10,000 Birds

AUGUST 22, 2019

Start with Eurasian Tree Sparrow , an unlikely high-ranked target for anybody watching birds in Shanghai. Still, a bird that has its moments – and I am always surprised how this sparrow really seems to enjoy human presence, however destructive it may be.

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Latvia Birds Sparrows Abandon 122

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2016

Two more sparrows on the macadam ahead of me… In my early birding days, I would simply assume that they are sparrows, possibly not even taking another look at them, but now I am too old to be so naive.

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Romania Sparrows Battery Turtles 127

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

Here go those moments of curiosity, in no particular order: Europe: And so, I was driving from Greece to Serbia… in central FYRO Macedonia, two birds were circling not far from the motorway… black and white… perhaps White Storks on migration? Europe: The sun is scorching the area, and the birds are nowhere to be seen.

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Wildlife Tigers Asia Europe 174

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JUNE 11, 2015

It resembled a Hooded Crow of east europe, only the grey parts were white – the Pied Crow , as it turned out to be. The Feral Pigeon and the House Sparrow came the day after, when in the lush green oasis of the Sanitas nursery tea garden I noticed the announcement of the next meeting of the Botswana Bird Club. Umm, yes, the bird?” “The

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Africa Botswana Birds Europe 205

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 12, 2013

A flock of about a hundred European Goldfinches , a dozen European Greenfinches and a few Eurasian Tree Sparrows among them… and that Merlin again! Birding Europe Serbia' Now it lands on the ground and – observes me for a change. I hate fog. Photos copyright © Senka Puhalo & Dragan Simic.

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Serbia Hoarding Europe Woodpeckers 209

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JUNE 12, 2014

Spanish Sparrow – still ill-numbered but, since recently, breeding near the city. Tree Sparrows are almost as common as House Sparrows in some parts of the city, while Ravens and Rooks can be seen among the corvids in the city – unusual for Western birders. Birds ecotourism Europe Serbia' My friend B.C,

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Serbia Eagles Birds Sparrows 173

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2015

I still know my audience - this is primarily a blog read by birders in North America, who see the term “squirrel” as little more than a synonym for house sparrow, starling, pest and cholera. Germany, like most of Europe and very much unlike North America, is home to only one species of squirrel.

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Squirrels North America Germany Europe 162

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 11, 2014

Between finishing one graduate program and beginning another, he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe. The birds however, weren’t as plentiful in the walk-able area in and around the city, but I still got to glimpse some thrush, t**s, sparrows, swallows, Jackdaws and the familiar Hooded Crow. Trips Europe Finland'

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Finland Estonia Birds Europe 163

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2015

My guess is, those nervous ones were some migrants, while the majority were locally breeding birds – the southernmost population of Europe! whose occupants have already left for Africa, but a clump of elaborate closed nests of Spanish Sparrows hang underneath it. and dual digits. I was able to read the numbers.02,

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Greece Pelicans Geese Breeding 252

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. Common Linnet – Linaria cannabina. European Goldfinch – Carduelis carduelis. Eurasian Siskin – Spinus spinus.

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Owls Greece Serbia Woodpeckers 104

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2017

times more than Europe (when the vagrants are excluded). The disadvantage of the situation is obvious, but the advantage is less obvious: beside a few egrets and shorebirds, a sparrow and a pigeon, every bird is a lifer to me! Consequently, insect repellent was used only when the need arose and not every day. …to to great birding.

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Costa Rica San Jose Serbia Europe 174

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Of course, with the Drakensberg still not that far away from Capetown and South African explorers obviously very fond of saving mental energy by simply starting bird names with the word “cape”, we have the Cape Robin-Chat … … the Cape Rock Thrush … … the Cape Sparrow … … and the Cape Weaver.

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South Africa Africa Lesotho Nigeria 225

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2018

I observed my first GS eagles in India some 8 years ago, then the first for Europe in Greece only last December , and finally I have them in my home country list. And so, driving through the snowfall I spotted what I believed to be Tree Sparrows foraging on the road in front of me.

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Moldova Birds Serbia Greece 118

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

He blogs at The Nightjar – The tales of an Upstate New York Birder and otherwise stays busy being an eBird reviewer, taking care of his kids, and, recently, planning a trip to Europe where he hopes to see lots of new birds. Other species have certainly expanded their ranges, but never in such a rapid and global scale.

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Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 170

10,000 Birds

APRIL 30, 2015

A quick check of the Collins 2 (I think American birders know this book as the “Birds of Europe”, but here, some branding mastermind has interconnected the company’s name and the book title) revealed that we are facing two Siberian Greylag Geese (race rubrirostris ). Picture 10: Rock Sparrow – Petronia petronia.

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Greece Woodpeckers Eagles Birds 240

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2016

Of course, I will need to mention our local import, now spreading its way across North America, much like the English House Sparrow and the European Starling have , t he Eurasian Collared-dove , Streptopelia decaocto decaocto.

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San Jose North America Mexico America 100

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

It is the largest woodpecker in Europe (to describe its size, I’ll tell you that Goldeneyes breed in the holes this pecker makes). The birds include one Eurasian Wigeon male, Great and Little Egrets , Syrian and another Black Woodpecker , one very late Barn Swallow , and an Ortolan Bunting among the House Sparrows on the roof.

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Serbia Woodpeckers Birds Bears 118

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

In May 1992 European Union governments adopted legislation designed to protect the most seriously threatened habitats and species across Europe. Southern Portugal generally is the best place in Europe to see Azure-winged Magpies and they too can be found amongst the montado at Noudar.

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Portugal Legislation 2000 Adoptable 247

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2017

Before it was drained for agriculture in 1962, Lake Karla covered 180 km2 / 70 mi2 – a good portion of the eastern Thessaly Plain and was among the largest wetlands of Europe (visit the Management Body of the lake’s GIS platform ). House Sparrow – Passer domesticus 103. Eurasian Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus 3.

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Greece Killing Pelicans Eagles 181

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Species that were apparently less affected were Corvids, pigeons/doves, the Paridae, sparrows, warblers, and Black Redstarts. The Usutu Virus has spread considerably in central Europe over the last 10 years. In Heidelberg, we soon noticed a significant decrease not only in Blackbirds but also Song Thrushes , Serins , and Greenfinches.

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Germany Blackbirds 2006 Denmark 159

10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2016

Late April / early May is the best birding season in the south of Europe and wherever you go, you will have 50% to 100% more species than in any other season. Cover photo: This House Sparrow fighting its mirror-opponent I photographed somewhere in the south of Gujarat or maybe Madhya Pradesh, en route to the Melghat Tiger Reserve.

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Birds India Africa Serbia 110

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2017

Here in central Europe, dippers – more precisely the White-throated or European Dipper – are rather common breeding birds in many areas. Therefore, it is not too far-fetched to call our dippers a commensal species not entirely unlike House Sparrows or Starlings. Crazy, I know. And you know what?

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Germany 2016 Hamburgers Austria 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2014

We stop by one especially unruly nest with half a dozen round nests of Spanish Sparrows below – two are chatting on a wire right now – while at the first floor, inside the nest construction, the House Sparrows live; and, at the top floor, the White Storks are clapping their bills. Trips Europe Greece pelicans'

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Greece Pelicans Breeding Buffalo 161

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

They belong to the same species like those found back in Europe, Sus scrofa – which inhabits a belt stretching from northern Africa and Europe all the way to Indonesia, but a different subspecies, S.s. Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix grisea. House Swift Apus affinis. Lesser) Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis.

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India Birds Eagles Boars 218

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Eurasian Tree Sparrow is another bird that is very common in our compound. It has a streaked breast and mostly looks for food on the ground, often in small flocks While it is common around here in winter, it is very rare in some parts of Europe, for example in Britain. Hopefully, this will not change in the future.

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Birds Fish Germany China 162

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Trips birdfinder Europe Serbia' On your way back, you may try to explore the Lower Gorge and Mt. GPS coordinates of the Forgotten Road. The Dobra turn off from the main road: 44°37’45.92″N, 21°57’34.96″E. In the next guideblog: Where to watch birds in Belgrade.

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Serbia Turtles Birds Eagles 184

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2012

I have therefore added a few pictures to the post, to make sure you’ll know what features to concentrate on when trying to identify the parakeets amongst the Dunnocks, House Sparrows and Treecreepers. Yes, the Egyptian Geese there are countable. Heidelberg university campus, Niger, Rajasthan – they’re all the same!

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Germany Netherlands Zoos Geese 240

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2022

When you spot a brand new bird identification guide, especially for your home region – in this case, Europe – reaching for it comes naturally. And that became heavier with each passing day… On the other hand, Europe’s Birds cover less than half of that number – 900+ species and a softback weighs 1.4 Highly recommended.

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Europe Birds Colombia Branding 246

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2019

It was not my first time birding in Europe, and my work obligations only allowed me to get out four too-brief times in nine days. And when an American or Latin American birds Europe, what appear to be common species can still be lifers. In Rome, I saw one that turned out to be an Italian Sparrow. Yeah, I’m a Mallard.

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Spain Europe Sparrows Mexico 190

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 21, 2015

I did see a Greater-striped Swallow and a host of Capes – a Cape Sparrow , Cape Canary and best of all a Cape Longclaw. As we found a Common Quail from Europe (although I have never seen one there) as well as the tiny Quail Finch , a minute bird that like the Botha’s Lark you only really see if you flush.

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South Africa Africa Falcons Family 145

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Europe… with such low herp diversity the locals split any sub-population of a species that occurs on either the Iberian Peninsula or Italy as a new species just to make them feel better out themselves, naturally is the continent that rose to the top of my trip list. Either that or having family friends in Germany.

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Salamander Germany Birds Blackbirds 137

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Originally from India and the vicinity, it is believed that they had already undergone two major expansions – through Asia Minor in the 1600s, and then across Europe in the 1900s – when they first appeared in North America. It’s just that the exceptions are so much more attention-grabbing.

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Montana 2011 New York Bahamas 133

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

A widely published writer, popular speaker, and enthusiastic tour leader in North American and Europe, Rick lives in Tucson and in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife, Alison, and their chocolate Lab, Gellert. One Response to “Cow Birds&# Mike Mar 22nd, 2011 at 1:19 pm I love observations like these, Rick.

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Cows Cattle 2011 Birds 141

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

A widely published writer, popular speaker, and enthusiastic tour leader in North American and Europe, Rick lives in Tucson and in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife, Alison, and their chocolate Lab, Gellert.

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2011 Tucson Arizona Deer 140

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Birders the length and breadth of the continent salivating over the prospect of spring migration, hirundines, warblers, waders, scarce, rare; the excitement of that first Wheatear or Sand Martin is almost tangible.

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2011 Deer Fish New York 150

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In Shanghai, one way to find out was to measure the concentration of these chemicals in Eurasian Tree Sparrows from different locations. Still, the poor sparrows … Advice to them: Avoid landfills and researchers. None other than W.S. of the German Anglers Association.

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Birds Geese Fish Industry 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2012

Eurasian Collared-Doves and Wood Pigeons couldn’t be missed, Eurasian Tree Sparrows were ubiquitous, European Goldfinch and European Greenfinch were easy to spot, White Wagtails walked along wagging their tails, and Northern Wheatears and European Golden Orioles both had fledglings that they were tending.

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Hungary United States Birds Woodpeckers 159