10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Another example of its staggering wealth is the fact that the 22,000 hectare Table Mountain National Park situated within the city of Cape Town has more plant species than the whole of the British Isles or New Zealand! It is common in the Fynbos and succulent Karoo regions.

South Africa 266

South Africa Africa New Zealand Asia 266

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2013

New Zealand, where I live, am the 10,000 Birds Beat Writer of, and of which I very occasionally actually write about, is home to several species of heron. Like most of the rest of the world this species is kind of new here, having recently colonised from, well, wherever those things actually came from.

New Zealand 185

New Zealand Indonesia Cattle Guinea 185

10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

This is a very serious business here in New Zealand. New Zealand has been the recipient of a higher than average number of introduced species, in particular a range of mammals from elk to mice. The initial solution in New Zealand was to move species to islands where mammals hadn’t reached.

Animal Rights 270

Animal Rights Rights Animal New Zealand 270

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Included in the numbers are 2 new life-listers; a Long-tailed Koel from Duncan and a White-throated Rock-Thrush from Kai. 7 countries (Costa Rica, China, USA, UK, Mexico, New Zealand and Serbia) were birded by 11 beats during October. 132 New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae.

2020 174

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2019

They give short shrift to New Zealand’s birds, lumping them with odd names no one here uses because the names are shared elsewhere and God knows America isn’t going to take a hit for us. Similarly when the Hoopoe and Cattle Egret were split, these are widespread birds with huge ranges even after the split.

Iran 188

Iran Barn Owls New Zealand Europe 188

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

12 beats visited 12 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Ghana, Nigeria, New Zealand, Serbia, Ireland, Australia, Mexico, China and Argentina), sharing 148 lists along the way and noting 844 species (old and new). New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2019 159

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 159

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2020

December’s numbers looked like this; 10 beats visited 11 countries (Bahrain, New Zealand, USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Australia Nigeria, Uganda and Serbia) during December. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Bellbird – Anthornis melanura. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor.

2019 241

2019 Chile Texas Sanctuary 241

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

12 beats birded 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, Brazil, China, India, Serbia, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico), submitting 187 lists and spotting 902 birds. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. New Zealand Fantail – Rhipidura fuliginosa. 17 Jan 2020.

2020 229

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 229

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. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Upper Hutt.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

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.

2020 264

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 264

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. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Ulva Island, South Island New Zealand. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. 15 Apr 2018. Lake Ngatu. 14 Apr 2018.

2018 124

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 124

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

Tom’s odyssey continued through New Zealand and passes on to Australia. April’s number are below; 11 countries were visited by 9 beats; Australia, USA, UK, India, Serbia, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Brazil, New Zealand and Argentina. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. 15 Apr 2018. Lake Ngatu. 14 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. 15 Apr 2018. Lake Ngatu. 14 Apr 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2017

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. BS-Bahamas-Nassau-New Gate Road – 25.0644x-77.3035. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. New Zealand Bellbird – Anthornis melanura.

2017 133

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 133

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Delhi City. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Delhi City. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. BS-Bahamas-Nassau-New Gate Road – 25.0644x-77.3035. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. New Zealand Bellbird – Anthornis melanura.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Hardhead – Aythya australis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Hardhead – Aythya australis.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. BS-Bahamas-Nassau-New Gate Road – 25.0644x-77.3035. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

Thunder will be stolen if I reveal how this was done, but another country has been added to our territory list and a new splash of colour to the profile page. Without including the new pin in the map, countries this month featured; USA, Australia, Serbia, Bahrain, India, Kuwait, New Zealand, UK, Ghana and of course, Costa Rica.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. New Zealand Fantail – Rhipidura fuliginosa.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. BS-Bahamas-Nassau-New Gate Road – 25.0644x-77.3035. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Falcon – Falco novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Panama 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

New Zealand Fantail – Rhipidura fuliginosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2018

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Bellbird – Anthornis melanura. New Zealand Fantail – Rhipidura fuliginosa. Tricolored Heron – Egretta tricolor. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018. El Centenario Tidal Flats.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2019

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Fantail – Rhipidura fuliginosa.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2014

2013 was a strange year for me, staring in the UK, ending in Borneo and spending large tracks of the year not really seeing many birds in New Zealand. Since I’m the New Zealand beat writer I’ll be using their names for their species, but for clarity I will give other commonly used names if a species has them.

2014 150

2014 New Zealand Singapore Rhinoceros 150

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2016

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. New Zealand Bellbird – Anthornis melanura.

2016 180

2016 Sanctuary Australia Wildlife 180

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. 12 Jan 2016. Western Australia.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. 12 Jan 2016. Western Australia.

2016 124

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 124

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. 12 Jan 2016. Western Australia.

2016 100

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. New Zealand King Shag – Phalacrocorax carunculatus. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. Costanera Sur, Promenade.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2016

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Grebe – Poliocephalus rufopectus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. New Zealand Bellbird – Anthornis melanura.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

New Zealand Scaup – Aythya novaeseelandiae. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. New Zealand Pigeon – Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Kaka – Nestor meridionalis. New Zealand Bellbird – Anthornis melanura. New Zealand Robin – Petroica australis.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100