10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2024

Although his back garden is Gibraltar and the Strait of Gibraltar, Clive has an intimate knowledge of Iberian birds but his work also takes him much further afield, from Canada to Japan to Australia. He is the Director of the Gibraltar National Museum.

Africa 246

Africa Morocco Senegal 2003 246

10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2017

On a recent visit to Tokyo, Japan, I came across a beautiful bird that I took to be a White’s Thrush , Zoothera dauma. toratugumi , the northerly form of the migratory species that occurs in Japan should be the obvious choice, but by this logic, all such thrushes seen in Japan (apart from Amami Island) should be White’s.

Sri Lanka 100

Sri Lanka Japan India 2005 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2013

While the stray Needletail met a tragic demise, another long-distance traveler has escaped its brush with death. Yup, this one-year-old pigeon, who was released for a race near Sapporo, Japan, flew clear across the Pacific ! Dozens of birders were on hand and the horror happened before their very eyes. Photo from ABC News.

Stud 234

Stud Stray Canada Japan 234