10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Organisations involved in the research: Bird Study and Protection Society of Serbia, League for Ornithological Action and the Birds of Prey Protection Fund. I managed to find one 3rd winter Great Black-backed Gull. Photos (c) Snezana Panjkovic (4) and (c) Karolina Petrovic (cover photo). Birds city birds Europe gulls Serbia'

Serbia 166

Serbia Birds Ukraine Europe 166

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The Common Pochard is not just a scarce breeding bird, but the second most numerous wintering duck in Serbia and it will be a hard battle to protect it against the strong hunting lobby. (The IUCN/BirdLife International Red List). Common Pochard Aythya ferina. The IUCN/BirdLife International Red List). Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga.

Serbia 199

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 199

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The bird “spent five months on Mindoro Island in the Philippines during the non-breeding season and migrated through Taiwan, the Chinese east coast, and the Korean peninsula” and on to the Russian Far East (indicating a certain lack of solidarity with Ukraine). This is the dark blue adult male (also shown on top of this post).

China 171

China Birds Ukraine Killing 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

The Lesser Coucals sometimes try to argue with Chestnut-winged Cuckoos about the morality of having other species raise their chicks (The Lesser Coucal Species Committee also likes to point out that the species neither invaded Ukraine nor ever voted for Donald Trump – they can be a bit boring in insisting on always being on the good side).

Birds 180

Birds Sparrows Protection Humane 180