10,000 Birds

JULY 13, 2023

The last time I was here, the National Park Director, Dr Theodoros Naziridis, told me they were waiting for a really high water level to pull the floating concrete raft (intended for breeding of pelicans) further away so the pile of rocks it was anchored to could become a foundation for the new wooden platform.

Greece 227

Greece Pelicans Stray Dog Tortoises 227

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2023

They’re not, alas particularly impressive. These birds (usually juveniles) are clearly linked to the growing breeding population in the region. Pallid Swifts were already back at their breeding sites, while the marshes provided a host of waders, including year-ticks such as Whimbrel, Curlew Sandpiper and Kentish Plover.

Estonia 223

Estonia Portugal Greece Barn Owls 223

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2024

Alas, East Anglia, where I live, isn’t an area renowned for its sea cliffs, so to visit a major seabird colony I have to drive either west (the coast of West Wales has some superb colonies) or north. These birds are all cliff nesters. Incidentally, there have been no recorded cases of bird flu at Bempton this year.

Puffins 181

Puffins Eggs Fish Culling 181

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The breeding ecology of the Yellow-bellied Warbler was actually studied exactly here at Nonggang in 2019 by 3 Chinese researchers. Some Thai researchers looked at the breeding ecology of the Buff-breasted Babbler and published their findings in the somewhat unsuitable-sounding journal “Agriculture and Natural Resources”.

China 224

China Birds Pythons Eagles 224

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2021

For most species, the breeding season ends by the end of June and the majority of songbirds are silent and invisible now. Back to the Zrenjanin Road and continue another 15 km / 9 mi, and by the end of the Centa village turn into an inconspicuous dirt road leading to the Veliki Alas fish farm (north of the village).

Farming 264

Farming Fish Boars Birds 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

One year he was very excited when his female Hawaiian Goose hatched four healthy goslings, the first time he had managed to breed this species. Alas, I wasn’t able to spend sufficient time watching them to see if they had any success with the assembled Blackgrouse hens. These two Racklehahns were quite different.

Geese 185

Geese Falcons Latvia Ducks 185

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 5, 2020

Striated Heron in breeding plumage – extra plumes and blue lores. The cows and their entourage of Cattle Egrets sloshed through the pastures, each time they moved we lurched forward hoping to see a disturbed Grey-breasted Crake hop into view – but alas, no such luck even though we were hearing the little skulkers consistently.

Livestock 210

Livestock ALA Ducks illegal 210

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2020

Depending on your particular interest, opt for March/April (spring migration), May/June (breeding season), August to October (autumn migration), or November/December when waterbird migration reaches its peak. Alas, I am not among them. So far Serbia has 326 eBirded species or 90% of the 362 birds in its official checklist.

Serbia 317

Serbia Sanctuary Bosnia Birds 317

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2019

Cranes breed in very small numbers in UK but are always impressive en masse. And also Golden Oriole because of its good looks, even though the UK has one tiny breeding site.”. Squacco Heron – the same as previous, from the left Danube bank levees, also the Veliko Blato Lake (Mika Alas fish farm in the suburb of Krnjaca, #3).

Serbia 249

Serbia Woodpeckers Albania Eagles 249

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Alas, they turned out to be Ring-billed Gulls , but as I turned back to the car another flock of white caught my eye. In truth, they breed inland and can even spend a good portion of the winter months on inland, freshwater bodies across the Southeast, Mexico, and California. I blinked a few times, at first not believing my own vision.

Kansas 115

Kansas Pelicans ALA Cows 115

10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2015

This is my first visit to this area, known as the Madz Brod, where two new breeding species for the country were discovered a decade ago. They are common winter visitors, but this is my first observation of them in the breeding season. Alas, I am not among them. Madz Brod by Slobodan Puzovic. We wait again.

Europe 247

Europe Serbia Russia ALA 247

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

Among teak and bamboo thickets, a winding forest road takes us deeper into the enchanted Snake Jungle, but alas, not a Tiger in sight. Birds included common species such as Black Drongos , Jungle Babblers and a Hoopoe. Nitin will stay for a few more days and get his close-ups of Tigers.)

Tigers 236

Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 236

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2022

The Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Wuyuan) is listed as Critically Endangered, as there are only about 250-280 birds spending the breeding season in Northeastern Jiangxi (and according to the HBW, it is not clear where they spend the non-breeding period).

San Diego 204

San Diego Malaysia China Zoos 204

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2011

They occur mainly in western and southern portions of North America, breeding inland in colonies on remote islands and wintering along warm southern coasts 1. In breeding plumage, adult American White Pelicans have a distinct “centerboard&# or “horn&# on the ridge of their bill. They are already nesting.

Pelicans 165

Pelicans Fish California Condor North America 165

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2023

Such programs are somewhat inefficient anyway – in one study , the breeding success of wild male pheasants was 2-5 times higher than for hand-reared and released ones while for females, hand-reared birds were 3 times as vulnerable to predation as the wild ones. Alas, it seems they were already gone from Tianmashan in March.

Blackbirds 193

Blackbirds Birds Indonesia Bhutan 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2015

This map shows the distribution of the World’s bird species, based on overlying the breeding and wintering ranges of all known species. Many of them are heavenly islands, alas, with 100 or less bird species. It makes me think what is the meaning of life, the universe and everything? Why am I here? And where all those birds are?

Sri Lanka 257

Sri Lanka Botswana Africa Serbia 257

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

An auspicious Bald Eagle sighting – positioned high in a pine tree – heralded the beginning of a magical afternoon, where we sailed amidst over a million breeding seabirds. On our way to the breeding rocks, we saw a group of Ruddy Turnstones fly off, but they turned a corner before we could get acquainted properly.

Puffins 179

Puffins Whaling Whales Bald Eagle 179

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2014

While regular in winter, Pygmy Cormorants do not breed in the vicinity and are absent in spring and summer. There is a breeding pair of White-tailed Eagles at the Veliko Ratno Island and they can be seen year-round, but the best chances are in winter, when they hunt ducks around the island. More: 10000birds.com/all-my-patches.htm.

Serbia 231

Serbia Ducks Birds Eagles 231

10,000 Birds

APRIL 27, 2017

The lake is a private property, run by the Mika Alas fish farm company and visitors must ask for permission in advance ( management contacts ). At the southeast part of the lake is a breeding colony of Black-crowned Night , Purple and Squacco Herons. eBird checklist. km / 1 mi to the fish farm entrance.

Birds 204

Birds Eagles 2017 Otters 204

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

This strange little Empidonax flycatcher is a short distance migrant, breeding in hedges and areas of shrubby growth in the highlands and descending to reedy or scrubby wet edges in winter. Alas, our time here was over too soon. The enigmatic White-throated Flycatcher was the most unusual sighting in the weedy edges of the lakeside.

Honduras 212

Honduras El Salvador Costa Rica Arizona 212

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Alas, the bird had flown. Known to breed only in the mountains of Reunion Island, this endangered species was only sighted for the first time off the coast of Africa a few years ago, and records of them are few, however we found no less than 6 individuals and I managed to photograph this one in all its glory. Tragic, right?

2013 167

2013 Costa Rica Birds India 167

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The campus has a pond (above), partially covered by hyacinths full of Northern Jacanas , where I tried to spot at least one caiman (alas, without success), a botanical garden and manicured grounds (with quite a few Green Ibises ) together with a souvenir shop. Since I wanted to buy some genuine tastes of Costa Rica, we continued to C.A.T.I.E.

Costa Rica 232

Costa Rica Nicaragua 2019 Farming 232

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

On the other hand, I quite enjoyed an array of Long-tailed Ducks at Irondequoit Bay, including one male in breeding plumage. Alas, for some inexplicable reason, the manky mallards that hand around the boat ramp weren’t around when, for once, I was looking forward to seeing them.

2011 140

2011 Deer Costa Rica Germany 140