10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2013

In short, the accepted view used to be that a small breeding population of Egyptian Vultures inhabited Southern Africa, but has vanished facing the spread of towns, roads and farms. In the 1970s we had two to four breeding pairs, in the 1980s one to two, in the 1990s it was zero to two (irregular breeding).

Sudan 223

Sudan Macedonia Botswana Serbia 223

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Jerdon’s Courser , a small nocturnal wader from India, wasn’t seen between 1900 and 1986. Where does it breed? Efforts are underway to try and find where they breed. It would be hard, however, to beat the record of the Bermuda Petrel , which prior to its rediscovery in 1951 had been thought extinct for 330 years!

New Zealand 188

New Zealand India 2003 Collecting 188

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

Carmine bee-eaters occur throughout most of Subsaharan Africa, and many populations migrate widely post breeding. After breeding they also disperse over the rainforests and savannas of West and Central Africa, where they hunt for aerial insects. Two populations exist, the westernmost breeds in the western Sahara (e.g.

Africa 263

Africa Gabon Uganda South Africa 263

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Rubbish dumps are another favorite, and just like the most reliable stake-out for the endangered Greater Adjutant is Guwahati’s stenching rubbish-dump in Assam, India; so can Marabous be found at many rubbish dumps in Africa, slowly picking their way through the rotten mess looking for anything edible.

Africa 238

Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 238

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Nate’s best was also a rarity in India. Second, I was in India, which, had you told me even one month prior that I’d be going to India, I would have said you were crazy. Forest Owlet by Dragan Simic. What are the odds? Sociable Lapwing. For starters, there’s the rarity factor.

2013 167

2013 Costa Rica Birds India 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2023

Apparently, she supported the research of a Romanian team on ectoparasites of birds from Meghalaya (India) – and for her troubles, the team thanked her by naming a species of feather mite newly discovered on Large Niltava after her. ” Unfortunately, this makes it much less likely this hunting will stop once people get richer.

China 147

China Hunting Birds illegal 147

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2024

In Grey-backed Shrikes (at least those breeding on the Tibetan plateau), the eggs laid during one breeding attempt get larger with time – presumably an attempt to at least partly overcome the disadvantages the last chick faces ( source ). The species is also hunted for local consumption in Meghalaya (India), according to the HBW.

Burma 187

Burma Vietnam Birds Laos 187

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2023

I have a strong hunting instinct, and digiscoping gave me the satisfaction of bagging my quarry. As the Wryneck is a lost breeding bird in Britain it’s also a bird of special interest to us Brits and one I never tire of photographing. One of my clients had brought with him his new Olympus digital camera, an EM-1.

Cyprus 229

Cyprus Portugal Birds Poland 229