10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2020

Factors like temperature, weather, and availability of food sources drive avian distribution, but the single most influential factor regarding how many species you might see this month is YOU. My business trip to Florida to host the Tests and the Rest Winter Conference 2020 was more than just a professional success.

2020 194

2020 Florida Ducks Owls 194

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

BOC has 95 colour plates illustrating more than 400 species (three country endemics, Cyprus Wheatear , Cyprus Scops Owl and Cyprus Warbler , among them), with text and distribution maps on facing pages. Following the IOC taxonomy (Gill and Donsker 2018), Birds of Cyprus deals with 405 species. Birds of Cyprus”.

Cyprus 264

Cyprus Saudi Arabia Europe Birds 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2020

After a week of lectures, symposia, and poster presentations, I can report that NAOC 2020 was well worth the price of admission. He modeled likely future suitable habitats in a climate change scenario for a number of bird species of conservation concern. Dr. Tom White of the U.S.

Puerto Rico 264

Puerto Rico Parrots Ecuador Protection 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Myers, a professional birding guide in “real life,” summarizes the etymology and history of all common bird names (of bird families and groups, not all 10,000-plus species). The guide covers 265 of Maine’s 461 bird species: common nesting species, common migrants, and wintering birds.

Sri Lanka 262

Sri Lanka Malaysia Suriname Malawi 262

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

2020 will be remembered as a year that we’d like to forget. are up next, with a wonderful Australian species: It is very hard to choose a Best Bird of the Year any year. Our 2020 year list stands at 324 for Victoria and the north of Western Australia combined, so we are more than happy with that under current circumstances.

2020 263

2020 Birds Costa Rica Germany 263

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

I bought a new rucksack yesterday and the first thing I checked when I brought it home was, how easily my spotting scope with a mounted window clamp fits in – test passed with flying colours. Knowing that there are reserves with long lists of 600 or more species, I set my threshold at more than 600 birds… and found only a few such hotspots.

Asia 279

Asia Malaysia Papua New Guinea Thailand 279