10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2013

And so, when Salvador Ramirez left, there were feral goats on the island of San Clemente, the southernmost of the Channel Islands off the coast of California. And so, a man named Salvador Ramirez brought a small herd of goats from Santa Catalina Island where he was to San Clemente Island where he went to live.

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Goats Bald Eagle Fox Feral 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2019

Traditional farming landscape of small holdings, hedges and groves draped in snow… I actually hate snow, but on days like this, cannot resist it. And I didn’t pay enough attention because one very dark eagle flew by at the same time, an adult Greater Spotted Eagle. And this one chose to fly right in front of us.

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Geese Serbia Birds Estonia 139

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2014

When discussing this topic for local media, I often say that because of their White-tailed Eagles , the Scottish island of Mull makes 2 million pounds per year from birders alone. By the end of a day, the best bird was the White-tailed Eagle that caught and ate a fish right in front of us – a species they have seen in the UK only once.

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Serbia Eagles Birds Sparrows 171

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

The only mammals of the day were feral Nutrias (Coypus), aquatic rodents originally from southern South America released from the bankrupt fur-farms and well established here. Geese from the inside of the submerged, horseshoe shaped island take flight, flushed by one young White-tailed Eagle. Watch for the dark beaks.”

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Geese Hunting Boars Birds 168

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

Its numbers are declining rapidly due to feral cats and this duck is currently listed as vulnerable. Like its distant island neighbor to the north, Tristan can only be reached by ship and its population of 264 people rely on farming, fishing and supplies from fishing vessels that arrive from South Africa about 8 times a year.

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Birds South Africa South America Feral Cats 198

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

About an hour before sunset we visit the “Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau” to enjoy the flamingos and search for the park’s two specieals, Moustached Warbler and Greater Spotted Eagle, successfully! Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga : Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Provence, France, 2 Jan.

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