10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

In June of 2013 he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe, spotting birds in Iceland , Russia , Finland , and, as you’re about to find out, Sweden: We took a quick flight from Helsinki and arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, arriving at our fourth country on this trip. Birding Trips Europe Sweden' How could Norway top this?

Sweden 163

Sweden Denmark Geese Birds 163

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2013

It breeds in a broad and not quite coherent band from Iceland in the west through central Europe and southern Scandinavia all the way to eastern Russia, wintering in Africa, parts of India, and Southeast Asia to Australia.

Germany 173

Germany Russia Iceland India 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2011

The Black Stork ( Ciconia nigra ) has a very wide distribution in the Old World, ranging from Spain (an isolated population) and northern France through central and eastern Europe all across northern and central Asia to the Pacific coast of Russia and China.

Germany 151

Germany Asia China Russia 151

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2012

Goosander , which is what this species is called in Europe, may be a more accurate alternative, although Mergus merganser doesn’t really resemble a goose either. While this merganser does maintain a strong presence in China throughout the year, it may breed as far north as Russia and winter as far south as Thailand.

North America 221

North America Thailand Russia Ducks 221

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2014

Between finishing one graduate program and beginning another, he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe. Next came a stop in Russia. Trips Europe Finland' After taking an ornithology course last year, he was hooked and spends most of his free time birding or reading birding blogs. Of course, birding was on the itinerary!

Finland 161

Finland Estonia Birds Europe 161

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

The Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita is an abundant species with an impressive global range that stretches from the West of Europe across Siberia to Russia’s far East, just falling short of reaching the Bering Straits by a laughable 800 kilometres, a fact one individual apparently found too awkward to bear. There’s more.

Kazakhstan 156

Kazakhstan Europe Russia Asia 156

10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2011

They are summer visitors to much of northern Europe, wintering in the Mediterranean with resident populations favouring western Europe. In India and the Far East, they are winter visitors from China and Russia. They breed noisily and colonially at large lakes with reed beds and marshy areas.

Philadelphia 174

Philadelphia Russia Europe North America 174

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A few do breed in Europe, on the extreme north-east of European Russia. These were dark-bellied birds from Russia. Today many thousands spend much of their year there, arriving in September and not departing for their breeding grounds in arctic Russia until late May. Norfolk’s Pinkfooted geese are another success story.

Geese 174

Geese Russia Breeding Unwanted 174

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 26, 2024

You are likely to meet more serious birders in North Norfolk in one day than anywhere else in Britain, or anywhere in Europe for that matter). It is perhaps surprising that Branta rufficollis so seldom associates with White-fronts when in Western Europe. That was in October 1991.

Bulgaria 130

Bulgaria Geese Romania Estonia 130

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Sure, their field guide, The Collins Guide , claims six species but two, the Corsican Nuthatch and the Algerian Nuthatch , have extremely limited ranges and one of those two isn’t actually found in Europe. One of the two, Krüper’s Nuthatch , is only found in Turkey, Russia, Georgia, and on Lesbos.

Hungary 126

Hungary Europe Portugal Georgia 126

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2021

Research has also shown that migrant birds have smaller brains than resident birds but grow more neurons, which deal with spatial information, before they migrate. Pause again to think about having this superpower.).

Cyprus 243

Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 243

10,000 Birds

JUNE 22, 2023

If such human food is not available, the Yellow-billed Chough goes back to its original diet of (at least in Europe) grasshoppers, as described here. At least the second name hints at the higher elevation status of the Yellow-billed Chough.

Birds 130

Birds China Science Research 130

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2011

. ‘European’ White-fronted Goose Whilst White-fronted Geese are probably the most numerous of the goose species to winter in Western Europe, there continues to be conservation concerns about the less numerous Greenland race with a rapid decline in the population particularly during the last decade.

Geese 162

Geese Russia Europe 2009 162

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Out of just under 200 bird species I observed this year in SE Europe, there are 6 threatened species. In Europe the population size is estimated to be decreasing by 30-49% in 22.8 In Europe the population size is estimated to be decreasing by 30-49% in 15.9 Common Pochard by Graham Catley. years (three generations).

Serbia 198

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 198

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Starting in the mid-1990s, there was a “where to watch birds in…” series of five site guides written by Nigel Wheatley and covering South America (1994), Africa (1995), Asia (1996), Europe & Russia (2000) and Central America & the Caribbean (2001). I was always curious, but never had a chance to study any of them.

Africa 165

Africa Botswana Nigeria Namibia 165

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

I don’t know how many Gray Partridges there are in America, but here in Britain (and Europe, too) we wouldn’t mind if some were sent back to their home countries, as this delightful little game bird has declined catastrophically throughout much of its range during the last 50 years. They are widespread throughout much of lowland India.

Hungary 152

Hungary Eggs Fox India 152

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2022

I am not sure I understand the logic of this, but I guess evolution does.

Italy 173

Italy Deer Russia France 173