It is hard not to be sexist when you only see a female Fire-breasted Flowerpecker. eBird rubs it in, talking about the “brilliantly red patch like a bloodstain…

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21.01.2025

Birding Lodges of the World: Yacutinga Lodge, Argentina - 10,000 Birds

Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? White-bearded Manakin What is the name of…

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20.01.2025

Three Photos: Woodpeckers in Shanghai - 10,000 Birds

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker, Pujiang Town, Shanghai, January 04, 2025 Eurasian Wryneck, Nanhui, Shanghai, April 08, 2021 Speckled Piculet, Botanical Garden…

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20.01.2025

January in Gibraltar - 10,000 Birds

The days are getting noticeably longer now. The sun sets after 630pm and the Upper Rock Nature Reserve is looking lush and green, thanks to the autumn rains.

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19.01.2025

A Big Year in Rotterdam - part II - 10,000 Birds

So, a Big Year in Rotterdam… which birds will we be able to see? As the city has the largest port in the world (in area, in freight volume there are now many…

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19.01.2025

London Heathrow Airport versus the White Wagtails - 10,000 Birds

This post was originally published on February 09, 2019. It is republished in our new “From the Archives” series, by which we want to draw attention to our vast…

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18.01.2025

Species Spotlight: Ural Owl - 10,000 Birds

In Germany, the last wild living Ural Owl was shot in 1926, though there has been a reintroduction program in Bavaria that started in the 2000s.

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18.01.2025

Getting the timing right - 10,000 Birds

Birdwatching is all about timing. Sometimes you get it right, but sometimes you don’t. Last week my companion Andrew and I set off for the Suffolk coast in the…

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17.01.2025

The Top Five Islands I want to Bird on - 10,000 Birds

I first remember being introduced to the field of island biogeography in a dark, empty lecture hall at Oregon State University in an advanced biology course.

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17.01.2025

Photo-nemeses - 10,000 Birds

Birds one should have seen but hasn’t are often called nemeses. But what do we call a bird we have seen, but can’t photograph well? How about “photonemeses”.

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17.01.2025

PAU: THE LAST SONG OF THE KAUA‘I ‘O‘O: A KidLit Bird Book Review - 10,000 Birds

As animal numbers plummet, we face difficult conversations with children about what it means to lose a species. The creative team of Tony Piedra and Mackenzie…

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16.01.2025

Ask A Birder: Why do some birds migrate, while others stay in one place year-round? - 10,000 Birds

For human beings, watching large flocks of birds migrate is an awe-inspiring spectacle. But, should a bird stay or should it go? Whether they migrate or not…

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16.01.2025

Two Stunning Kingfishers in Java - 10,000 Birds

In the Pronojiwo area of East Java, there is an unassuming hide at the edge of a village. It hosts two species of kingfishers. One is the Blue-eared Kingfisher…

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15.01.2025

Bird Guides of the World: Susan Davis, Bonaire - 10,000 Birds

What is your favorite bird species? Ahh, I have so many! Being here on Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean, we have many beautiful birds…

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14.01.2025

Birding Lodges of the World: Eco-lodge Itororo, Brazil - 10,000 Birds

Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? Swallow-tailed Cotinga What is the name of…

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14.01.2025

The Hornbills of Sulawesi, Indonesia - 10,000 Birds

Sulawesi has two species of hornbills. Both are more or less endemic to Sulawesi (give or take a few islands nearby), and both are listed as Vulnerable.

10,000 Birds

13.01.2025

Spring is here - 10,000 Birds

I’m sitting on the edge of the Doñana wetland in south-west Spain. The sea mists have driven into the coast but it’s mild. As the day wakes up…

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13.01.2025

Three Photos: Snow - 10,000 Birds

Grandala, Balangshan, Sichuan, China, June 08, 2023 Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, February 18 , 2024 Snow Bunting, Wuerqihan…

10,000 Birds

12.01.2025

Incidental Birding Vilanculos, Mozambique - 10,000 Birds

I visited Vilanculos once with my family, mainly to do the things most people do when visiting this site – enjoying the coast, eating great fish and snorkelling.

10,000 Birds

12.01.2025

The 10,000 Birds Posting Schedule - 10,000 Birds

What kinds of posts do we have on 10,000 Birds, and when are they published? Probably not a question many of you will ask a lot, but we will answer it anyway.

10,000 Birds

12.01.2025

The Polka Dot Woodpecker - 10,000 Birds

This post was originally published on September 25, 2010. It is republished in our new “From the Archives” series, by which we want to draw attention to our…

10,000 Birds

11.01.2025

New Year Birding - 10,000 Birds

The weather forecast was grim, and the reality was even worse: New Year’s Day 2025 was horrible, starting with gale-force winds, then giving way…

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11.01.2025

Species Spotlight: Snow Bunting - 10,000 Birds

The Snow Bunting seems to have quite a fanbase, as demonstrated by a 12-page newsletter dedicated to the species. Another scientific paper makes a similar…

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10.01.2025

Forward Progress - 10,000 Birds

Birding grows in the Mexican state of Michoacán.

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10.01.2025

My Favourite Ten Larks - 10,000 Birds

The most unpromising landscapes – see the picture above – can hold the most interesting birds: larks. Like us humans, larks hail from Africa and like us…

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09.01.2025

Ask a Birder: Why don’t ducks’ feet freeze to the ice? - 10,000 Birds

Another rather northern question, but why don’t ducks’ feet – with their thin webs – freeze to the ice? Obviously, like everything else these days: because of…

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09.01.2025

Birds of our Florida condo - 10,000 Birds

For the winter months, we switch from snow and cold to sunshine and palm trees. The locals call us Canadian Snowbirds, as we settle into our rental condo in…

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08.01.2025

Responsible and Respectful Birding in 2025 and Beyond.

Responsible and Respectful Birding/Bird Photography in 2025: I was not planning to write a post on this topic, but a few days ago I found myself thumbing…

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08.01.2025

Bird Guides of the World: Washington Wachira, Kenya - 10,000 Birds

What is your favorite bird species? This is a lovely question and one that I have been asked many times before by guests on tour. “I love all the birds of the…

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08.01.2025

The Gull Guide: A Field Guide Review - 10,000 Birds

In about five weeks, a group of thickly-clad birders carrying scopes, cameras, and binoculars will gather on the shore of Lake Michigan, at North Point Marina…

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08.01.2025

The Start of the Breeding Season - 10,000 Birds

Apologies for this week’s late posting. I woke up in the middle of the night with a Blackbird (Turdus merula) persistently singing from a tree outside.

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07.01.2025

Birding Shanghai in December 2024 - 10,000 Birds

Almost every year, Shanghai seems to have one or several Verditer Flycatchers. This year, one made the mistake of visiting a relatively accessible park with a…

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07.01.2025

Birding Lodges of the World: Twin Waters Lodge, New Zealand - 10,000 Birds

Which bird species do you think is the biggest attraction to visitors of your lodge (please only name one species)? Tui (Prosthemderma novaeseelandiae).

10,000 Birds

05.01.2025

Layover in Singapore - 10,000 Birds

This post was originally published on May 25, 2013. It is republished in our new “From the Archives” series, by which we want to draw attention to our vast back…

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05.01.2025

A Big Year in Rotterdam - 10,000 Birds

New Year’s resolutions are my Achilles’ heel: I have no vices to quit. I don’t drink much on Tuesdays, I don’t smoke, and I recycle. For the coming year…

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04.01.2025

Species Spotlight: The Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus - 10,000 Birds

Ask any British birdwatcher to name their least favourite birds and the chances are high that the Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, will top the list.

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04.01.2025

Don’t Ignore the Barnacles - they’re Real Birds - 10,000 Birds

Serious birders may have an obsessive interest in birds, but as we all know one thing they don’t like are birds which, they believe, aren’t properly wild.

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03.01.2025

Birds AND Butterflies in Mexico - 10,000 Birds

The migration of North America’s Monarch Butterflies (Danaus Plexippus Plexippus) is one of the wonders of the natural world. Unlike our feathered friends’…

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03.01.2025

Where It All Begins - 10,000 Birds

Welcome to the very first posting of the 10,000 Birds blog. As thrilled as you undoubtedly are, I am even more so. This is my first web log and my first attempt…

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03.01.2025

The 5 Best Chinese Provinces For Birding - 10,000 Birds

It is not true that voting is not allowed in China. I asked about 10 Chinese birders about the best Chinese provinces for birding and did not run into any…

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Birding Dalat, Vietnam (Part 2) - 10,000 Birds

Birding Lodges of the World: Yacutinga Lodge, Argentina - 10,000 Birds

Three Photos: Woodpeckers in Shanghai - 10,000 Birds

January in Gibraltar - 10,000 Birds

A Big Year in Rotterdam - part II - 10,000 Birds

London Heathrow Airport versus the White Wagtails - 10,000 Birds

Species Spotlight: Ural Owl - 10,000 Birds

Getting the timing right - 10,000 Birds

The Top Five Islands I want to Bird on - 10,000 Birds

Photo-nemeses - 10,000 Birds

PAU: THE LAST SONG OF THE KAUA‘I ‘O‘O: A KidLit Bird Book Review - 10,000 Birds

Ask A Birder: Why do some birds migrate, while others stay in one place year-round? - 10,000 Birds

Two Stunning Kingfishers in Java - 10,000 Birds

Bird Guides of the World: Susan Davis, Bonaire - 10,000 Birds

Birding Lodges of the World: Eco-lodge Itororo, Brazil - 10,000 Birds

The Hornbills of Sulawesi, Indonesia - 10,000 Birds

Spring is here - 10,000 Birds

Three Photos: Snow - 10,000 Birds

Incidental Birding Vilanculos, Mozambique - 10,000 Birds

The 10,000 Birds Posting Schedule - 10,000 Birds

The Polka Dot Woodpecker - 10,000 Birds

New Year Birding - 10,000 Birds

Species Spotlight: Snow Bunting - 10,000 Birds

Forward Progress - 10,000 Birds

My Favourite Ten Larks - 10,000 Birds

Ask a Birder: Why don’t ducks’ feet freeze to the ice? - 10,000 Birds

Birds of our Florida condo - 10,000 Birds

Responsible and Respectful Birding in 2025 and Beyond.

Bird Guides of the World: Washington Wachira, Kenya - 10,000 Birds

The Gull Guide: A Field Guide Review - 10,000 Birds

The Start of the Breeding Season - 10,000 Birds

Birding Shanghai in December 2024 - 10,000 Birds

Birding Lodges of the World: Twin Waters Lodge, New Zealand - 10,000 Birds

Layover in Singapore - 10,000 Birds

A Big Year in Rotterdam - 10,000 Birds

Species Spotlight: The Common Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus - 10,000 Birds

Don’t Ignore the Barnacles - they’re Real Birds - 10,000 Birds

Birds AND Butterflies in Mexico - 10,000 Birds

Where It All Begins - 10,000 Birds

The 5 Best Chinese Provinces For Birding - 10,000 Birds

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