10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Next time I will try my local patch of Beljarica backwaters in Belgrade and check how much different the NL experience is. Well, an escapee it may be, but still something totally new and challenging (also, a first for Serbia). With just about every other bird I had one of those “wow” moments.

Chile 299

Chile Argentina Raised Serbia 299

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

7 beats contributed their sightings from 7 countries (Hong Kong, UK, China, USA, Serbia, Australia and, of course, Costa Rica). You may notice a few non-commital “sp” entries and/or a few domestic/feral/hybrid forms. 149 checklists were submitted, accounting for 465 species. Graylag Goose (Anser anser). Domestic goose sp.

2020 151

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 151

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2017

He has seen them before in Cape Town, but those were introduced and feral birds, while in the Balkans they are indigenous and – countable! Worried that such experience might traumatise young Spongebob, I held the paddle as an obstacle, pointed at the angry bird. Well, for me – no, but for Nicolaas, Mute Swans were a lifer species.

Birds 116

Birds Namibia Greece Feral 116