10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
It’s actually found in a wadi in the United Arab Emirates, in the mountains between Dubai and the Gulf of Oman. The species used to be lumped with the commensal House Bunting, but the two are now treated as separate species. Long may it last. A whole bunch coming for a drink.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
The travel agent mentioned I had a 2 hour layover in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. I was flying Emirates and that was the hub. The location was a good spot to see Arabian Oryx, a species I hoped to see but didn’t. It was actually a moment’s impulse.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
The travel agent mentioned I had a 2 hour layover in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. I was flying Emirates and that was the hub. The location was a good spot to see Arabian Oryx, a species I hoped to see but didn’t. It was actually a moment’s impulse.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2017
I saw Painted Wolves again, my favourite species ever. The Orange-fronted Parakeet is a critically endangered species that I came agonisingly close to seeing but didn’t. Singapore is a densely populated city-state which still manages to protect a number of species. United Arab Emirates: No Bird Award.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
All the way back in 2011 I wrote about the confusing taxanomic enigma that is the Collared Kingfisher , a species that ranges from the Red Sea to Tonga in a bewildering variety of forms. I’m happy to report that an analysis of the species and some relatives has found that, as suspected, it isn’t a single species.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 23, 2011
The world of birding is filled with challenging groups well known to all, birds like gulls , Empidonax flycatchers or cisticolas that require attention to the tiniest details in order to assign an individual to a specific species (if it can be done at all). Above we have an example of the species. Subspecies humii , Thailand.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2018
9 beats shared 100 checklists from 8 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, Brazil, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Australia. They noted 598 species as a team, bringing the year total to 2118 and pushing the life list to 3555. They are hungry, tired and don’t need to be chased.
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