10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

On one occasion we were able to identify an individual Little Tern that had arrived in Broome from Taiwan at this time of year. The population of Little Tern that visit from Asia breed in Asia and visit Australia in their non-breeding months.

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JANUARY 29, 2012

The rest of the birds had been marked locally, but we still took down the details as the next time they are observed may well be in Taiwan, China or Korea. We scanned through the flock thoroughly looking for individually marked birds and we had a Red-necked Stint that had been flagged and banded/ringed in Bohai Bay, China.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

A 2004 paper looking at the conflict between this owl and cold-water fish farmers in Taiwan found that owls were an issue at a quarter of the farms observed. From the restaurant roof, the owl presumably selects its dinner before swooping down and grabbing it without any help from the restaurant staff.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea in future weeks.I It was a great experience. And, Donna, no, there were a couple non-birders there who were really taken in by the spectacle. Autumn colours Mar 20th, 2011 at 7:01 am [.] really can not compete with Corey and all his great photos of ducks, so here is a photo of my favourite duck door stop!How

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2016

In fact we are still observing our Grey-tailed Tattler that was flagged in Taiwan on 4th August 2012 and returns to Broome each year in the non-breeding season! Grey-tailed Tattler are the species that we observe lying on the wet sand after the tide has turned more than any other species and most often at the back of the flock!

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

They bred on a number of islands near Japan and Taiwan, and ranged widely and abundantly from the Aleutian Islands south through California. They are often present on Laysan Island and Kure Atoll as well; a female-female pair on Kure Atoll have yet to involve a male in nesting activities.

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Albatross Endangered Species Bald Eagle Alaska 253

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

I have observed a Greater Sand Plover carrying flags from Taiwan and a Red-necked Stint marked in the Bohai region of China and they have flown a long way to be with me on a beach in Broome. The majority of the shorebirds are Greater Sand Plovers , but among them are Red-necked Stints, Sanderling and even Oriental Plover on hotter days.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2014

In Taiwan there are also migratory shorebirds passing through and they also upload photographs of individually marked birds on their website and detail the history of the birds. Everyone is encouraged to report any of the migratory shorebirds that they observe that are carrying individual markings onto a website. Eastern Curlew.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2015

I had only just written about the observation of a Little Tern flagged in Taiwan last week when another flagged bird from overseas placed itself in our path! The Little Tern was also blue and white flags, but it was a white flag above a blue flag on the left tarsus and that indicates it has been flagged in Taiwan.

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MARCH 9, 2014

I also have a Grey-tailed Tattler that visits us and was marked with a plain white and an engraved blue flag “35″ in Taiwan in August 2012. It has about 25% of its breeding plumage now and will soon head off once again and we will eagerly await its return later this year.

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DECEMBER 17, 2016

The Collared Finchbill is found quite commonly in Taiwan, N Indochina and S China, but being present in Beijing would extend its range by over 450 miles to the north and eBird were keen to get some additional details when I tried to submit the sighting.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

A fine example of site faithfulness in shorebirds can be shown by the Grey-tailed Tattler “35” that was flagged in Taiwan in August 2012 and has returned to our local beach during the non-breeding season for five years now.

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JULY 13, 2009

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Dogs Dog Training Belgium Israel 100

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APRIL 10, 2016

The shorebirds need to consume as much as they can before they set off north with their next stop likely to be several days later in Taiwan or China. They feed ferociously and running as they get caught out by the occasional wave.

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Taiwan Breeding Japan 2017 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2016

You may remember my recent posts where we discovered a Little Tern that had been flagged in Taiwan on Cable Beach. I immediately contacted the banders in Taiwan and they confirmed that it was one of their birds and it had received its metal band and flags on 4th August 2012 at Kinmen Island in Taiwan and had not been observed since!

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I agree with eBird that the Asian Glossy Starling is “fierce-looking” Appropriately, it is an invasive species in places such as Taiwan, where some papers recommend reducing the population.

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MAY 20, 2024

Then again, a study conducted in Taiwan found a relatively large population of the bird on Lanyu and – based on this result – suggested downlisting the species to Least Concern. Unfortunately, it seems that the listing as Near Threatened describes the real situation.

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Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2010

A private zoo operator in Taiwan cross-bred lions and tigers, resulting in three "liger" cubs. From Focus Taiwan. The Environmental and Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST) said Huang, who possesses an array of wildlife, should be dealt with harshly to deter others from copying the behavior.

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JUNE 19, 2024

Range: Steller’s sea eagles are endemic to coastal northeastern Asia, inhabiting regions in Russia, Korea, Japan, mainland China, and Taiwan. Weight: 14 to 21 pounds (6.4 kilograms). They are rare visitors to Alaska.

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Alaska Eagles Bald Eagle Deer 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

I am currently busy entering data on a voluntary basis for about 3500 shorebirds, so everything is up to date when I get reports of these birds in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea in future weeks. One highlight was 276 White-winged Black Terns being individually marked in one catch as so little is known about their migration.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 20, 2015

This indicated that the Little Tern had been captured in Taiwan. Little Tern “M1” from Taiwan with Greater Sand Plovers. Little Tern “M1” from Taiwan with Greater Sand Plovers. Little Tern “M1” from Taiwan with Greater Sand Plovers.

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JANUARY 3, 2015

In Taiwan, two major sanctuaries have been allocated as part of the spoonbill recovery program. In Taiwan, where around 60% of the birds spend the winter, they are reliant on the Large-scaled Mullet, but this small fish is also endangered so much of the conservation effort is directed at preserving the spoonbills’ food supply.

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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).

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Apparently, this is part of a broader trend – it has also been observed in Taiwan ( source ). The Black-winged Kite has (at least in my impression) become more frequent in Shanghai in the past few years.

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Finland Birds McDonalds Israel 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Birds breeding in mainland East Russia migrate through mainland China and spend the winter in South-East Asia, while birds ringed in Japan and easternmost Russia were mainly found wintering in Taiwan and the Philippines ( source ).

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2023

If you are thinking of studying ornithology because you – like me – enjoy the beauty of birds such as this Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler , take a look at the titles of three relatively recent papers on the species: Unravelling mitochondrial capture of the Streak ?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2023

It looks at factors determining the presence of Black-winged Kites on Taiwan, where the species is a new resident. When looking for papers on bird species, it is always a thrill to find very recent ones – a paper on the Black-winged Kite was just published in May 2023.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A study found that for Plain Prinia , egg characteristics in a mainland China location with many cuckoos make it much easier to spot cuckoo eggs than in a Taiwan location with few cuckoos ( source ). For those who think evolution is a wrong theory, these differences may well have been created by god.

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Eggs Birds Bangladesh Finland 264