10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. As we left the long harbour there were plenty of inshore seabirds such as gannets, shags, gulls and terns.

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New Zealand Albatross 2011 Cooking 174

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

There are are presently thought to be five species of kiwi with a possible sixth extinct species, all of which have suffered varying degrees of range contraction since the arrival of humans. For all its cultural ubiquity in New Zealand, actually seeing a wild kiwi is actually quite a challenging proposition for a birder.

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New Zealand 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

And that, in case you were wondering, is how the trip to Uganda came to pass and incidently, why none of us are allowed into Dunkin’ Donuts ever again. The Management are still in Africa, suffering the buffering that comes with remoteness. Uganda Woodland-Warbler – Phylloscopus budongoensis. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

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2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 139