10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

For once, eBird gives a good description of the Asian Glossy Starling, calling it a “Fierce-looking, large songbird” As are humans, this species is fairly urbanized – it “sometimes enters urban areas to roost, e.g. in Singapore” (HBW). “Odd, me?”

Singapore 222

Singapore Birds Zebras Feral 222

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 28, 2014

The colorful Purple Swamphen ( Porphyrio porphyrio ) lives in wetlands from Portugal and Senegal all the way east to New Zealand and the Samoan Islands, and a feral population is now well established in Florida. Here’s a quick overview of the six potential “Purple Swamphen” species: European or Western Swamphen.

Papua New Guinea 192

Papua New Guinea Philippines New Zealand Florida 192

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. Thus 100 species were missed by the time he woke up and noticed that eBird had reset the counters at midnight(do you guys have nothing better to do?). They came home exhausted. The life list was pumped a further 27 sp up to 3953.

2019 169

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 169

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 10, 2011

So, inspired by a similar article on road birding in Thailand, I present road birding in New Zealand. Feral Turkey are also quite common. 5) Paradise Shelduck Paradise Shelduck female ( Tadorna variegata ) This species has striking differences between the sexes, with the female sporting bright white head and the male a black one.

New Zealand 175

New Zealand Birds Thailand Falcons 175

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

In many ways that seems to be the pattern, as the major holiday breaks for New Zealand are over December and January; the year before I started in tropical Queensland and ended in Thailand and the UK. Species are listed by family according to the order eBird spits them out to me in. Indigo Flycatcher. LARIDAE (GULLS AND TERNS).

2014 150

2014 New Zealand Singapore Rhinoceros 150