10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

When I came here for the first time in 2014, I stayed at the Limneo B&B in the Chrisochorafa Village and met its owner, Nikos Gallios. Nikos managed to show us the incubating Cattle Egrets, of which only 2 or 3 pairs breed in this enormous heronry, counting up to 9000 pairs back in 2014. What should I expect?

Greece 193

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 193

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Unfortunately, this morph is the dominant one at Fuzhou NFP”) that somehow survived the review process, possibly because the reviewer has had similar experiences. The closest I’ve ever come to breaking that run was in 2014, when I only had six lifers all year. It’s been quite the year, hasn’t it? Short fall, soft landing.

2020 228

2020 Birds Costa Rica Germany 228

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There is much to enjoy and appreciate here and I only wish I could have tested out some of these species accounts in pelagic waters before writing about them (sadly, the 10,000 Birds pelagic to Antarctica was canceled this year). It covers 434 species across 9 orders and 18 families of birds. .; Houghton Mifflin, U.S.),

Albatross 279

Albatross Penguins Family Groups 279