10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Unlike Sean the martial artist, who is still alive, our Strickland is already dead – when he went to examine the geological strata visible on a railway near Retford in the UK, he stepped out of the way of a goods train on a double track and was hit and killed by an express coming in the opposite direction.

Sri Lanka 219

Sri Lanka Taiwan Birds Cats 219

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2017

He was an extraordinary guide and an excellent companion by all accounts — including this eloquent post from the 10,000 Birds blogsite, where Strycker learned, just a few days before their scheduled meeting, that Hugo had been killed in an auto accident. And not a few birders are dubious about the concept of the Big Year itself.) .

Sri Lanka 138

Sri Lanka Cleveland Philippines Birds 138

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The bird “spent five months on Mindoro Island in the Philippines during the non-breeding season and migrated through Taiwan, the Chinese east coast, and the Korean peninsula” and on to the Russian Far East (indicating a certain lack of solidarity with Ukraine). Eurasian Bitterns similarly try to stay out of sight.

China 183

China Birds Ukraine Israel 183