10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2018

Red-footed Falcons , Whiskered and Black Terns by mid-April, White-winged Terns are passing about a week later. Garganey and Ferruginous Duck , as well as Goosanders (aka Common Mergansers) at mountain reservoirs – they are all busy nesting. With cold spells comes the rare Long-tailed Duck.

Serbia 189

Serbia Macedonia Geese Owls 189

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2019

You can’t cast your eyes in any direction too long before landing on some sort of antelope or big mammal, and the quality of the birding boggles the mind. Whether exploring Uganda’s eastern or western attractions, always make time for Murchison Falls!

Uganda 246

Uganda Senegal Africa Game 246

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.

Sparrows 264

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 264

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca). Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans). Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata). Gadwall (Mareca strepera). Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope). Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca). woodpecker sp.

2020 213

2020 Woodpeckers Blackbirds Sparrows 213

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Muscovy Duck (Domestic type): 322. Mottled Duck: 19. Ring-necked Duck: 19. Cattle Egret: 133. Peregrine Falcon: 3. Without further adieu, here is the total list: Egyptian Goose: 57. Gadwall: 3. American Wigeon: 1. Blue-winged Teal: 58. Green-winged Teal: 13. Lesser Scaup: 9. Black Scoter: 3. Common Loon: 1.

Miami 217

Miami 2015 United States Florida 217

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. 251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 279 Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 421 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 422 Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis.

Woodpeckers 263

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 263

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species. The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

Woodpeckers 263

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 263

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 25, 2018

The photo blind at Delevan National Wildlife Refuge gave me this close up of a Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ). Check out this image of a Great Egret ( Ardea alba ), Snowy Egret ( Egretta thula ) and Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ) together. Click on photos for full sized images.

Wildlife 124

Wildlife Sacramento Bald Eagle Falcons 124

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha). American Black Duck (Anas rubripes). Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) (Anas platyrhynchos x rubripes). Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) (Anas platyrhynchos x rubripes). Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris).

2020 207

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 207

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 16, 2021

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. Here I go, I hope you also surpass your birding goals in 2021.

Costa Rica 235

Costa Rica Parrots Birds Baltimore 235

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis.

2020 218

2020 Blackbirds Sparrows Woodpeckers 218

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2018

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Lands in Love, 12-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Sarapiqui, 2-Jan. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis; Sarapiqui, 1-Jan. Barred Forest-Falcon – Micrastur ruficollis; Arenal, 13-Jan. Lifers will be in caps, other cool birds of note in bold.

Costa Rica 189

Costa Rica Parrots Woodpeckers Birds 189

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2016

A cold, productive day spent birding with a friend from Buffalo was marked by two owls, lots of ducks, Tundra Swans , several gulls, and other targets not possible in tropical Costa Rica. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes; Niagara county, 2-Jan. Harlequin Duck – Histrionicus histrionicus; Niagara county, 2-Jan.

Costa Rica 124

Costa Rica 2016 San Antonio Sparrows 124

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. ????–????????????? Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. Cerro Lodge.

2019 168

2019 Idaho Sparrows Woodpeckers 168

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha. American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha.

2019 171

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 171

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2019

It could mean venturing outdoors on January First accompanied by a storm of gulls picking through frozen garbage, or meditating on the calls of ducks, geese, and finches during a cold, misty dawn. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; Carara, 3-Jan. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata; Turrucares, 1-Jan.

Costa Rica 113

Costa Rica 2019 Parrots Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2017

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis; San Miguel reservoir, 8-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan. Laughing Falcon – Herpetotheres cachinnans; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 7-Jan. Least Grebe – Tachybaptus dominicus; San Miguel reservoir, 8-Jan.

Costa Rica 145

Costa Rica 2017 Woodpeckers Parrots 145

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 8 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 14 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 17 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 18 Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. 20 Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis. 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2020 229

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Woodpeckers 229

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2021

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. 9 beats submitted 172 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) for 640 species.

Woodpeckers 213

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 213

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata.

2020 191

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 191

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

31 Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. 158 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 159 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. 233 Falcated Duck – Mareca falcata. 312 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 334 Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis.

2020 174

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 174

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

Woodpeckers 264

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Owls 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list. As such, a parallel post will appear here simultaneously with the year list.

2020 264

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2021

3 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 4 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 14 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 15 Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. 22 Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. 24 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes.

Sparrows 263

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 263

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 11 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 19 Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. 20 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 23 Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris. 11 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

Woodpeckers 264

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143. Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 226

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 226

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

7 Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. 178 Tufted Duck – Aythya fuligula. 183 Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. 308 Long-tailed Duck – Clangula hyemalis. 329 Ruddy Duck – Oxyura jamaicensis. 402 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2020 252

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 252

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. African Black Duck – Anas sparsa. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata.

2019 241

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 241

10,000 Birds

MAY 22, 2022

Munkajarra Wetlands is always a good location for the various duck species and you can expect to observe Plumed Whistling-Ducks , Wandering Whistling-Ducks , Pacific Black Ducks , Hardheads , Grey Teal and sometimes Radjah Shelducks and Pink-eared Ducks. Ducks at Munkajarra Wetland. Purple Swamphens.

Geese 262

Geese Ducks Breeding Cattle 262

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Maned Duck – Chenonetta jubata. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Hawaiian Duck – Anas wyvilliana. Indian Spot-billed Duck – Anas poecilorhyncha.

2020 229

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 229

10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

Several Ferruginous Duck and one surprising male Goosander , four Glossy Ibises , Common Kingfishers , Eurasian Hopooes , a high note of a Penduline Tit somewhere from the willows along the canal, Eurasian Spoonbills , European Turtle Doves gently purrring …. Two rather productive days, I’d say – off to the sea coast now.

Greece 203

Greece Pelicans Buffalo Fish 203

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. Pacific Black Duck – Anas superciliosa. Eastern Spot-billed Duck – Anas zonorhyncha. Cerro Lodge.

2019 159

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2018

A Eurasian Wigeon and a male Wood Duck will make for the first day target list. 1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18. 9 Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris Presa La Buena Mujer 1-Jan-18. let’s go find some birds!

Ducks 147

Ducks Blackbirds California Sparrows 147

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

A gathering of the beats at the “Hot Duck” barbeque. Plumed Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna eytoni. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 21, 2016

There are no trails as such, but you can follow in the cattle tracks along the edge of the river or the gravel tracks used by vehicles. The only ducks that we have observed on recent visits have been Pacific Black Ducks. There is ample shade along the banks of the Fitzroy River to sit and enjoy the environment or go for a walk.

Pelicans 100

Pelicans Birds Eagles Ducks 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

African Black Duck – Anas sparsa. White-faced Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna viduata. Collared Forest-Falcon – Micrastur semitorquatus. Mandarin Duck – Aix galericulata. Bat Falcon – Falco rufigularis. Peregrine Falcon – Falco peregrinus. Jardines El Rey De Cocora.

2019 174

2019 China Battery Jamaica 174

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 9 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata. 10 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa. 20 Mexican Duck – Anas diazi. 21 American Black Duck – Anas rubripes. 10 Wood Duck – Aix sponsa.

2020 299

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 299