10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2016

It is a good place to come down to from the city and look for Ostrich, Cape Gannets , Cape Cormorants , Cape Sparrows , Cape Buntings, Cape Sugarbirds, Cape Grassbirds and presumably lots of other birds with cape in the name. Cattle Egret in spring flowers. Cape Mongoose are also easy to see. Greater Flamingos. Strandfontein.

Penguins 174

Penguins Mongoose Birds Ostriches 174

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Nowhere else in Africa do the preconceived ideas of the continent really exist in such living detail; tall, red-robed Maasai herding their skinny cattle, endless grasslands studded with flat-topped Acacia trees and grazed by herds of zebras and wildebeest, and dramatic volcanic calderas brimming with big game and fierce predators!

Tanzania 246

Tanzania Africa Stud Leopards 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

Struthionidae (Ostriches). Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 1 January. Ostritch ( Struthio camelus ); Wakkerstroom, South Africa, 22 February. ANATIDAE (DUCKS). White-faced Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna viduata ); Kasane, Botswana, 1 January. Great Egret or White Heron, ( Ardea alba ); Chobe NP, Botswana, 1 January.

2015 204

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 204

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2018

And Great Tinamou gets knocked from its taxonomic top spot (a position that it has held since day 1) by the Common Ostrich. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. They came from 8 countries and the year list has reached 1750. 23 May 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Burchell’s Starling – Lamprotornis australis. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018. African Pied Wagtail – Motacilla aguimp. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018. 23 May 2018. 23 May 2018.

2018 103

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 103

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. The Year List has been boosted to 1999 and the Life List has passed another landmark to reach 3519. 10 countries were birded by 9 beats and 892 species were noted from 144 checklists. 23 May 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Burchell’s Starling – Lamprotornis australis. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018. African Pied Wagtail – Motacilla aguimp. Kruger NP Central Park. 23 May 2018. 23 May 2018. 23 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113