10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2017
Located in Thessaly province in central Greece, what is now left of the lake where the god Apollo was married and where the Argonauts built their kingdom is officially called the reservoirs of the former Lake Karla. Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca 2. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus 103.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
More productive areas of the Balkans have January eBird lists from 105 to 115 species (but I combined several areas in two countries, Greece and Serbia), so I have every reason to be satisfied. Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca. Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus.
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2018
I observed my first GS eagles in India some 8 years ago, then the first for Europe in Greece only last December , and finally I have them in my home country list. Simply, they are among the most beautiful ducks around. Common Mergansers, another commoner) awaited me in the rising mist of a winter afternoon. Their claim to fame?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2016
Here go those moments of curiosity, in no particular order: Europe: And so, I was driving from Greece to Serbia… in central FYRO Macedonia, two birds were circling not far from the motorway… black and white… perhaps White Storks on migration? Actually, when I started to bird, my second ever duck, after the Mallard, was a Ruddy Shelduck!
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. Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 2, 2019
Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. African Black Duck – Anas sparsa. Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix leucotis. Southern Gray-headed Sparrow – Passer diffusus. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. 24 Oct 2019.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2019
These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Spanish Sparrow – Passer hispaniolensis. Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow – Melozone kieneri.
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