10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2023

The (Big) Year that Flew By: Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record – which is the book’s full title, or Arjan Dwarshuis’s Big Year, as I prefer to call it shortly, is a highly anticipated and a long awaited travelogue of the author’s 2016 race against time across 40 countries in his attempt to break the world birding record.

Papua New Guinea 241

Papua New Guinea Guinea Suriname Brazil 241

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

They may be about bird eggs ( The Most Perfect Thing: The Inside (and Outside) of a Bird’s Egg , 2016), or a 17th-century ornithologist ( Virtuoso by Nature: The Scientific Worlds of Francis Willughby, 2016), or How Bullfinches learn songs from humans ( The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology.

Dissection 210

Dissection Birds Europe Eggs 210

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2016

I am not entirely sure whether most birders outside Germany know or realize that Germany still has a decent population of one of Europe’s most attractive and desired bird species: the Great Bustard Otis tarda. This is prohibited under German nature conservation laws and a moral no-go.

Germany 101

Germany Mongolia Abandon Abandoning 101

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Since the first Global Big Day in May of 2016, this free worldwide event has taken off like a rocket to Mars. Based on the number of species recorded, it looks like we also had pretty good coverage. 744 Species. 744 species were found total, check out some of the rarities… Rarities. Species Missed.

Costa Rica 200

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Birds 200

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Last year they shared over 1200 checklists and managed to achieve a stunning total of 2647 species from 32 countries. Last year’s magnificent total of 2647 species is the target to beat, but other results could prove interesting. 1499 species were seen in the eastern hemisphere in 2016. Thank you beats.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

146 shared checklists (an increase on last year’s 97, well done chaps) noted 664 species (ooooh, down on 826 from last February) and brought the yearly total to 1063 (1303 at this time in 2016, ouch!). Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. stakeout Rufous Hummingbird, Aquebogue (2016-17). Point Lookout. 18 Feb 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

They submitted 144 checklists, noting 628 species adding 72 to the year’s running total bringing it to 1890. Punta Morales–Cocorocas salinas. stakeout Rufous Hummingbird, Aquebogue (2016-17). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). Punta Morales–UNA Station (ECMAR). 12 Aug 2017. 31 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100