10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

I observed White-tailed Eagles likely a few thousand times, and this didn’t strike me as the dark young bird. I observed White-tailed Eagles likely a few thousand times, and this didn’t strike me as the dark young bird. The next option would be a very dark adult Greater Spotted Eagle … but I wasn’t ready!

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Otters Croatia Eagles Protection 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2023

Booted Eagle by Kostas Papadopoulos The next morning was a lazy one, a late breakfast and even later excursion. Later in the day, roadside birds included a Booted Eagle and a Levant Sparrowhawk. What amazed me is that, instead of the usual 6 or 8 slices, this pizza was cut into tiny, bite-size slices!

Greece 228

Greece Pelicans Birds Stray Dog 228

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2022

Middle and Great Spotted Woodpeckers as well as the Eurasian Green Woodpecker were heard. A Lesser Spotted Eagle high in the thermal, getting ever smaller. And a White-tailed Eagle making an appearance in the same thermal! A bit later, a Eurasian Golden Oriole started to play its flute. The time is running out, Q.

Croatia 225

Croatia Serbia Shelters France 225

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The resident fashion critic of eBird is not very impressed with the Orange-backed Woodpecker , stating that it is “dressed all in patchwork” It has one of the more stupid-sounding genus names – Reinwardtipicus, which is made up of the name of Dutch naturalist Prof. Well, it seems such people exist.

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Birds Eagles Elephants Rhinoceros 215

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2021

Once I observed a man walking his two small dogs here, passing by a perched White-tailed Eagle but looking down at grass and not noticing the largest raptor in Europe at all. The eagle seemed well-used to people and paid no attention either. Reva had the semi-natural feeling of a forgotten green oasis at the outskirts of a busy city.

Otters 261

Otters Protest Protesting Protesters 261

10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2019

A bit more exciting: a White-tailed Eagle at a Nature Reserve Area (Meissener Teiche/Bannetzer Moor). White-tailed Eagle. Finally, there are woodpeckers – both the Great Spotted Woodpecker and the European Green Woodpecker. Great Spotted Woodpecker. European Green Woodpecker. Common Buzzard.

Germany 139

Germany Woodpeckers Birds China 139

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2021

Another lovely red skittle that I had the privilege of spotting on my first visit to Guyana in 2008 is the aptly-named Blood-colored Woodpecker found in the coastal areas in and around Georgetown. This diminutive woodpecker has even been spotted in the botanical gardens in the city.

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Guyana Otters South America Colombia 278

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2021

The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069. The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069.

Woodpeckers 244

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 244

10,000 Birds

APRIL 9, 2020

Birds of prey include European Honey-buzzard , Long-legged Buzzard , Short-toed Eagle , Booted Eagle , Montagu’s Harrier , etc. During migration, European Roller was observed here. Getting there: The area is accessible from the (Kovin –) Dubovac to Vracev Gaj road, as well as from the Grebenac to Dupljaja road further north.

Mali 264

Mali Serbia Eagles Birds 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2015

Here is the text, taken verbatim: The eagle has the longest lifespan among birds. But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard decision. Then the eagle is left with only two options: die, or go through a painful process of change which lasts 150 days. There the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it plucks it out.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 231

Wildlife Rehabilitation Eagles Wildlife Bears 231

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Other important breeding species include Black and White Stork , Lesser Spotted , White-tailed , and Booted Eagle. Overwintering raptors include Greater Spotted , Golden , and Imperial Eagles. Next to them, Whiskered and Black Terns nest on floating leaves of White Water-lilies. 140 birds).

Greece 263

Greece Wildlife Boars Otters 263

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The forests are home to Kalij Pheasants , Crested Tree Swifts , Ashy Wood Swallows , owlets, woodpeckers, spider hunters, barbets and bulbuls, laughingthrushes and hornbills. Here we look for sandgrouse, bush-quails, francolins, wheatears, shrikes, Laggar Falcons , eagles, buzzards, and the endangered Stolikza’s Bush Chat.

India 186

India Wildlife Tigers Eagles 186

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 13, 2018

Bald Eagle. Downy Woodpecker. Pileated Woodpecker. Magnolia Warbler. Photo by © Michael Todd. Indigo Bunting. Photo by © Michael Todd. Summer Tanager. Photo by © Michael Todd. Photo by © Mike Blevins. Photo by © Mike Blevins. Photo by © Mike Blevins. Red-eyed Vireo. Photo by © Mike Blevins. Red-tailed Hawk.

Georgia 205

Georgia Bald Eagle Tennessee 2018 205

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A Cirl Bunting , several of many Northern Wheatears of the day, a Blue Rock Thrush (that only Clive saw!),

Greece 226

Greece Eagles Turtles 2019 226

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Fortunately, we spotted all kinds of other tasty birds, including but certainly not limited to Crowned Eagle , Magpie Mannikin , Red-chested Cuckoo , and a spate of sunbirds and greenbuls. While the species sounds delicious, the nearly tailless bird presents a very bland appearance. Lemon-bellied Crombec … not as tasty as it sounds.

Uganda 207

Uganda Africa Monkeys Birds 207

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2022

Among the possible species there are Rock Bunting , Eurasian Wryneck , Grey-headed and Eurasian Green Woodpeckers , European Honey Buzzard , Lesser Spotted Eagle. Those higher slopes are where I found the best woodpeckers , such as White-backed , Black and Grey-headed Woodpecker. look out for Alpine Swifts ).

Serbia 241

Serbia Birds Woodpeckers Romania 241

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.

Sparrows 242

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 242

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

That corner was particularly fruitful as always, we even had appearances by a Cocoa Woodcreeper and a Chestnut Woodpecker. Within the same tree, a pair of Golden-olive Woodpeckers were also poking around. These medium-sized woodpeckers also feed on nectar and frequently are seen feeding alongside honeycreepers and tanagers.

Trinidad 260

Trinidad Hunting Venezuela Woodpeckers 260

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2021

White-tailed Eagles in Beljarica. It is a spacious floodplain between the River Danube and the levee, 2.1 mi at its widest point and some 9 km2 / 3.5 It all started well three decades ago, when I intensively birded the Danube Backwaters by kayak. As a teenager in Yugoslavia, I used to buy National Geographic in second-hand bookshops.

Serbia 275

Serbia Protection Deer Boars 275

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

With birds like Ornate Hawk-Eagle and Snowcap possible, how can you not take up birding while living in Costa Rica? There are other birds still expected, I have a few in mind that probably also occur somewhere in the border area with Nicaragua (hello Altamira Oriole and Ladder-backed Woodpecker ).

Costa Rica 213

Costa Rica Latvia Albatross Netherlands 213

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

199 Golden Eagle – Aquila chrysaetos. 206 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 240 Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. 241 Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. 242 Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. 249 Downy Woodpecker – Dryobates pubescens.

Woodpeckers 233

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 233

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2015

Picture 2: Lesser Spotted Eagle – Clanga pomarina. Andrea was driving along the western shore of the lake when a large raptor appeared in front of us – Booted or Lesser Spotted Eagle? Yes, those were four eagles in 20 minutes. And some more movements: very high, two or three Short-toed Eagles are soaring in the blue sky.

Greece 244

Greece Woodpeckers Eagles Birds 244

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2019

a British expat birder who was living in Belgrade, for a suggestion: “The top species is undoubtedly White-tailed Eagle. You could add Middle Spotted and Grey-headed Woodpeckers to the list. White-tailed Eagle breeds along large rivers, wherever water mingles with forest. Hence, I asked my friend B.C.,

Serbia 249

Serbia Birds Woodpeckers Breeding 249

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The raptors exceeded expectations in both quantity and quality, with lots of vultures, eagles, and a magnificent Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle. Beaudouin’s Snake-Eagle … wow!!

Uganda 185

Uganda Senegal Africa Game 185

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2018

As the Red-Shouldered Hawk seen above screamed overhead, Acorn Woodpeckers not only treated themselves to the woodpecker feeder, they had to attack the sunflower feeders as well. As an adult Bald Eagle and a first of the season flock of Tree Swallows flew overhead, several birds were cleaning up underneath the feeders.

2018 100

2018 Bald Eagle Woodpeckers Turkey 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

8 Lineated Woodpecker – Dryocopus lineatus. 76 Red-headed Woodpecker – Melanerpes erythrocephalus. 115 Eurasian Green Woodpecker – Picus viridis. 189 Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 206 Smoky-brown Woodpecker – Dryobates fumigatus. 3 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata.

Woodpeckers 202

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 202

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

Sparrows 230

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 230

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2020

About 180 bird species have been recorded here, among them European Nightjar , Honey Buzzard , Long-legged Buzzard , Booted Eagle , Montagu’s Harrier , European Bee-eater , Eurasian Scops Owl , Eurasian Hoopoe , Eurasian Wryneck , Green Woodpecker , Grey-headed Woodpecker , Red-backed Shrike , Lesser Grey Shrike , Crested Lark , Woodlark , Tawny (..)

Europe 226

Europe Serbia Woodpeckers Birds 226

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 24, 2022

24 species of diurnal raptors were recorded including Bicolored Hawk, both Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned Hawks (rare birds in Costa Rica), and Black and Ornate Hawk-Eagles. Raptors and Swifts. The swift action was also excellent, at least on our route. In the morning and even during mid-day, dozens of swifts coursed through the skies.

Costa Rica 241

Costa Rica Eagles Species Blackbirds 241

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2017

Just above a near by ridge, two Golden Eagles were calling to each other, circling on the early morning currents and then, just like that they were gone. The Golden Eagle is not only the National Bird of Mexico, but considered very threatened. These were my first Golden Eagles here in Mexico. Here is the Gila Woodpecker.

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Eagles Mexico California Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2020

I can hear a Great Spotted Woodpecker calling. In those few days in the park, I observed about 35 birds, including European Honey Buzzard , Grey-headed Woodpecker and the numerous Mistle Thrushes and Eurasian Bullfinches , and half a dozen mammals, European Pine Marten among them. An hour later, I add another layer of clothing.

Serbia 264

Serbia Bears Birds Mammals 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

168 Black Hawk-Eagle – Spizaetus tyrannus. 173 Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. 203 Acorn Woodpecker – Melanerpes formicivorus. 204 Black-cheeked Woodpecker – Melanerpes pucherani. 205 Hoffmann’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes hoffmannii. The life list sits stubbornly at 4081.

Sparrows 202

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 202

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

Woodpeckers 198

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 198

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Hoffmann’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes hoffmannii). Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons). Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus). Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major). Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens). woodpecker sp.

2020 153

2020 Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds 153

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

A recent, brief visit left me impressed with the number of birds that came to the vegetation in the garden, birds like Purple-crowned Fairy, Crowned Woodnymphs, Cinnamon Woodpecker , and even a rare Blue-and-gold Tanager. King Vulture is regular and various other species are also possible, hawk-eagles included. Foothill Rainforest!

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica San Jose Birds Farming 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020 221

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 221

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2019

We encountered a Grey-headed Fish Eagle flying through the area, which kindly landed in a tree and allowed for photography! Grey-headed Fish Eagle. Although the tide was in we were still able to observe several species of shorebird on Pulau Sekudu. In fact the island was not busy in any area, especially if you were on foot.

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Singapore Birds illegal Eagles 133