10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Not that I don’t enjoy seeing new species myself, it’s just that they are an easy target and I am nothing if not lazy and mean spirited. Here in New Zealand te only potential big tick would be a lost vagrant painted snipe, and we’ve already established that I don’t enjoy that kind of vagrant hunting.

Family 182

Family Wombats Uganda Fiji 182

10,000 Birds

APRIL 20, 2016

This year’s awards will be handed out on April 27th, and one of the finalists has devoted himself to saving migrating birds of pray from illegal hunting. More than 30 different raptor species pass through this area, called the most vital flyway in the western Palearctic. Which makes him a formidable candidate for the prestigious prize.

Papua New Guinea 100

Papua New Guinea Snow Leopard Pakistan illegal 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2017

Flock Bronzewings were in the hundreds through this area and Nankeen Kestrels hunted small prey through the grass. Red Kangaroos often stood in the middle of the single lane bitumen across the north of Australia and were in no rush to move on. Red Kangaroos. Australian Bustard. An area of highway that floods.

Australia 100

Australia Kangaroos Cattle Reptiles 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

As usual, birds seem to like these off-the-way places best – eBird lists 337 species based on a little more than just 100 checklists. One very annoying aspect of the HBW is that in their search box, they seem to require you to put in exactly the one species name they think is the only acceptable one.

Birds 173

Birds Woodpeckers Kangaroos Madagascar 173