on shore Red sea pelagic Project progress – Bird Families of the World 110/250 44% Eilat north beach, near the Jordanian border, is the best land hotspot for seabirds in Israel. The Red Sea, as an extension of the Indian Ocean, provides on one hand countless hours of nothingness, and a few moments of glory […]
Safari! Project progress – Bird Families of the World 109/250 44% Many good memories from Kenya raised during a Tanzanian family safari, and also a tick of dipped bird family: Ground Hornbills. Itinerary: Arusha – Lake Manyara – Lake Eyasi – Ndutu – Serengeti – Ngorongoro 110. Family #86: Ground-Hornbills (Bucorvidae) | Southern Ground-Hornbill (photographed […]
America: Land of (birding) Opportunity Project progress – Bird Families of the World 108/250 44% My first visits to US were business and family trips (not “bird families trips”… ). So, as an accidental birder, I used this opportunity to get some new birds and families. One family to be mentioned is Silky-flycatchers: Phainopepla is […]
Out to Africa! Project progress – Bird Families of the World 98/250 40% Thanks to my friend Martin Meir, we experienced my first overseas birding adventure – Kenya! And here I am, on the foothills of the Kilimanjaro writing my field notes. Armed with basic field guide and some rumors, we wandered on some East […]
from birdwatcher to birder in ten families Project progress – Bird Families of the World 71/250 29% Twitching was not a common term in the early 80’s, but some surveys like autumn raptors migration in Kafer Kasem fields, or spring migration survey in Eilat (photo above with Hadoram Shirihai & Yaron Baser) along with other […]
exploring the desert, the nights, the seas and all around Project Progress – Bird Families of the world 61/250 25% There are other birder around! Learning from others experience, especially from the legendary Ehud Dovrat – these bird families have been added: 47. Family #18: Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae) | Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse 48. Family #19: Bustards (Otididae) | […]
first bird migration survey Project progress – Bird Families of the World 46/250 19% Autumn 1977, Migration survey at Zaranik, North Sinai. Mediterranean shore contributed 3 new bird families: 44. Family #14: Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) | Greater Flamingo 45. Family #53: Skuas and Jaegers (Stercorariidae) | Parasitic Skua 46. Family #64: Shearwaters and Petrels (Procellariidae) | Sooty Shearwater My project: Milestones […]
there are birds all over… Project Progress – Bird Families of the world 43/250 17% Visiting wet sites, especially fish ponds, opened my mind to 11 new common bird families. During years Ma’agan Michael ponds provide some “firsts for Israel” and other rarities. 33. Family #8: Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl (Anatidae) | Eurasian Teal 34. Family #15: […]
out and about – exploring field birds nearby Project Progress – Bird Families of the world 32/250 13% Wandering around home, I discovered my next new 14 bird families: 19. Family #13: Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies (Phasianidae) | Chukar 20. Family #27: Swifts (Apodidae) | Common Swift 21. Family #39: Thick-knees (Burhinidae) | Eurasian Thick-knee 22. Family #44: Plovers […]
Discovery on our backyard – first birds Project Progress – Bird Families of the world 18/250 7% Like many other kids, who saved their pennies in children saving program, I received an encouraging gift from the bank: Our County’s Birds Guide, with the beautiful paintings of Walter Ferguson, describing the 100 commonest birds of Israel, […]