10,000 Birds

JULY 25, 2018

For those of you following along on my “ Little Big Year” the numbers are as follows: Little Big Year species – 814. USA species – 111. Australia species – 242. Mexico species – 148. South Africa species – 219. UK ( Scotland, England, Wales) species – 132.

New Zealand 134

New Zealand Seattle Qatar South Africa 134

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2018

This trip, all the way around the world, has been a whirl-wind of amazing stops, fantastic people, and bird species that I never imagined to see in my life time! The final numbers for this part of the adventure are as follows: The Little Big Year (so far) 806 species. US Species 101. Australia Species 242.

South Africa 100

South Africa New Zealand Costa Rica Qatar 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2018

Well, for us, we went to Doha, Qatar. In the end, I ended up with 9 species, 4 of which were new to the list, the Black-crowned Sparrow Lark, White-checked Bulbo, House Crow , and the Indian Silverbill. As of today, the 3rd of July, here in Scotland, my numbers are as follows: Little Big Year: 778 species. Wish me luck!

Qatar 139

Qatar Sparrows South Africa Africa 139

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2018

When you compare the species richness not per country, but per square kilometre, that is when you get a more realistic picture, and then those tiny tropical countries rightfully stand out in the spotlights. There are direct flights from London to Kigali by, among others, RwandAir, Etihad and Qatar Airways.

Rwanda 238

Rwanda Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Costa Rica 238

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2018

10 countries were birded by 9 beats and 892 species were noted from 144 checklists. Doha, Qatar. Doha, Qatar. Doha, Qatar. Who is going to tell the clans? Does Mel Gibson know? The Year List has been boosted to 1999 and the Life List has passed another landmark to reach 3519. Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus.

2018 100

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Doha, Qatar. Doha, Qatar. Doha, Qatar. The equanimity occurred as the two totals passed 3560. Alphabetic Taxonomic. Occidental Grand Xcaret Resort. 16 Jun 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2018

They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. Doha, Qatar. Doha, Qatar. Doha, Qatar. They are hungry, tired and don’t need to be chased. Claire and Grant went walkabout for 20 FOYs. Jason hoisted his colours in Kansas and claimed the state for 10,000 Birds.

2018 113

2018 Australia Los Angeles Woodpeckers 113

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 5, 2019

In reverse order, the medals were awarded for “most species seen in a country”, to Australia with 420, USA got the silver, scoring 556 while the runaway winner was Costa Rica with 646 species. Doha, Qatar. Doha, Qatar. Doha, Qatar. And Pat gets to keep the awards in the remainder of the categories.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2018

8 beats shared 126 checklists accounting for 704 species. Doha, Qatar. Doha, Qatar. Doha, Qatar. Tom and Pat were toe to toe in Costa Rica , so the numbers from there outshone anything else on the list for November, with over 60% of the month’s total shared between them. evac, vikend naselje na Dunavu. 23 Jan 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113