10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

Peru (1807 / 1761). Greece (346 / 411 – just to give you a clue, the Greek-published checklist I have has 449 species). Botswana (529 / 577). Namibia (595 / 690). The Neotropics. Costa Rica (857 / 903). Brazil (1753 / 1832). Ecuador (1590 / 1641). Venezuela (1365 / 1383). Plus – Western Palearctic. Turkey (390 / 459).

Sri Lanka 256

Sri Lanka Botswana Africa Serbia 256

Animal Ethics

JUNE 18, 2014

Several countries, including Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Greece, Peru, Britain and Paraguay, have already imposed or approved bans. Why is the United States lagging so far behind?

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Bullhook Paraguay 40

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Each of the 12 chapters focuses on a chronological era and sometimes a place, through the details within often jump around in time and space, echoing Birkhead’s personal and scientific associations with the topic. There’s the Neolithic era; Ancient Egypt (bird mummies!);

Dissection 209

Dissection Birds Research Europe 209

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2021

It was a fun month with posts from places as varied as Greece and Uganda, Costa Rica and India. We here at 10,000 Birds dedicated the month of February to highlighting a variety of birding tourism companies, destinations, and guides. We did this to help our favorite industry come back, to some small degree, from the ravages of COVID.

Costa Rica 263

Costa Rica Uganda Greece Ghana 263

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Should I go to the Scilly Isles (in autumn Britain’s rarity hot spot) or to Greece for my birdwatching holiday? Greece won, as I was much keener to build my European list rather than add a few rarities to my non-existent British list. In September 1971 my birding career came to its first (and last) major crossroads.

Sri Lanka 226

Sri Lanka Kenya San Francisco Greece 226