10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Beside India, Lynx Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of South Asia covers Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Despite depicting 540 species/56 families, it is a lightweight book of 173 pages, easy to pack and carry. It also covers Andaman, Nicobar and Laccadive islands. Highly recommended.

Mammals 223

Mammals Asia Sri Lanka Bhutan 223

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Lees and Gilroy delineate vagrancy status and trends for every bird family worldwide, highlighting examples, synthesizing research, and framing it all with their own thoughts and conclusions. Dragan]: What puts Philip Briggs’s Sri Lanka into a class of its own is a special emphasis on nature and wildlife-watching tourism.

Sri Lanka 264

Sri Lanka Malaysia Suriname Malawi 264

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2024

The result is a description of the Velvet-fronted Nuthatch like this: “One of the few nuthatches to break the general neutral color scheme of the family, this stunner can be quite common …” This species is a cavity nester but unable to build its own cavities.

Myanmar 240

Myanmar Sri Lanka Nepal Niger 240

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The field trips ran the gamut of the Philly area’s great birding destinations, from the woodsy Wissahickon Creek Park to the multi-habitat Heinz National Wildlife Refuge and more. And Sunday was “family day,” with fun activities for kids (make a Crisco-and-pinecone bird feeder! feel different types of feathers!),

Sri Lanka 100

Sri Lanka Philadelphia Kenya Colombia 100