10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

On one occasion we were able to identify an individual Little Tern that had arrived in Broome from Taiwan at this time of year. We could see there was a marker we could use to go by the nest from a distance and establish if they were cooling eggs or chicks. The Little Terns had actually placed the two eggs near a small stick.

Breeding 162

Breeding Asia Taiwan Australia 162

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I agree with eBird that the Asian Glossy Starling is “fierce-looking” Appropriately, it is an invasive species in places such as Taiwan, where some papers recommend reducing the population.

Sri Lanka 219

Sri Lanka Birds Taiwan Cats 219

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

But, getting the nest set up, amorous acitivites, the laying and hatching of the egg, all that, happens earlier. A throat swab sent to the Taiwan Centres For Disease Control helped scientists identify H6N1, a subtype of avian flu that has been spreading in chickens. But individual birds are not migrating sooner.

Taiwan 192

Taiwan Iceland United States Humane 192

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

They bred on a number of islands near Japan and Taiwan, and ranged widely and abundantly from the Aleutian Islands south through California. The most notorious effect is that their eggshells become so thin that a parent bird will crush it’s eggs while attempting to incubate them.

Albatross 209

Albatross Endangered Species Geese Alaska 209

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2022

An additional benefit would be less nest predation by tidal mudflat crabs, the primary cause of Reed Parrotbill egg predation in tidal reed-bed habitat ( source ). Apparently, this is part of a broader trend – it has also been observed in Taiwan ( source ). This individual is apparently practicing some kind of weird yoga.

Finland 147

Finland Birds 2016 McDonalds 147

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The bird “spent five months on Mindoro Island in the Philippines during the non-breeding season and migrated through Taiwan, the Chinese east coast, and the Korean peninsula” and on to the Russian Far East (indicating a certain lack of solidarity with Ukraine). This is the dark blue adult male (also shown on top of this post).

China 183

China Birds Ukraine Killing 183

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Fortunately for the buntings, they seem to detect most cuckoo eggs smuggled in (75% in one study). A study found that for Plain Prinia , egg characteristics in a mainland China location with many cuckoos make it much easier to spot cuckoo eggs than in a Taiwan location with few cuckoos ( source ).

Birds 213

Birds Eggs Bangladesh China 213