10,000 Birds
MAY 16, 2022
Apparently, while in Egypt waiting for a boat to return to Germany he collected specimens of the bird which is now named after him. Though I actually quite like zebras. Kittlitz’s Plover is named after Friedrich Heinrich, Freiherr von Kittlitz (1799-1874), a Prussian artist, explorer and naturalist.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2020
35 countries were visited during 2019 , 7 of them ( Belgium , France , Germany , Italy , Thailand , Indonesia and Barbados ) bringing new blood to the Country/Territory/Emirate/Republic/Pricipality/Kingdom/Special Administrative Region list which now stands at 55. Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. 01 Dec 2019. 01 Dec 2019.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 2, 2019
Visited this month were; Germany , France , Austria, South Africa, Hong Kong, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, Australia, China, Indonesia , Switzerland and Singapore). Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix leucotis. Southern Gray-headed Sparrow – Passer diffusus.
10,000 Birds
MAY 13, 2024
The first bird I saw in Saigon was less exotic though – a Eurasian Tree Sparrow. It seems a bit sad to me that a paper on the Eurasian Tree Sparrow and the House Sparrow has to justify the need for research on these species by arguing this benefits humans: “Sparrow species … live in a close association with people.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 6, 2019
Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Germain’s Swiftlet – Aerodramus germani. Rufous-winged Sparrow – Peucaea carpalis. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Cassin’s Sparrow – Peucaea cassinii. Grasshopper Sparrow – Ammodramus savannarum. 08 Mar 2019.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2019
Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. Germain’s Swiftlet – Aerodramus germani. Rufous-winged Sparrow – Peucaea carpalis. Stripe-headed Sparrow – Peucaea ruficauda. Cassin’s Sparrow – Peucaea cassinii. Olive Sparrow – Arremonops rufivirgatus. 01 Feb 2019. 01 Jan 2019.
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2019
White-throated Sparrow – Zonotrichia albicollis. Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Golden-crowned Sparrow – Zonotrichia atricapilla. Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca. Swamp Sparrow – Melospiza georgiana. Fort Tilden. 01 Jan 2019.
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