10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger. Our LRK checklist (3 days / 98 species), compiled by dr Bruno Bruderer: Grey Frankolin Francolinus pondicerianus. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus. Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea. Great Egret Egretta alba (Casmerodius albus).

India 255

India Birds Boars Eagles 255

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Weavers – including the Red-headed Weaver – attack rice crops in Niger, the subject of the paper “Farmers’ Perceptions and Management Practices of Weaver Bird Pests in Niger State, Nigeria” The Steppe Buzzard is often considered a subspecies of the common or Eurasian buzzard, but it differs somewhat physiologically.

South Africa 147

South Africa Niger Mice Nigeria 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 16, 2019

As its borrowed appellation from the world of sparkling wine suggests, brut IPA is an especially sec version of IPA, achieved by introducing the enzyme amyloglucosidase to the fermentation process.

Pelicans 133

Pelicans India San Francisco Oregon 133

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2020

Black Tern– Chlidonias niger; Paquera, 3-Jan. Elegant Tern – Thalasseus elegans; Paquera, 3-Jan. Sandwich Tern – Thalasseus sandvicensis; Paquera, 3-Jan. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo; Paquera, 3-Jan. Black Storm-Petrel – Hydrobates melania; Paquera, 3-Jan. Least Storm-Petrel – Hydrobates microsoma; Paquera, 3-Jan.

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica 2020 Morals Farming 264

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2016

5 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger Ok…I have to admit that this bird probably should be much higher up this list, but more birds just kept popping up. . #6 Wandering Tattler – Tringa incana On my first trip across the Baja to the Pacific Ocean side, I discovered a small group of these wonderful shorebirds. #5

2016 100

2016 Grizzly Bear Puffins Mexico 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 22, 2022

I am a riddle, and I am a Hadada Ibis “ T he HBW gives the following explanation for the Latin species name Lebonyana of the Kurrichane Thrush : “Tswana name Lebonyana for the Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger, given erroneously to the Kurrichane Thrush which also has a red bill” Then, in the field identification part (..)

South Africa 147

South Africa Africa Birds Fish 147

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The year list remains sluggish at 1489 , but the life list received a boost from the eBird taxonomy reshuffle and now includes 4076 species.

Woodpeckers 254

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Parrots 254

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2021

The year list remains low, at 1425 but the life list was bolstered this month by Donna’s Antillean Nighthawk and has reached 4069.

Woodpeckers 264

Woodpeckers Sparrows Ducks Niger 264

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2020

Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. White-winged Tern – Chlidonias leucopterus. Whiskered Tern – Chlidonias hybrida. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo. Forster’s Tern – Sterna forsteri. Royal Tern – Thalasseus maximus. Sandwich Tern – Thalasseus sandvicensis.

2020 173

2020 Blackbirds Sparrows Woodpeckers 173

10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2013

Undoubtedly one of the most interesting aspects of Burney Falls for birders is that it is one of the few locations in California where nesting Black Swifts ( Cypseloides niger ) can be found. Photo from Wikipedia Commons taken by Terry Gray.

California 239

California Costa Rica North America Niger 239

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2021

Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.

Sparrows 264

Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks Blackbirds 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Lalbarg Botanical Gdns, Bangaluru. 02 Jun 2019. Oriental Darter – Anhinga melanogaster. Lalbarg Botanical Gdns, Bangaluru. 02 Jun 2019. Lalbarg Botanical Gdns, Bangaluru. 02 Jun 2019. 02 Jun 2019.

2019 136

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 136

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Despite their voracious appetite for expensive niger thistle, they’re pleasant to have around. Granted the numbers this fall have been exceptional, but for a bird considered to be one of the irruptive species it seems to me that we’ve had more siskin years than not in the last half-decade. That’s fine by me.

North Carolina 182

North Carolina Niger 2008 Canada 182

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2021

493 Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. 496 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. To ring the changes the list has been through the “newest first” filter. 1 Rose-throated Becard – Pachyramphus aglaiae. 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Muscovy Duck – Cairina moschata.

Woodpeckers 257

Woodpeckers Sparrows Parrots Blackbirds 257

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2015

Black Tern ( Chlidonias niger ); Wakkerstroom, South Africa, 23 February. Kelp Gull, or Southern Black-backed Gull, (Larus dominicanus), St Lucia, South Africa, 27 January. Caspian Tern ( Hydroprogne caspia ); St Lucia, South Africa, 28 January. Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida); Chobe NP, Botswana, 2 January.

2015 214

2015 South Africa Botswana Singapore 214

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2020

Black Swift (Cypseloides niger). Black Tern (Chlidonias niger). Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger). Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor). Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis). Gray Nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka). Spot-fronted Swift (Cypseloides cherriei). Cypseloides sp. Cypseloides sp.).

2020 166

2020 Sparrows Niger Woodpeckers 166

10,000 Birds

MAY 2, 2020

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger). Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis). Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus). Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus). Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida). White Stork (Ciconia ciconia). Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus). Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

2020 169

2020 Woodpeckers Blackbirds Sparrows 169

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

Shelves of feeders to choose from, ranging from inexpensive tubes to porcelain sculptures; bags and barrels of shelled and unshelled seed, including something called variously thistle, nyjer or niger; guidelines on when, how, where to do the actual feeding. There was cleaning, lots of cleaning of feeders and yard. And squirrels.

America 250

America Squirrels Industry Birds 250

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2019

Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Least Tern – Sternula antillarum. Mecox Inlet. 04 Jul 2019. Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia. Columbia NWR. 06 Jul 2019. Turnbull NWR. 06 Jul 2019. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo. Mecox Inlet. 04 Jul 2019. Lago de Cuitzeo. 01 Jul 2019.

2019 133

2019 Idaho Sparrows Woodpeckers 133

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2017

Black Tern – Chlidonias niger 15. Black-headed Gull – Chroicocephalus ridibundus 81. Yellow-legged Gull – Larus michahellis 133. Gull-billed Tern – Gelochelidon nilotica 14. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo 6. European Turtle Dove – Streptopelia turtur 11. Collared Dove – Streptopelia decaocto 38.

Greece 214

Greece Killing Pelicans Eagles 214

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 31, 2018

70 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger El Centenario Tidal Flats 1-Jan-18. 1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18. 2 Blue-winged Teal – Spatula discors La Paz Sewer Ponds 1-Jan-18.

Ducks 121

Ducks Blackbirds California Sparrows 121

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2020

41 Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. 87 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. 41 Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. 87 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. The year list stands at 1514 with the life list standing still at 4009. 1 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis.

2020 185

2020 Costa Rica Blackbirds Woodpeckers 185

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Yellow-hooded Blackbird – Chrysomus icterocephalus. Masked Yellowthroat – Geothlypis aequinoctialis. Surf Scoter – Melanitta perspicillata. White-eyed Vireo – Vireo griseus. Belted Kingfisher – Megaceryle alcyon.

2020 158

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 158

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2022

Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.

Sparrows 264

Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots Owls 264

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Offshore Northern Molokai. 01 Jan 2020. White Tern – Gygis alba. Prince Waikiki. 05 Jan 2020. Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia. 01 Jan 2020. Gulf of Nicoya (Puntarenas/Paquera ferry). 03 Jan 2020. Common Tern – Sterna hirundo. 03 Jan 2020.

2020 185

2020 Wildlife Reserve Tigers Wildlife 185

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2020

376 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. The life list has moved forward to 4044 after a few late entries from last month and an errant Ryukyu Minivet from Kai. 1 Harris’s Hawk – Parabuteo unicinctus. 2 Common Ground Dove – Columbina passerina. 3 Plain-breasted Ground Dove – Columbina minuta.

2020 222

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 222

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2021

Red-backed Kingfisher – Todiramphus pyrrhopygius Yellow Chat – Epthianura crocea Wood Warbler – Phylloscopus sibilatrix Common Nightingale – Luscinia megarhynchos Common Redstart – Phoenicurus phoenicurus Bobolink – Dolichonyx oryzivorus Pheasant-tailed Jacana – Hydrophasianus chirurgus Black Drongo – (..)

Niger 263

Niger Sparrows Tigers Turtles 263

10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2021

Checklists came in from 7 countries (USA, UK, Serbia, China, Mexico, Costa Rica and Australia) and brought the year list for 2021 so far to 1143.

Sparrows 181

Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds Ducks 181

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

165 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Wherever you might be birding, please stay safe and keep those around you safe too. 9 beats submitted 140 checklists from 7 countries (USA, UK, Costa Rica, Serbia, Australia, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago) during October to account for 585 species. 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui.

Woodpeckers 264

Woodpeckers Sparrows Blackbirds Ducks 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

337 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. In particular 272 species were noted from 14 checklists submitted on October 17th, eBird’s October Big Day. 1 Common Shelduck – Tadorna tadorna. 2 Water Rail – Rallus aquaticus. 3 European Golden-Plover – Pluvialis apricaria. 6 Eurasian Jackdaw – Corvus monedula.

2020 141

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Parrots 141

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Santa Catalina Island–Avalon area. 01 Aug 2019. Chinese Crested Tern – Thalasseus bernsteini. Nanhui Dongtan (????). 11 Aug 2019. Jones Beach SP–West End. 08 Aug 2019. Common Loon – Gavia immer. Jones Beach SP–West End. 08 Aug 2019.

2019 127

2019 Arizona Ghana Tucson 127

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

There are also important populations of ungulates including sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) (7000), Lichtenstein’s hartebeest (Alcelaphus lichtensteinii) (52,150), greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), eland (Taurotragus oryx) and Nyassa wildebeest (Connochaetes albojubatus) (80,815).

Lions 212

Lions Killing Hunting Hunters 212

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver – Bubalornis niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Lizard Buzzard – Kaupifalco monogrammicus. Kruger NP–H1-2 @ Sand River. 22 Oct 2019. Brubru – Nilaus afer. Kruger NP–H1-2 @ Sand River. 22 Oct 2019. 22 Oct 2019.

2019 146

2019 China Battery Jamaica 146

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2021

The year list ends on a provisional (some beats will be birding ’til the final whistle to try and salvage a ravaged year) 1803 species from 1602 checklists submitted by 12 beats from 16 countries.

2020 261

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Ducks 261

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2020

188 Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. October’s birds are listed below; 1 Little Tinamou – Crypturellus soui. 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna autumnalis. 3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck – Dendrocygna bicolor. 4 Greater White-fronted Goose – Anser albifrons. 5 Canada Goose – Branta canadensis.

2020 299

2020 Sparrows Woodpeckers Blackbirds 299

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2019

Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Hutton’s Vireo – Vireo huttoni. Florida Canyon–lower. 18 Feb 2019. Winter Wren – Troglodytes hiemalis. Florida Canyon–lower.

2019 113

2019 Ghana Australia Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2018

Southern Black-Tit – Melaniparus niger. Black Swift – Cypseloides niger. Black Tern – Chlidonias niger. Little Cormorant – Microcarbo niger. White-cheeked Honeyeater – Phylidonyris niger. Black Skimmer – Rynchops niger. Munuscong WMA (Munuscong Potholes). 28 May 2018.

2018 105

2018 Australia Los Angeles Albatross 105