10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

We’re passing the Dasada village where shop owners and artisans are opening their doors, collecting rubbish in the street and burning it, while standing around those small fires and warming themselves up. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis. Winter mornings are pretty cold, even without the wind-chill effect of an open Maruti Gypsy.

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India Birds Boars Eagles 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2014

But when you meet one in the field or as you read our exceptional collection of essays discussing different aspects of invasive species all over the world, have some sympathy and some taste. This is probably too much to think about every time you encounter what we consider an invasive species.

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Species Feral Cats Feral Miami 160

10,000 Birds

JULY 16, 2016

A Cattle Tyrant rode shotgun on the collecting bucket, leaping down into the scoop when it spied something to eat. Two paddle-powered weed collectors work full time to mitigate the profusion of surface growth and are accompanied by birds who feed from the insects disturbed as the tractors plough up and down through the weeds.

Argentina 100

Argentina Abandon Abandoning Abandonment 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 4, 2014

The star of such huge concentrations is the massive Jabiru , towering over a diverse collection of South American waterbirds such as Sunbittern , Plumbeous Ibis , and Southern Screamer. During this time, the fish trapped in the shrinking pools of water attract hordes of herons, egrets, storks, and other wetland species.

Brazil 165

Brazil Paraguay Blackbirds Birds 165

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Still, I was nervous when I pushed a collection of highly-qualified friends (four ornithologists and a botany professor) to accompany me to the small San José de las Torres reservoir, just above the city of Morelia. For Michoacán in the winter, this does not exactly represent a thriving and diversified wetland.

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Ducks Mexico California Fish 130

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2017

Although a lot of beautiful rainforest was replaced by bananas, cattle pasture, and other ag-lands many years ago, at least we can still enjoy great birding at a number of sites, most of which are easily accessible including Sarapiqui, the most visited site in the lowlands north of San Jose.

Costa Rica 100

Costa Rica San Jose Tigers Bats 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

You will either have to leave it at the airport and collect it later (using up precious time), or carry it with you in hot, humid conditions. The SMRT is predicted to take 50 minutes to the gardens, but a cab would probably manage it in 30 minutes. Taxis can usually be found quickly and easily unless it is raining.

Singapore 180

Singapore Woodpeckers Parrots Zebras 180

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

By the way, the Queens Zoo has a very nice collection of ducks that are certainly not countable for a birder’s life list but are useful in terns of studying and learning field marks. Mallard Complexity About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens.

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Bald Eagle Zoos 2011 Deer 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2019

Arriving in Singapore we soon collected our bags and got ourselves a NETS card for travel on public transport and to also use in supermarkets. We were met by several Cattle Egret in beautiful breeding plumage feeding on the grass right next to the train station. Due to the fact it was not yet 07:45am it was a S$1.09

Singapore 119

Singapore Transported Boars Malaysia 119

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. To get as close as I can to a true reflection of species collaboratively collected by the beats, I update the post just before kissing my family goodbye and heading to the airport. Gray-chested Dove – Leptotila cassinii. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 01 Jun 2019. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 01 Jun 2019.

2019 154

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 154

10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

It lies adjacent to Nechisar National Park, where the lone wing of the mysterious Nechisar Nightjar was collected in 1990. Heading south on a good surfaced road, we made slow progress through the herds of cattle, donkeys and goats that thronged the highway, until we finally reached the land of the Konso.

Ethiopia 255

Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 255

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

Found throughout South America in ever-dwindling numbers these extremely beautiful birds – threatened by habitat destruction and collection for the wild bird trade – are often difficult to see and hard to find. Community conservation – valuing what’s around us Kokako and Kaka on Kapiti Guano Still Collected in Peru.Or

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Peru Parrots 2011 Deer 255

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Even collecting one piece after another, I didn’t manage to see the whole picture, but after a lot of effort, I collected enough pieces to ID the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler , only the first of a dozen that will be chock chock chocking from fruiting mulberries.

Greece 203

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 203

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks , Muscovy Ducks and Blue-winged Teals were around us, together with Green , Great and Little Blue Herons , Cattle and Great White Egrets , Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons , plus one locally rare Pinnated Bittern in the floating vegetation, as well as several dozen Neotropical Cormorants.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Nicaragua 2019 Farming 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 28, 2014

This land has gone through extensive ecosystem destruction from farming cattle and soybeans. Another crested bird adding to my collection. This is a very hot and dry region known as El Chaco where many interesting bird species can be found. The closer we got to J.V. Crested Hornero. Lark-like Bushrunner. The cute couple!

Argentina 237

Argentina Chile Farming Birds 237

10,000 Birds

JULY 10, 2012

The stunning head plumes of the Gray Crowned-Crane make it attractive to bird collectors and zoos; illegal collecting of wild birds is one of the reasons why this species is now considered Endangered. This plain used to be little affected by humans, being grazed by just a few cattle, goats and camels.

Endangered Species 238

Endangered Species Species Morocco South Africa 238

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

He collected in … the Belgian Congo, where he died of hemorrhagic fever at Bangala … According to his obituary in The Times (8 November 1890), he witnessed a cannibal banquet in the Upper Congo and was accused by Stanley of instigating it.”

Elephants 147

Elephants Congo Birds Africa 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

We returned to Lake Argyle before heading into town and the male Great Bowerbirds still had a bower in a very similar spot to last year with a similar collection of rocks and bones. One gate had Glossy Ibis, Pied Heron, White-faced Heron, Little Pied Cormorant and Cattle Egrets all roosting together. Fairy Martin collecting mud.

Birds 145

Birds Collecting Seals Cattle 145

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2017

A few Lesser Kestrels by the dyke wall, then a Black-eared Wheatear at some cattle fencing. In my homeland, some 800 km / 500 mi further north, these ducks are common on migration but very rare in the breeding season and I realized that these are my first young birds – ever. This year, we had about 65 dead pelicans.

Greece 214

Greece Killing Pelicans Eagles 214

Animal Ethics

MARCH 3, 2008

And, in a world where there is too much hate, the judgment of many earnest moralists is overwhelmed by the charms of love; and there are those who come to accept it at its own valuation and are thus led to assert that people have an obligation to increase the collective total of all value in the universe.

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Lamb Fowl Animal Morals 40

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In 2018, there were 1,745 birds living in 92 different zoos and collections. On a visit in October 2022, I found ibises feeding with cattle in scruffy roadside paddocks adjacent to the marismas ( photographs below ). La Barca de Vejer is close to the Barbate river, and the nearby Barbate Marismas provide feeding areas for the ibises.

Morocco 246

Morocco Austria Algeria Germany 246

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Traditionally, the slow season, but the beats have mopped their collective brow and outdone their previous efforts. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. And so to summer. The UK has been birded clean by Tom as he ends his Little Big Year (Part 1). Las Vegas – Sunset Park.

2018 111

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 111

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Redgannet added another splash of colour to the collective profile by falling asleep on a boat and waking up in Uruguay , the 44th country to feature in the list. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Redgannet retains the world record for staying up late to collate them. 01 Jan 2018.

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2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

Redgannet collects up all the data and reports back on the first Saturday of each month. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. I refer you back to threats made by The Management at the beginning of the year. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Airport Mangroves.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Panama 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Only, we didn’t shoot them and collect specimens at the end of the day.) So, I was excited to read reports in late 2017 of a pair of Whooping Cranes being seen on a cattle farm. I easily spotted the Whooping Cranes in the cattle field. ” [[link]. Which pretty much describes our adventures finding these birds.

2018 202

2018 Michigan North Dakota New Jersey 202

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint account. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint accont. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Still, the list will be as complete as we can keep it and will be updated on the first Saturday of every month.

2016 177

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 177

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint accont. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint account. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Cutler Wetlands. 01 Jan 2016.

2016 111

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 111

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2013

Grey Teal roosted around a dam alongside Black-fronted Dotterels and Red-kneed Dotterels and Australian Pratincoles were well-camouflaged amongst the cattle. On the western side we had the pleasure of observing a pair of Australian Bustards walking through the shallow water collecting food as they went.

Falcons 157

Falcons Ducks Raised Cattle 157

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint accont. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint account. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Costanera Sur, Promenade.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

The Management and beats at 10,000 Birds send a big hat tip and a collective thank you to eBird for their facility which allows us to easily register the beat sightings into a joint accont. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Still, the list will be as complete as we can keep it and will be updated on the first Saturday of every month.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2017

Focusing… Cattle Egrets ! Ready to leave, I put my hat on… and spill all the sand collected in it onto my head. I almost packed binoculars into my rucksack when two egrets caught my eye while clumsily trying to land into a very top of a eucalyptus swaying in the wind.

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Egypt Saudi Arabia Compassion Israel 140