10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

WinGS volunteers visit gull roost sites, counting six key species: Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull. Alas, there wasn’t this year, but this wasn’t due to a sudden collapse in bird numbers, but the weather.

Ireland 208

Ireland Turtles Geese Farming 208

10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2023

When you have birded a single area as much and for as long as I have birded Michoacán, it becomes progressively harder to find first-time species (“lifers”) there. I had seen several species turn up in new and unexpected places there, but none of them were birds that I had never seen before. Alas, mine were sub-standard.

Bats 130

Bats Mexico ALA 2019 130

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. Such a bountiful source of food was appreciated by the Gannets.

Puffins 174

Puffins Eggs Fish Culling 174

10,000 Birds

MAY 21, 2020

When choosing the top birding area of Serbia for a weekend visit, head for lowlands, Deliblato Sands and Labudovo Okno complex with 250 bird species. If you have 5-7 days, combine these two zones, adding wetlands around the village of Baranda (220 species). Alas, I am not among them. Serbia – the big picture. Birding overview.

Serbia 317

Serbia Sanctuary Bosnia Birds 317

10,000 Birds

JULY 29, 2021

and 180 bird species ( Ferruginous Duck , Black Woodpecker ; Icterine , Eastern Olivaceous and Barred Warblers ) recorded so far. In June 2021, the Mayor of Belgrade announced that Beljarica will finally become officially protected. It is a spacious floodplain between the River Danube and the levee, 2.1 mi, to the Vrbovski turnoff.

Farming 264

Farming Fish Birds Boars 264

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2015

Even the first Common House Martin has been spotted and the flocks of returning Common (Eurasian) Cranes here and there – alas, not by me. I haven’t increased my life or country list, only my city list for one species (I don’t even know which one). At first you have a lot more species than lists, but afterwards (as a reward?),

Serbia 204

Serbia ALA Protection Collecting 204

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2015

Birds included common species such as Black Drongos , Jungle Babblers and a Hoopoe. Among teak and bamboo thickets, a winding forest road takes us deeper into the enchanted Snake Jungle, but alas, not a Tiger in sight. These days, the species shares habitats with Tigers, Snow Leopard, Bears, etc.

Tigers 230

Tigers Dogs India Snow Leopard 230