10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2021

And, in a nice irony, an example par excellence of the law of unintended consequences: the Redhead, a diving duck, has an aversion to wind turbines, and will change its feeding areas to avoid them. “Scientists fear that this may cause them to lose condition over winter and thus damage their breeding prospects.”

Alaska 222

Alaska Breeding Kenya Africa 222

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

“Below the 40th latitude there is no law; below the 50th no god; below the 60th no common sense and below the 70th no intelligence whatsoever.” (“Antarctica” by Kim Stanley Robinson, 1998). The most numerous penguins are Emperor and Adélie Penguins , with 26 and 38 percent of the world’s population breeding in the Ross Sea, respectively.

Russia 181

Russia Penguins Whales Whaling 181

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Yellow-eyed Penguin – Megadyptes antipodes. Putrajaya Wetland Park.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Just to confuse things a little, only 14 new species were recorded since June 1 st. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. As at June 30 th , it stands at 1796.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100