10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
I was pleasantly surprised to see that Colusa NWR was beginning to fill its impoundments during this drought, and there were quite a few ducks and geese present. There were not only Cattle Egrets and Great Egrets ( Ardea alba ) but Snowy Egrets ( Egretta thula ) as well. Click on photos for full sized images.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 6, 2024
Few suitable nesting trees still survive today When I visited Kerkini last month, the water was high as high as I have ever seen it, though the number of ducks and geese was low, as is usual. There were a few Mallard, and the odd Ferruginous Duck, along with Greylag Geese and Mute Swans.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 3, 2015
Even without being on the water it was possible watch birds across the river, as evidenced by my lifer pair of African Pygmy Geese , which flew down the river and landed on the Namibian side. Hippo and attending Cattle Egret. It’s even possible to count exactly the same bird for both country’s lists. Yellow-billed Stork.
10,000 Birds
MAY 22, 2011
There had been cattle in the area and we kept coming across bizarre butterfly circles. All we can think is that they were attracted to an area where there had been cattle urine and they were getting the natural salts. Now it was nice to see our first Green Pygmy-Geese for the year, but nothing is as good as a Jacana!
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 16, 2018
In the last ten years, Cattle Egrets have bred again, on and off, but for the first time since 1870s. Usually about 40K geese overwinter in Serbia, but the last cold spell, when the Danube was mostly frozen solid, pushed twice as many to Serbia. Common Quail , Grey Partridge , Turtle Dove , too.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 4, 2014
Screamers are most closely related to waterfowl such as ducks and geese. Halfway between SouthWild Pantanal and the northern terminus of the Transpantaneira, Pousada Alegre offers slightly more affordable lodging set within a working cattle ranch. Crossing them was like taking a leap of faith each time.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 17, 2017
At first I dismissed them for some hybrid geese, until I recognized their JIZZ. A few Lesser Kestrels by the dyke wall, then a Black-eared Wheatear at some cattle fencing. Common Kestrels could be seen, too, but were outnumbered by their more gregarious threatened cousins.
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