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Jochen’s Top 10 birds of 2016

10,000 Birds

The year 2016 was not a particularly birdy year for me, mostly because I didn’t get to go on business trips to Indonesia or Kazakhstan, as was frequently the case during the last few years. Thanks, Marsh Sandpiper (seen on the right with a redshank on the pic below), your presence was highly appreciated!

2016 101
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Best Bird of the Year 2012

10,000 Birds

This totally crazy bird is the crème de la crème of the cracid family, and besides being endangered (population estimated at under 2,500), its habitat choice of cloudforests on the steep slopes of a few volcanoes and mountains in southern Mexico and south-western Guatemala makes it a tough bird to seek. Secondly, well just look at it.

2012 147