10,000 Birds

MAY 14, 2015

Not far from Deliblato Sands lies the village of Dubovac and, between it and the Danube, a wetland important for its heronry – in some years among the largest in Serbia. Deliblato Sands. But now it is in a shocking condition – there is hardly any water left in it and heron activity is worryingly low. The Danube shallows are waterless.

Stray Dog 224

Stray Dog Factory Turtles Serbia 224

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

7 beats contributed their sightings from 7 countries (Hong Kong, UK, China, USA, Serbia, Australia and, of course, Costa Rica). Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). I know that we are all looking forward to a time when we might return to the old normal, but until then, please stay safe and keep your distance. Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea).

2020 152

2020 Niger Sparrows Woodpeckers 152

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MARCH 6, 2021

9 beats from 8 countries (Australia, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, China, Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico), shared 138 checklists for 703 species. 201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui. 3 Snow Goose – Anser caerulescens.

Woodpeckers 179

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Ducks 179

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JULY 4, 2020

8 beats contributed 70 checklists from 7 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, China, Serbia, Australia and Singapore). 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 102 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Costa Rica v UK is bino a bino and UK has never before beaten The Man. Update; as at June 30, UK 68 – Costa Rica 63.

2020 157

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Woodpeckers 157

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MAY 1, 2021

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

Woodpeckers 153

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 153

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. beats have still managed to share 82 checklists and accounted for 737 species. Laguna Lagarto Lodge.

2019 119

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 119

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DECEMBER 4, 2021

Thank goodness that the rest of the beats have been busily birding,that’s what they like to do… 9 of them submitted 114 checklists via eBird and amassed 525 species from 7 (China, Australia, Mexico, Costa Rica, UK, Serbia and USA) countries during November. 156 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

Sparrows 200

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Costa Rica 200

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

9 beats submitted 140 checklists from 7 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago) during October to account for 585 species. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 184 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Wherever you might be birding, please stay safe and keep those around you safe too.

Woodpeckers 231

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 231

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

8 of them sent 153 lists, noting 645 species of bird across 7 countries (Mexico, UK, USA, Serbia, Australia, Costa Rica, Colombia). It has not resulted in extraordinary numbers of sightings personally, but the beats have been busy on their respective patches and have sent me their lists to collate. The year list finishes at 1628.

Woodpeckers 228

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Owls 228

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

7 countries (Costa Rica, China, USA, UK, Mexico, New Zealand and Serbia) were birded by 11 beats during October. 646 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Included in the numbers are 2 new life-listers; a Long-tailed Koel from Duncan and a White-throated Rock-Thrush from Kai. This brings our all-time total to 4040.

2020 128

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 128

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

December’s beats found 609 birds after submitting 116 checklists from 8 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, China, Mexico, Serbia and Australia). Lock downs and restrictions have curbed our birding, so if you can summon any blessings to mind, count them instead. If you wish to see a full list for 2020, you can find it here. .

2020 218

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 218

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DECEMBER 5, 2020

However, 10 beats from 7 countries were able to submit some 127 checklists containing 597 birds from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica). 445 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 445 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Nice distancing. That’s better.

2020 172

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 172

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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 156

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 156

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. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia.

2019 113

2019 Australia Jamaica Sparrows 113

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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. These are the opening stats for 2020. Here they come… Alphabetic Taxonomic.

2020 157

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 157

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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). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Not to be out-done, the beats have been out doing their thing as well. 23 Aug 2019.

2019 117

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 117

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OCTOBER 3, 2020

11 beats collaborated to enter 163 checklists from 8 countries (UK, USA, Costa Rica, Australia, Serbia, China, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago). 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 217 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. They noted 719 species between them. 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis.

2020 285

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 285

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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. They contributed 150 lists accounting for 1032 species and more than 36,000 individual birds. 02 Dec 2019.

2019 165

2019 Chile Texas Uganda 165

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Visited this month were; Germany , France , Austria, South Africa, Hong Kong, USA, UK, Serbia, Costa Rica, Australia, China, Indonesia , Switzerland and Singapore). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. has reached 54. Nanhui Dongtan (China). 01 Oct 2019. Great Egret – Ardea alba. Nanhui Dongtan (China). 01 Oct 2019. 01 Oct 2019.

2019 114

2019 China Battery Jamaica 114

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The beats are famed for their inclusion on the nice side of the ledger and this month 9 of them shared 163 lists from 7 countries (Australia, Costa Rica, USA, UK, Serbia, China and Trinidad and Tobago) and accounted for 735 bird species. This is where they come in January while there is still nothing to do on the naughty and nice list.

Sparrows 183

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Parrots 183

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2019

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. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Jamaica 113

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2019

9 countries were visited during March by your tireless beats ( 11 of them); India, UK, USA, Serbia, Costa Rica, Japan, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 23 Feb 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

April was a busy time for the beats with 10 of them contributing 164 lists to accumulate 744 species from 7 countries; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Serbia, UK, Brazil and Barbados. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia. Back to numbers. 03 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

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JUNE 1, 2019

These are the numbers acheived by 10 (we have a new contributor, Paul, from Mexico) beats during May; We visited 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Australia, Serbia, Greece, Kuwait and Mexico) and noted 776 birds from 160 checklists. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia. 15 Jan 2019.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

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DECEMBER 7, 2019

They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Their Ugandan contribution reached 258 before contact was lost. Ticks for November numbered 973 from 120 lists shared by 11 beats. Alphabetic Taxonomic. calle jocote. 01 Nov 2019.

2019 138

2019 Farming Sparrows Charlotte 138

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2018

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. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Their 185 checklists contained 951 species during April! 01 Jan 2018.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2017

Submissions for February have been received from Austria, Australia, UK, Japan, Costa Rica, Serbia, Mexico, USA, The Bahamas and Lichtenstein. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Last year beats were being spotted way beyond their usual habitat with checklists shared from India, Puerto Rico and Israel. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. This is inevitable even when the beats are so spread out. Las Vegas – Sunset Park.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

9 beats shared 100 checklists from 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Brazil, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Please remember to give migrating birds the space that they need. Claire and Grant went walkabout for 20 FOYs.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. ki rukavac), Veliko Gradište, Serbia. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. Airport Mangroves. 01 Jan 2017. Pied Heron – Egretta picata. Western Australia. 07 Jul 2017. Robles riparian zone. 04 Jan 2017.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Woodpeckers 100

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. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. In a blatant attempt to make the figures look even better than they already, any sightings shared with another beat will be counted twice.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 100

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. December’s collaborative results also summarises the year’s efforts, so this is December 2018 and the rest of 2018 all rolled into one sentence. El Centenario Tidal Flats. 01 Jan 2018. Reddish Egret – Egretta rufescens. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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DECEMBER 1, 2018

They birded 6 countries; USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, and Mexico. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. 8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. The year and life lists have been pushed to 2214 and 3564 respectively. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 01 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2017

9 countries/territories/special administrative areas/principalities/kingdoms were represented in April’s statistics; Costa Rica, Australia, Mexico, United States, Serbia, Hong Kong, Panama, Kuwait and UK. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Who fancies a trip to Siberia? Alphabetic Taxonomic. Great Tinamou – Tinamus major.

2017 100

2017 Australia Sanctuary Panama 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. Electric storms closed the new walkway there and he amassed a total list of just 3 birds!

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Ghana Australia 154

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MARCH 8, 2020

9 beats visited 9 countries (China, Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, Jamaica , Serbia and Japan) and submitted 151 checklists when they got back. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. If you entered the sweepstake to predict when the 4000 barrier would be breached and suggested Corey at 13.38 Just me then? 01 Feb 2020.

2020 154

2020 Sanctuary Australia Sparrows 154

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AUGUST 6, 2016

Submissions from July were shared from Serbia, UK, Brazil, Mexico, USA and Saudi Arabia, bring the total as at July 31st to 1858. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Cattle Tyrant – Machetornis rixosa. It is a dream, nay, a mission statement of 10,000 Birds to see as many of the World’s birds as possible. Folha Seca.

2016 100

2016 Ghana Sanctuary Australia 100