10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

The Feral Pigeon has many virtues to admire, but who is going to brag about encountering one of those? Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend, on the other hand, was a relatively common diving duck in the Americas. Obviously, the birds themselves are not jockeying for recognition. BBOTW speaks volumes about birders, not birds.

2014 190

2014 Feral Asia China 190

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Like Tufted Ducks, or coots. A decisively non-ruddy Ruddy Duck, a rare winter visitor from nearby feral populations. Grey: A lake on an overcast day. Now, some species don’t require the sun as they always look the same. Shapes of grey count = 19. Shapes of grey count = 20.

Germany 174

Germany Feral Ducks Game 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2015

The Feral Pigeon and the House Sparrow came the day after, when in the lush green oasis of the Sanitas nursery tea garden I noticed the announcement of the next meeting of the Botswana Bird Club. Under that impossibly blue sky of Africa. Waders were represented by Kittlitz’s Plover , Ruff , Wood Sandpiper , Avocet and Black-winged Stilt.

Africa 216

Africa Botswana Birds Europe 216

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha). American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) (Anas platyrhynchos x rubripes). Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris).

2020 153

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 153

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2011

They had to close their Poo Ponds to tourists/birders recently due to a feral dog problem, but this has been addressed and access is now possible. Previously we had hundreds of Plumed Whistling-Ducks , but the remaining ducks were very few. We are not allowed into our ponds, so they are very lucky in Alice Springs.

Feral 150

Feral Ducks Dogs Groups 150

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Ditto for the feral Muscovy Ducks , though they are a bit less nice. The most likely bird would be Fulvous Whistling-Duck which I tried for and dipped on last year thanks to the refuge that was good for them being closed for hunting on the day that I made the attempt. Nanday Parakeets are nice , but introduced.

2015 201

2015 Wildlife Florida Birds 201

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

In front of us, the river is two miles wide… and it is paved with birds: smaller groups of Greater White-fronted and Greylag Geese , numerous Mute Swans and Mallards , plus Eurasian Teals , Gadwalls , Common Pochards , a few Ferruginous and Tufted Ducks , Common Goldeneyes and several Smews. Watch for the dark beaks.” Yeah, right.

Geese 179

Geese Hunting Boars Birds 179

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2011

These waste water treatment plants offer the perfect environment to bird-life due to the fact that water is constantly available and is fenced for further protection from feral animals. Broome Poo Ponds maintain the golf course greens as well as keep a lot of Plumed Whistling-Ducks happy! Happy ducks in Broome in June!

Feral Animals 174

Feral Animals Australia Ducks Feral 174

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2019

But come spring, an even luckier few may even find a fellow survivor of their own kind with whom to start a family, unwittingly causing contentious debates among birders about the countability of established feral populations in the process.

North America 113

North America Vermont America Farming 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca. Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. Feral Pigeon – Columba livia. Northern Pintail – Anas acuta. Eurasian Teal – Anas crecca. Red-crested Pochard – Netta rufina. Common Pochard – Aythya ferina. Common Goldeneye – Bucephala clangula.

Owls 106

Owls Greece Serbia Woodpeckers 106

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2014

Ferruginous Duck – year round. Black-crowned Night and Purple Herons – spring/summer. Black Stork – spring/summer. Eurasian Spoonbill – spring/summer and mild winters, too. Garganey – late winter to summer. Greater Scaup – winter. Common Scoter – winter. White-tailed Eagle – year round (breeds inside the city).

Serbia 180

Serbia Eagles Birds Sparrows 180

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Feral geese run the gamut from pure white to almost entirely gray or brown. • Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet.Or Get yours today!

Geese 145

Geese 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. African Black Duck – Anas sparsa. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata.

2019 172

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 172

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2011

The haunting call of the West Indian Whistling Duck has long been a sound synonymous with the ever-shrinking wetlands of the Caribbean. The whistling duck call carries with it the crimes of big business, the failures of governments and the ignorance of irresponsible hunters. They are also the rarest. Until recently.

Antigua and Barbuda 227

Antigua and Barbuda Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Jamaica 227

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

ANATIDAE (DUCKS). White-faced Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna viduata ); Kasane, Botswana, 1 January. Lesser Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna javanica ); Singapore Botanical Gardens, Singapore, 25 February. White-backed Duck ( Thalassornis leuconotus ); Wakkerstroom, South Africa, 22 February. Numididae (Guineafowl).

2015 181

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 181

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2018

After a quick run to the coast where I picked up a bunch of new year birds (and saw a Feral Pigeon on my way for my first bird of the year ) I headed to Crocheron Park where the tanager, I presumed, was the sole survivor of the original winter rarity trio of Yellow-breasted Chat , Wilson’s Warbler , Western Tanager.

Ducks 101

Ducks Litter Feral 2017 101

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2020

There is a water trough for the dairy cows, but sometimes the Pacific Black Ducks take advantage of the trough! Pacific Black Ducks. There is a family of feral foxes that I often encounter near Bennison Creek. A small dam usually offers Australian Wood Duck and Magpie-larks. Bennison Creek Bridge. White-eared Honeyeater.

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Fox Feral Ducks Horses 154

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2012

During such a visit, one would normally just write down the numbers for the “better” duck species, for all the shorebirds, and for a few selected songbird and raptor species. The rest would be uncounted and not put down in the notebook.

Germany 185

Germany Birds Ducks Woodpeckers 185

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2014

During the early 1990s, rumours surrounding the occurrence of a few Egyptian Geese in far north-western Germany emerged, the result of an increasing and spreading Dutch feral population. Why, then, aren’t we seeing vanishing numbers of our native ducks and grebes as soon as the geese move in? Just a peculiarity.

Germany 150

Germany Geese Netherlands Kenya 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

The Silver Gulls, Caspian, Gull-billed and Whiskered Terns were further away and the variety of ducks was incredible. We saw more variety of ducks here than anywhere else in Queensland and it included Musk Duck, Freckled Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Blue-billed Duck and Hardhead. Feral pigs. Turtle shell.

Feral 148

Feral Pelicans Ducks Pigs 148

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Plumed Whistling-Ducks , Hardhead, Black Kites, Australian White Ibis and Silver Gulls flew over the bay. All indications are that it was a feral or domestic cat that had caused its demise. There were a lot of birds about at this early hour and we were very surprised to see seven Magpie Geese fly by. We were absolutely devastated.

Australia 121

Australia Litter Geese Cats 121

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Ducks were also well represented by Pacific Black Ducks and Australian Wood Duck. Black-fronted Dotterels , Magpie-larks and Willie Wagtails ran along the muddy edges where there was evidence of feral pigs. Australian Wood Duck.

Ducks 100

Ducks Pigs Zebras Feral 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

Its numbers are declining rapidly due to feral cats and this duck is currently listed as vulnerable. This bird is the Eaton’s Pintail , a bird so remote that only a precious few explorers and scientists have ever laid eyes on one in the wild. Eaton’s Pintail by N.

Birds 209

Birds South Africa South America Feral Cats 209

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2019

One massively negative aspect of birding Tybee Island is the sheer volume of feral cats and outdoor cats. I spotted an occasional Northern Gannet well offshore but no movements of ducks at all except for a single distant flock of scaup heading north on my first day there. I hope not! They are everywhere!

Georgia 184

Georgia Cats Neutering Birds 184

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2012

Every pond had plenty of Pacific Black Ducks , a species that is almost extinct in New Zealand due to hybridisation with the introduced Mallard, but is still thankfully common here in Australia. The other common duck species is the Hardhead , a local species of diving duck, but the rarest species (of which I saw only one) is the Musk Duck.

New Zealand 172

New Zealand Ducks Australia Japan 172

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Every March, hope springs anew that I’ll cross paths with one of these feral fluffballs, but as April ends, so do another year’s delirious dreams. • Explore These Related Posts Great Horned Owl Taking a Deer Leg Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Polygynandry and the Alpine Accentor Duck Migration.Or

2011 168

2011 Owls Deer New York 168

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2012

We were surprised to hear Plumed Whistling Ducks fly over our home as we spoke to them, so we were on to a good day! We were able to top up the list nicely there with several duck species and Royal Spoonbills, Australian Pelicans, Yellow Wagtail and a pair of Black-tailed Native-hens. Such are the vagaries of birding!

Feral Cats 118

Feral Cats Zebras Feral Ducks 118

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula : Lahnaue Wetzlar, HE, Germany, 14 Jan. Feral Pigeon Columba livia f. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos : Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Provence, France, 2 Jan. Common Teal Anas crecca : Lahnaue Wetzlar, HE, Germany, 14 Jan. Common Pochard Aythya ferina : Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Provence, France, 2 Jan.

2014 145

2014 France Germany Indonesia 145

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2011

Feral Turkey are also quite common. As well as this species you might see Black Swans , Canada Geese and of course Mallards and Mallard/Grey Duck hybrids everywhere as well. Other wading types birds you can see less commonly are Pied Stilts and White-faced Herons ; keep your eyes open as you go past wetter areas.

New Zealand 177

New Zealand Birds Thailand Falcons 177