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Birding Shanghai in October 2022

10,000 Birds

eBird states that “small white patch on throat is not obvious and difficult to see” And they use a photo that I submitted as main illustration, so they must be right. Note to self: If I am ever reincarnated as a Common Kestrel , I need to make sure not to have my photo taken while preening. It just looks stupid.

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Birding beyond Brisbane

10,000 Birds

Sometimes they were with horses, but that’s OK! The other snake was a Carpet Python lying on the trail at Kondalilla Falls. That is 11 more than the total for 2012 and we are only in March, so we have done pretty well and there are more birds right here in Australia to see even without thinking about an overseas trip!

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