An Economist article published in February 2024 describes the rise of cuteness (“Small, but mighty: how cuteness has taken over the world“). It specifically...

July is the least interesting month for birding in Shanghai – it is too hot, and there is pretty much no migration. A good...

In the past few months, 10,000 Birds has added quite a few writers – I hope you enjoy their posts. Personally, I think they...

Yes, I know. It would have been quite hard to come up with a lamer headline than the one above. And the “standard” in...

In this second post on the birds of Tan Phu Forest, let’s get the bulbuls out of the way first. Three seem to be...

The Datang area stretches North from Tengchong, with basically just one road (G219) having less and less traffic before it eventually peters out in...

The Red-crowned Crane is listed as Vulnerable, with an estimated 3000 individuals in 2009. Some populations – especially the Hokkaido one – seem to...

Seeing a Black-throated Laughingthrush at Nanhui was a surprise. I listed it on eBird – but my experience (and not only mine) is that...