10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2014

The lure of an staggering number of species at a particular location is a draw for many people. In fact, the number of “heard only” annotations next to a species names is more frequent in bird list resulting from rainforest birding than birding in any other habitat type. Birding in the Amazon Rainforest has its pros and cons.

Peru 183

Peru Birds United Kingdom South Africa 183

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2013

But another race of Red Knot make the High Arctic their home, the species that winters in the United Kingdom and coast of France, ssp islandica. Radio tags only stay with the bird until molt at which time they’re dropped with the feathers they’re attached to, thus they had to have been tagged that year.

Breeding 178

Breeding United Kingdom France Virginia 178

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2022

In April 2022, the Collaborative submitted 216 checklists from 4 countries ( Costa Rica , United States , Mexico , and the United Kingdom ) and observed 735 species. The 2022 year list stands at 1,023, and the life rises by a single species ( Great Swallow-tailed Swift seen in Mexico) to 4,114.

United Kingdom 220

United Kingdom Costa Rica Ireland United States 220

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2013

The 1,500 km route included a great diversity of habitat types, elevations along the west and east facing slopes of the Andes, jaw dropping landscapes, contrasting microclimates, cultural diversity and a potential list of well over 1,000 species. The competition turned tight and every species counted. Photo: Jorge Novoa.

Peru 257

Peru South Africa Birds United Kingdom 257

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2023

In 176 pages, this smallish book (180 x 128 mm / 7 x 5”) covers 279 bird species (out of the total of 562) most likely to be seen in Hong Kong, including every species classified as Abundant, Common, or Uncommon in the Hong Kong Bird Report. Species descriptions include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat.

United Kingdom 174

United Kingdom Portugal Birds Asia 174

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

It turns out, for example, that “Theory of Mind” is very rare in the animal kingdom. Even among our primate relatives, whoa are generally very smart, “Theory of Mind” is found in only a few species. Research to determine the ability to understand the HCA vs. UCA distinction has shown this to be rare as well. Here’s the idea.

Abandon 225

Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Research 225

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

The simple answer is monetary gain, there is a global black market for these items, regardless of the species’ vulnerability for extinction. And, some background on those laws, both in the United Kingdom and the United States. Lendrum is charismatic and obsessed. Back to Lendrum–McWilliam interviews him.

Falcons 206

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 206

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2013

The second was a pair of Great Cormorants flying far overhead – another new species for the house! This species used to be rare but regular, but of late has become something of a rarity unfortunately. And finally was series of fleeting glimpses of a very shy bird; a Marsh Tit !

Sparrows 116

Sparrows Blackbirds Australia Woodpeckers 116

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2019

This guide describes the 125 best birding sites for both common and rare species, covering Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (officially Lao PDR), Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor Leste. Publication City/Country Oxford, United Kingdom. As a rule, I like second editions better.

Asia 224

Asia Laos Myanmar Indonesia 224

10,000 Birds

JUNE 30, 2011

It was back in July of 2009 , the day that I saw more species of tern than any other day of my life, and I have no pictures of my first Thalasseus sandvicensis because I had managed to forget my digiscoping adapter that day. No, Sandwich Terns are rather boringly named after their type locality, Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom.

New York 161

New York United Kingdom Hawaii Abandon 161

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 3, 2013

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has documented 596 bird species in the wild as at 1 January 2013; 265 are listed as Accidental, 59 as Scarce Visitor, and 2 as Extinct. Species Accounts are organized into seven chapters based on two major habitats: - Waterbirds—Swimming Waterbirds, Flying Waterbirds, Walking Waterbirds.

Ireland 171

Ireland 2013 United Kingdom Breeders 171

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

This bird represented only the second documented record of this species in Florida. 2012 has certainly been a bumper year for me with an estimated year list of around 3,000 species after extensive travels to South Africa, Ethiopia, South Korea, Indonesia, the Russian Far East, United Kingdom, Peru, Guatemala and Panama.

2012 146

2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 146

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2011

To the birder, this begs the question: what species of birds appear in the Twelve Days of Christmas ? The Greylag Goose is a large, bulky native of the United Kingdom. Of particular note is the song’s emphasis on avifauna. No Christmas carol features birds as prominently as this one.

Turtles 279

Turtles 2004 United Kingdom Geese 279

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2020

465 species have been recorded and the list keeps growing. There are 34 endemic species and the best season to pursue them is November to April when it is dry in the southwest where the remaining rainforests are, plus, this period has the added bonus of wintering migrants. Publication City/Country Oxford, United Kingdom.

Sri Lanka 196

Sri Lanka Leopards Whales Whaling 196