10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2011

A bird such as Rynchops niger is a testament to the marvels of evolution. It is impossible not to be amazed by skimmers as they effortlessly glide over the water, their bills cutting a furrow that will not be planted but harvested.

Niger 176

Niger New York Asia Fish 176

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger). Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis). Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus). Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus). Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida). White Stork (Ciconia ciconia). Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus). Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

2020 153

2020 Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds 153

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. White-winged Tern – Chlidonias leucopterus. Whiskered Tern – Chlidonias hybrida. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo. Forster’s Tern – Sterna forsteri. Royal Tern – Thalasseus maximus. Sandwich Tern – Thalasseus sandvicensis.

2020 154

2020 Blackbirds Sparrows Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2013

The crucial factor limiting the maximum baggage is the transport of the entire German population to their new home in the central Saharan desert regions of southern Algeria, Mali and Niger by camel.

Algeria 147

Algeria 2013 Germany Mali 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2011

The food for finches can go by a variety of names: Thistle or Niger or Nyjer (and that’s just once seed, that doesn’t include all the finch specific mixes on the market). But by following a few of rules of thumb, you can keep finches around and keep them satisfied: 1. Purchase Often & Purchase In Small Quantities.

Burma 229

Burma Myanmar Ethiopia Niger 229

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2016

5 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger Ok…I have to admit that this bird probably should be much higher up this list, but more birds just kept popping up. . #6 Wandering Tattler – Tringa incana On my first trip across the Baja to the Pacific Ocean side, I discovered a small group of these wonderful shorebirds. #5

2016 100

2016 Grizzly Bear Puffins Mexico 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

Woodpeckers 199

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds California 199

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

493 Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. 496 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. To ring the changes the list has been through the “newest first” filter. 1 Rose-throated Becard – Pachyramphus aglaiae. 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata.

Woodpeckers 203

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 203

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

Black Tern– Chlidonias niger; Paquera, 3-Jan. Elegant Tern – Thalasseus elegans; Paquera, 3-Jan. Sandwich Tern – Thalasseus sandvicensis; Paquera, 3-Jan. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo; Paquera, 3-Jan. Black Storm-Petrel – Hydrobates melania; Paquera, 3-Jan. Least Storm-Petrel – Hydrobates microsoma; Paquera, 3-Jan.

Costa Rica 260

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 260

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2012

Heidelberg university campus, Niger, Rajasthan – they’re all the same! I have therefore added a few pictures to the post, to make sure you’ll know what features to concentrate on when trying to identify the parakeets amongst the Dunnocks, House Sparrows and Treecreepers. The rose ring of the Rose-ringed.

Germany 244

Germany Netherlands Zoos Geese 244

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2013

Undoubtedly one of the most interesting aspects of Burney Falls for birders is that it is one of the few locations in California where nesting Black Swifts ( Cypseloides niger ) can be found. Photo from Wikipedia Commons taken by Terry Gray.

California 209

California North America Costa Rica Niger 209

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.

Sparrows 243

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 243

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger. Our LRK checklist (3 days / 98 species), compiled by dr Bruno Bruderer: Grey Frankolin Francolinus pondicerianus. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus. Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea. Great Egret Egretta alba (Casmerodius albus).

India 223

India Birds Eagles Boars 223

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2017

Black Tern – Chlidonias niger 15. Black-headed Gull – Chroicocephalus ridibundus 81. Yellow-legged Gull – Larus michahellis 133. Gull-billed Tern – Gelochelidon nilotica 14. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo 6. European Turtle Dove – Streptopelia turtur 11. Collared Dove – Streptopelia decaocto 38.

Greece 187

Greece Killing Pelicans Eagles 187

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Shelves of feeders to choose from, ranging from inexpensive tubes to porcelain sculptures; bags and barrels of shelled and unshelled seed, including something called variously thistle, nyjer or niger; guidelines on when, how, where to do the actual feeding. There was cleaning, lots of cleaning of feeders and yard. And squirrels.

America 229

America Industry Squirrels Birds 229

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2018

70 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18. 1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18. 2 Blue-winged Teal – Spatula discors La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18.

Ducks 115

Ducks Blackbirds Sparrows California 115

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

165 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Wherever you might be birding, please stay safe and keep those around you safe too. 9 beats submitted 140 checklists from 7 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago) during October to account for 585 species. 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui.

Woodpeckers 235

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 235

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

376 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. The life list has moved forward to 4044 after a few late entries from last month and an errant Ryukyu Minivet from Kai. 1 Harris’s Hawk – Parabuteo unicinctus. 2 Common Ground Dove – Columbina passerina. 3 Plain-breasted Ground Dove – Columbina minuta.

2020 174

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 174

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

Sparrows 232

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 232

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Lalbarg Botanical Gdns, Bangaluru. 02 Jun 2019. Oriental Darter – Anhinga melanogaster. Lalbarg Botanical Gdns, Bangaluru. 02 Jun 2019. Lalbarg Botanical Gdns, Bangaluru. 02 Jun 2019. 02 Jun 2019.

2019 120

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 120

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

41 Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. 87 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. 41 Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. 87 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. The year list stands at 1514 with the life list standing still at 4009. 1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis.

2020 158

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Sparrows 158

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 157

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 157

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum. Mecox Inlet. 04 Jul 2019. Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia. Columbia NWR. 06 Jul 2019. Turnbull NWR. 06 Jul 2019. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo. Mecox Inlet. 04 Jul 2019. Lago de Cuitzeo. 01 Jul 2019.

2019 119

2019 Sparrows Woodpeckers Idaho 119

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2021

Red-backed Kingfisher – Todiramphus pyrrhopygius Yellow Chat – Epthianura crocea Wood Warbler – Phylloscopus sibilatrix Common Nightingale – Luscinia megarhynchos Common Redstart – Phoenicurus phoenicurus Bobolink – Dolichonyx oryzivorus Pheasant-tailed Jacana – Hydrophasianus chirurgus Black Drongo – (..)

Sparrows 227

Sparrows Niger Tigers Turtles 227

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver – Bubalornis niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Lizard Buzzard – Kaupifalco monogrammicus. Kruger NP–H1-2 @ Sand River. 22 Oct 2019. Brubru – Nilaus afer. Kruger NP–H1-2 @ Sand River. 22 Oct 2019. 22 Oct 2019.

2019 115

2019 China Battery Jamaica 115

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Yellow-hooded Blackbird – Chrysomus icterocephalus. Masked Yellowthroat – Geothlypis aequinoctialis. Surf Scoter – Melanitta perspicillata. White-eyed Vireo – Vireo griseus. Belted Kingfisher – Megaceryle alcyon.

2020 150

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 150

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Despite their voracious appetite for expensive niger thistle, they’re pleasant to have around. Granted the numbers this fall have been exceptional, but for a bird considered to be one of the irruptive species it seems to me that we’ve had more siskin years than not in the last half-decade. That’s fine by me.

North Carolina 145

North Carolina Niger 2008 Canada 145

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

2020 215

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 215

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

188 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. October’s birds are listed below; 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui. 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 4 Greater White-fronted Goose – Anser albifrons. 5 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis.

2020 287

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 287

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

Black Tern ( Chlidonias niger ); Wakkerstroom, South Africa, 23 February. Kelp Gull, or Southern Black-backed Gull, (Larus dominicanus), St Lucia, South Africa, 27 January. Caspian Tern ( Hydroprogne caspia ); St Lucia, South Africa, 28 January. Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida); Chobe NP, Botswana, 2 January.

2015 178

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 178

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

337 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. In particular 272 species were noted from 14 checklists submitted on October 17th, eBird’s October Big Day. 1 Common Shelduck – Tadorna tadorna. 2 Water Rail – Rallus aquaticus. 3 European Golden-Plover – Pluvialis apricaria. 6 Eurasian Jackdaw – Corvus monedula.

2020 129

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 129

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Rototai Reserve. 01 Jan 2018. Kruger NP Central Park.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Offshore Northern Molokai. 01 Jan 2020. White Tern – Gygis alba. Prince Waikiki. 05 Jan 2020. Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia. 01 Jan 2020. Gulf of Nicoya (Puntarenas/Paquera ferry). 03 Jan 2020. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo. 03 Jan 2020.

2020 158

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 158

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018.

2018 101

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 101

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Rototai Reserve. 01 Jan 2018. Kruger NP Central Park.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100