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JULY 18, 2012

We’ve shared plenty of pictorals of adult thick-knees, also known as stone-curlews or Dikkops, from Senegal Thick-knee ( here ) to Beach Stone-curlew ( here ) to Bush Thick-knee ( here and here ). And despite our evident New World bias here at 10,000 Birds, we have a fondness for Old World shorebirds like thick-knees.

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MAY 26, 2024

The chicks need six months to develop so the adults lay their eggs in January. The south, just 21 kilometers away, is the coast of Morocco and the Griffons have just completed a short but arduous sea-crossing across the Strait of Gibraltar. Griffon Vultures have a long breeding season. So why are these Griffons arriving now?

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Senegal Coucal – Centropus senegalensis. Senegal Parrot – Poicephalus senegalus. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Gulf of Nicoya (Puntarenas/Paquera ferry). 28 Jun 2017. Common Murre – Uria aalge. 28 May 2017. Razorbill – Alca torda.

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OCTOBER 1, 2016

Senegal Coucal – Centropus senegalensis. Big Egg Marsh. Lesser Ground-Cuckoo – Morococcyx erythropygus. Estero Mata de Limón (Caldera). 09 Mar 2016. Greater Roadrunner – Geococcyx californianus. Conquista Agraria. 17 Apr 2016. Lagos Sheraton Hotel and Towers. 04 Apr 2016. Greater Coucal – Centropus sinensis.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Senegal Coucal – Centropus senegalensis. Big Egg Marsh. Lesser Ground-Cuckoo – Morococcyx erythropygus. Estero Mata de Limón (Caldera). 09 Mar 2016. Greater Roadrunner – Geococcyx californianus. Conquista Agraria. 17 Apr 2016. Lagos Sheraton Hotel and Towers. 04 Apr 2016. Greater Coucal – Centropus sinensis.

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AUGUST 6, 2016

Senegal Coucal – Centropus senegalensis. Big Egg Marsh. Western Australia. 09 Jan 2016. Greater Coucal – Centropus sinensis. Mai Po Nature Reserve. 08 Jan 2016. Lesser Coucal – Centropus bengalensis. 20 Feb 2016. Lagos Sheraton Hotel and Towers. 04 Apr 2016. Squirrel Cuckoo – Piaya cayana. Finca Hamadryas.

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JUNE 4, 2016

Big Egg Marsh. Senegal Coucal – Centropus senegalensis. Big Egg Marsh. Black-thighed Grosbeak – Pheucticus tibialis. Cartagos 2. 14 May 2016. Silvery-fronted Tapaculo – Scytalopus argentifrons. Los Cartagos. 14 May 2016. Seaside Sparrow – Ammodramus maritimus. 13 May 2016. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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