10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The HBW describes the population of the Blue-naped Parrot at Kota Kinabalu as feral – sounds a bit harsh to me given the proximity of Kota Kinabalu to those areas where the species is deemed a proper resident. The first one is the Blue-naped Parrot.

Malaysia 245

Malaysia Philippines Parrots Birds 245

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2022

If you take a feral pigeon, bleach it and then batik it using the right colors, the result might be a Pink-necked Green Pigeon (1). If on the other hand you take a zebra, shrink it and attach wings, the punishment may be similar, but the result will not be a Zebra Dove.

Singapore 222

Singapore Birds Zebras Feral 222

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?) The Big Five–lion, leopard, African buffalo, elephant, and rhinoceros–are impressive, but my heart lies with the patterned mammals, giraffes and zebras. Sadly, we weren’t able to join them or the leopard.

South Africa 253

South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 253

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Black-fronted Dotterels , Magpie-larks and Willie Wagtails ran along the muddy edges where there was evidence of feral pigs. Brolga , Crested Pigeons , Peaceful Doves , Little Corellas , Zebra Finch , Cockatiels, Budgerigars and Galahs were present early in the morning and late in the afternoon when they came in to drink.

Ducks 100

Ducks Pigs Zebras Feral 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

Rock Dove, or Feral Pigeon, ( Columba livia ); Johannesburg Airport, South Africa, 4 January. Zebra Dove ( Geopelia striata ); Paser Ris, Singapore, 26 February. Yellow-throated Sandgrouse ( Pterocles gutturalis ); Madikwe, South Africa, 18 February. Double-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus); Chobe NP, Botswana, 4 January.

2015 179

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 179

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Incidentally, Uganda ( 510 ) leap-frogged Australia ( 475 ) to become the list’s fourth most prolific country behind Costa Rica ( 763 ), USA ( 654 ) and Brazil ( 555 ). UG-Hoima-Ntungamo – Katunguru Road (-0.1259,30.0499). 01 Dec 2019. Tambourine Dove – Turtur tympanistria. 01 Dec 2019.

2019 169

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 169

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2012

We achieved that and had a short bushwalk to get the Zebra Finch and were lucky enough to also come across Grey-headed Honeyeaters , which was one more for the year list. We were not too happy to see a feral cat in the middle of the day eyeing off the shorebirds on the edge of the lagoon. Such are the vagaries of birding!

Feral Cats 117

Feral Cats Zebras Feral Ducks 117