10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2011

Sweden is one of at least three countries that has a thrush as the national bird (Malta and Costa Rica do as well), but Sweden is the only country to have so honored Turdus merula. *In In different parts of Sweden there are different regional names including Svarttrast, Svartstare, Gråstare, Svartklera, Buskstare, Solsvärta, and Muskvipa.

Sweden 224

Sweden Malta Costa Rica Blackbirds 224

10,000 Birds

APRIL 22, 2012

Though calling them hunters is too nice. Maybe jerks with guns ?

Hunters 154

Hunters Malta Killing Birds 154

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2014

Tha dropping numbers are suspected in Greece and Croatia, and confirmed in Italy, France and Malta. In the IUCN Red List, it is listed as vulnerable because of the high mortality of nestlings that become victims to rats and of adults that end up as a fishery bycatch. But, the Yelkouan Shearwater is also a lifer for me!

Greece 252

Greece Malta Croatia Italy 252

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Malta, you might recall, has the dubious distinction of being a hotspot for illegal hunting of protected birds. Meanwhile, back in Malta, the carnage appears to be continuing. BirdLife Malta posted about the suspected shooting of a Short-toed Eagle. News Birdlife Malta european union illegal hunting Malta short-toed eagle'

Malta 186

Malta illegal Laws Hunting 186

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2015

Someone better tell that flamingo not to stay put and avoid Malta, where voters narrowly rejected a ban on hunting migratory birds. What kind of miscreant kicks a Barn Owl in mid-flight? An infomercial king who’s probably going to jail. Cyprus count yields a rarity: an almost all-black flamingo.

Malta 216

Malta Barn Owls Fowl Cyprus 216