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With almost 1200 species of birds in the Capital Region, the house and roof steadily filled with Egyptian Vultures, Barn Owls, Hornbills, Black Ibis, Cattle Egrets, Steppe Eagles , a multitude of songbirds and pigeons , as well as the occasional cobra or palm squirrel.
am, at the crack of dawn I am sitting in a car by the Suslik (European ground squirrel) pasture. Some are eating, holding a morsel with front paws, so squirrel-like. Susliks are becoming rarer: they need cattle to graze and keep the grass short. After a wakeup call at highly uncivilized 3.45 It is still cold.
Squirrel Cuckoo (Piaya cayana). Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Inca Dove (Columbina inca). Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina). White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi). White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica). Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura). Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis).
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.
Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. Ruddy Ground-Dove – Columbina talpacoti; Tirimbina, 9-Jan. White-tipped Dove – Leptotila verreauxi; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan. White-winged Dove – Zenaida asiatica; San Joaquin de Heredia, 1-Jan.
We started our Singapore bird list at Pasir Ris and leaving the train station we were delighted to see several Cattle Egrets on the grass and several photographers. It is also a good location for observing otters, squirrels and monitors. We were soon in Pasir Ris Town Park and observing a huge variety of birds.
The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069. The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069.
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.
251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 377 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 251 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. To ring the changes the list has been through the “newest first” filter. 1 Rose-throated Becard – Pachyramphus aglaiae. 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis.
83 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 83 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 201 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The year list to date is 1015 species and 7 have been added to the life list ( 4059 ) from Costa Rica, China and Trinidad and Tobago.
We were met by several Cattle Egret in beautiful breeding plumage feeding on the grass right next to the train station. Squirrels, water monitors, lizards, wild boar, macaque monkeys and more had too often stopped us in our tracks when we heard leaves rustling or odd sounds initially!
Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis; Santa Barbara de Heredia, 4-Jan. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana; San Miguel reservoir, 8-Jan. Great Egret – Ardea alba; San Miguel reservoir, 8-Jan. Little Blue Heron – Egretta caerulea; San Miguel reservoir, 8-Jan. Osprey – Pandion haliaetus; San Miguel reservoir, 8-Jan.
523 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 646 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. In particular 272 species were noted from 14 checklists submitted on October 17th, eBird’s October Big Day. 1 Common Shelduck – Tadorna tadorna. 2 Water Rail – Rallus aquaticus. 3 European Golden-Plover – Pluvialis apricaria.
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.
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.
237 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 445 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. 237 Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. 445 Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. The life list has moved forward to 4044 after a few late entries from last month and an errant Ryukyu Minivet from Kai. 9 Scarlet Macaw – Ara macao.
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.
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.
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