. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean and is a crucial stop-over for migrating birds.

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AUGUST 12, 2011

As I mined my old birding photos, I recalled one such experience at the Palekhori-Kambi Dam in the eastern part of the Troodos mountain range of Cyprus. It’s a common species throughout Cyprus and Europe for that matter, but sometimes the common can impress. And the number of House Martins was pretty damn impressive.

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MARCH 18, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Spring is for Wheatears Spring is for Wheatears By Dan • March 18, 2011 • 3 comments Tweet Share What is true in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US holds true for Cyprus as well: Spring is prime-time for Passerines.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Knowing how good Collins 2 is and how high standards it has set, no publisher seems to dare to challenge them on the continental level (there are a few single-country guides, e.g. for Cyprus ).

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

So I reached for the “Birds of Cyprus” by Richardson and Porter which shows the Siberian in winter plumage. And to make matters worse, “Collins Bird Guide” by Svensson et al. published in the US as “Birds of Europe”), shows only a male in breeding plumage.

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JUNE 10, 2011

For instance, here is a list of the pelagic bird reports that Colin Richardson (the bird recorder for BirdLife Cyprus ) has received: Scopoli’s Shearwater : max. For instance, here is a list of the pelagic bird reports that Colin Richardson (the bird recorder for BirdLife Cyprus ) has received: Scopoli’s Shearwater : max.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Dan Rhoads , who has ably and enthusiastically chronicled the birds of Cyprus and those who sought to do them harm, decided that with all of life’s other commitments he could not provide the quality content to 10,000 Birds readers that he wanted to. Or something like that.

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JUNE 26, 2013

The organization dismantled nearly 9,000 traps on Cyprus last year. Volunteers with the Committee Against Bird Slaughter sneak into a grove where a farmer has just placed lime sticks to snag unwary birds. Photo by David Guttenfelder, courtesy of National Geographic ).

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DECEMBER 24, 2014

I dreamed of birding the Sundarbans delta – roughly the size of Connecticut or Cyprus – ever since my very dear friends Tim and Hanna Balke told me a story of their visit to these swamps where the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Mehgna rivers converge in the Bengal basin.

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MARCH 4, 2011

Of course hybridizations have been reported, and there may or may not be apparent gradations of these descriptions, making identification even tougher in Cyprus where they can all be seen at various times of the year. While there he studied Molecular Biology, then met a Cypriot, got married, and ended up moving with her to Cyprus.

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MAY 8, 2013

Bringing Griffon Vultures into Cyprus – Dan Rhoads, 10,000 Birds. Reuppell’s Vulture , photo by Adam Riley. Griffon Vultures, Gyps fulvus. In the Flesh, Griffon Vultures – Carrie Laben, 10,000 Birds. Lammergeier , photo by Adam Riley. Assorted Vultures.

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MARCH 20, 2011

Fourth Whooping Crane This Winter Shot Animal Rights vs Conservation in Cyprus Tennessee Crane Hunt Tabled for 2 Years! • Explore These Related Posts Sandhill Crane Hunt in Kentucky?! Sandhill Hunt: They’re Voting Now.Or

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JUNE 26, 2011

Birding Cyprus’ Sewage Pools Why would you be better off visiting Cyprus’ sewage pools than sampling its local cuisine ? My Loo List Why do the fates conspire to shower blessings upon us when we are least prepared to enjoy them? What’s more important… toilet paper or a camera?

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APRIL 25, 2015

Cyprus count yields a rarity: an almost all-black flamingo. Research that’s sure to peeve anyone who’s struggled to list both a Common Redpoll and a Hoary Redpoll. What kind of miscreant kicks a Barn Owl in mid-flight? An infomercial king who’s probably going to jail.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

Do you include objects related to conservation–a copy of Silent Spring , maybe a photo of one of the lime traps that kill thousands of songbirds in Cyprus? Do you include objects related to ornithology–published taxonomies and proceedings or a conference program from an ornithological organization, and if so, which one?

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DECEMBER 4, 2021

This is a book that will be read with pleasure and amazement by both birders and nonbirders.

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