10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species. The list for the year has reached 1276 and the life list has been stretched to 4066 with red ticks from China, Australia and Trinidad and Tobago, thanks to Kai, Claire and Grant and Faraaz respectively.

Woodpeckers 152

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 152

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

8 of them sent 153 lists, noting 645 species of bird across 7 countries (Mexico, UK, USA, Serbia, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia). It has not resulted in extraordinary numbers of sightings personally, but the beats have been busy on their respective patches and have sent me their lists to collate. The year list finishes at 1628.

Woodpeckers 225

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Owls 225

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional 1803 species from 1608 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries. Most species-prolific was Patrick in Costa Rica, followed by Paul from Mexico. December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia).

2020 215

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 215

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Our brave beats have been putting themselves at risk for your vicarious listing pleasure and 10 of them submitted 151 checklists for 692 species, 2 of which made it onto the life list. Please be careful, Corvid is still out there. Marsh Grassbird and Rufous-faced Warbler come to you all the way from China and bring the life list to 4061.

Sparrows 155

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 155

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. Thus 100 species were missed by the time he woke up and noticed that eBird had reset the counters at midnight(do you guys have nothing better to do?). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Banded Snake-Eagle – Circaetus cinerascens.

2019 163

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 163

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

In publishing the most current thinking, eBird have become the month’s biggest contributor to the life list, expanding it by 7 brand new species and pushing it to 3774. 7 species were added to the life list in the time-honoured fashion of actually identifying the birds in the field. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2019 116

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 116

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This shows the top birders, by species or checklists submitted. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Lago de Cuitzeo.

2020 157

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 157

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The engaged and generous beats ( 10 of them) have shared 188 checklists during January and have accounted for 859 species from 8 countries (USA, Australia, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, UK, New Zealand and Serbia. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

172 lists were shared and 1004 species were seen, both records for October, so well done beats! Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 14 countries were birded this month by 13 beats; a record participative effort! has reached 54.

2019 113

2019 China Battery Jamaica 113

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The beats are famed for their inclusion on the nice side of the ledger and this month 9 of them shared 163 lists from 7 countries (Australia, Costa Rica, USA, UK, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) and accounted for 735 bird species. Mike doubled up with “smushed”, a new addition to the adjective list.

Sparrows 180

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 180

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Whatever it was, Corey was found at his keyboard 2 hours later, covered in blood and snot and sporting a cut lip, having announced that he and Mike would rescue the failing list by taking personal responsibility for adding 300 species. Short-toed Snake-Eagle – Circaetus gallicus. Bat Hawk – Macheiramphus alcinus.

2019 137

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 137

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries. Imagine that, 13 lists per year where once there were only 12.

2020 208

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 208

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. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

They found 673 species and advanced the yearly total to 1019. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. This month is when the hard work to fill the winter quota is put in.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

978 species were tallied this month from 163 checklists. Only 123 species appear on both sides of the life list. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 15 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

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!). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. There are a number of potential reasons for this, the most likely by far being that Pat has been batting for both teams for a couple of weeks. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Their 185 checklists contained 951 species during April! Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 01 Jan 2018. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 01 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

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. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Airport Mangroves.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2018

During March, 11 beats shared 122 checklists to accumulate 680 species from 8 countries; USA, Costa Rica, Serbia, India, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Japan. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 04 Jan 2018. 04 Jan 2018. 04 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Thus; As at April 30 th 2017, the collaborative year total stands at 1432 , with 895 species noted this month from 164 shared checklists. 9 beats contributed their sightings (this knocks last April’s efforts of 116 lists for 672 species into a cocked hat and claws back some ground on the 30th April 2016 running total of 1707).

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Panama 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

10 countries were birded by 9 beats and 892 species were noted from 144 checklists. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2020

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus. White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. You may notice that the list only reaches as far as 879 even though I claimed that there were 928 species recorded during February.

2020 153

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 153

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Despite recording 370 species during the month, the list total has advanced by just 45. Just to confuse things a little, only 14 new species were recorded since June 1 st. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Costanera Sur, Promenade.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus.

2016 101

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 101

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. White-bellied Sea-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucogaster. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100