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The Rarest Birds on Earth

2012-05-17T18:57:00.001+02:00

The Rarest Birds on Earth

As an avid bird watcher, there is a comforting feeling seeing the familiar sight of common birds that frequent a locale, such as seeing something like a finch, cardinal, or blue bird. It can also be quite exhilarating to see the occasional rare bird. Maybe if you are lucky during your next bird watching trip, you can spot one of rarest birds in the bird. Here is a list of some of the rarest birds in the world:

Forest Owlet – The forest owlet is native to India. It has deep yellow eyes with a brown crown. Its body and tail have a checkered brown, black and white pattern. Its territorial call can be very loud. It produces a varied of sounds, most of which have undulations in pitch. It was originally thought to be extinct until rediscovered in 1997. Ornithologists now believe there are only around 250 Forest Owlets left in the world. If you are interested in pursuing an ornithology related career, view a list of online classes and educational opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.
Asian Crested Ibis – The Asian crested ibis has a distinctive coloring pattern and shape. It has a long black bill with an orange end point. It's has a black white and orange body. Its wings are particularly striking with a predominantly white color with beautiful orange highlights. The Asian crested ibis originally had a habitat range in Russia, China, and Japan. Now, with only around 500 birds left in its population, the Asian Crested Ibis is limited to Shaanxi province in China.
Honduran Emerald – The Honduran emerald is from the hummingbird family. It is notable for its glistening emerald coloring pattern, which covers its head and upper portion of its body. It often makes a metallic "ticking" sound interspersed with "buzzy" chattering. While rebounding in numbers after initially crashing to an endangered level with the destruction of its native habitat in Honduras, the Honduran Emerald still only has a population of between 250 and 1,000 birds.

Source

HubPages (2012)

Beautiful flight of a Greenfinch

2012-04-30T00:54:00.000+02:00

I like to netting birds at my feeder but even more to get news about them afterwards. BTW it's the first such great control of my over 300 colour-ringed Greenfinches. Had captured 6YR (an adult, female) on the 30.10.2011 in Stargard Szczecinski, Poland and more then 4 mounths later Lars Jonsson (author of the fieldguide Birds of Europe) found it at his garden in Gotland, Sweden.

fot. Lars Jonsson

more then 720 km distance beetwen ringing and control place

The Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) with neckbank

2012-04-01T22:36:00.005+02:00

Today i observed a big flock of Barnacle Goose (136 birds) in Obryta near Miedwie Lake. See the short movie. BTW read the White-fronted Goose with lime neckband. I've chceked already the "Tracking Marked Geese" website and found the map with previous reports - amazing! see below.

fot. Marcin Sowa - light green C25

Return from the Netherlands

2012-03-22T20:55:00.006+01:00

I've received very good news from Michal Kizielewicz about C77 Coot. It's again at Rusalka Lake in Szczecin and is preparing to breeding season.

Thanks to Michal for info.

fot. Michal Kizielewicz

Welcome back 1R82

2012-02-27T09:30:00.001+01:00

It has been four years since i captured an adult Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) on the Kierskie Lake (Poznan). Recently seen there again after two years of lack of information. It has a very interesting life history so far:

winter 2008 - Kierskie Lake and month after went to Belarus
winter 2009 - Denmark
winter 2012 - again Kierskie Lake

As You can see, it has been observed only in winter time. Propably it is breeding on the east of Europe.

Thanks to Slawek Karpicki for pictures.

fot. Slawek Karpicki
fot. Slawek Karpicki
fot. Slawek Karpicki

Short-term movement of C77 Coot

2012-02-18T22:38:00.011+01:00

Just received great news about white C77 Coot (Fulica atra), which i captured on Kacprowicza Park, Szczecin on December 2011. It has been there since the 30.01.2012 and 8 days later moved to the De Wijde Blik Lake near Amsterdam, Netherlands (643 km from ringing place). Thanks to Chris Meewis for information and nice pictures.

fot. Chris Meewis
fot. Chris Meewis

Estonian and Swedish Common Gulls

2012-01-13T19:44:00.007+01:00

Today spent few min after my work on the Miedzyzdroje's beach. Despite a storm on the sea there were lots of BHG and Common Gull. I read one Estonian, white PP67 and controlled Swedish Common Gull!!! As you can see on the picture i added it a brand new red plastic ring T515 from our Polish project. From now it should be more recognizable and may get more recoveries.

fot. Marcin Sowa - Estonian Common Gull

fot. Marcin Sowa - Swedish Common Gull

fot. Marcin Sowa - Swedish Common Gull wit Polish plastic ring T515

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012

2011-12-24T14:25:00.002+01:00

Welcome Poland! LBBG (Larus fuscus)

2011-12-14T20:12:00.005+01:00

It was just regular every week gullwatching at Miedwie Lake. We read there mainly gulls who previously captured in the city centre of Stargard. The Lesser Black-backed Gull is quite rare guest on our region, what more Polish ringers catch just few LBBGs a year. Lukasz and me didn't expected that this 1cy gull would be so timed to catch and ring it after 10 min.

What next ? Hope to see it on Madrid Gull Team website next year :)

fot. Lukasz Borek
fot. Lukasz Borek

Breeding Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

2011-12-07T23:24:00.005+01:00

Yesterday Lukasz Borek ringed two barn owl chicks in one of a church tower near Stargard Szczecinski, Poland. As you can see they are few days to fly out. It is amazing that this species can breeding right now (i mean we have late autumn in Poland).

fot. Cezary Korkosz

Young Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)

2011-11-05T22:30:00.007+01:00

Today spent a short while at my favorite place to gull's ring reading - Miedwie Lake. Luckily read a Croatian YLG with the yellow S62R. Have no idea why Croatian gulls like wintering in Poland...they have warmer climate than here for sure.

fot. Marcin Sowa
fot. Marcin Sowa

The long-distance flight of urban Mallard

2011-10-20T22:08:00.012+02:00

I have recived message from Witold Cieselka about his very nice recovery of the Mallard. He read Czech duck (N. MUSEUM PRAHA C 88977) on Wislok river in Rzeszow. Interestingly the bird was ringed in the city centre of Praha.

fot. Witold Ciesielka
fot. Witold Ciesielka
fot. Witold Ciesielka

Croatian Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) at Miedwie Lake

2011-08-17T17:00:00.008+02:00

Is not the first Croatian Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) who visit the Miedwie Lake (the fifth bigest lake in Poland). They really like roosting place on the north coast (Morzyczyn). Look forward to hearing from Luka about ringing details.

fot. Lukasz Borek - gulls readers :)

fot. Lukasz Borek - white SK41, 14.08.2011 Miedwie Lake

Visiting Mallorca

2011-08-07T15:12:00.006+02:00

Zbyszek Kajzer spent his holiday at Mallorca. BTW he's read some Audouin's Gulls (Ichthyaetus audouinii) from Spanish project. Some pictures of them attached.

fot. Zbyszek Kajzer - Es Caragol, Mallorca

African !!! Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) found in Poland

2011-07-31T13:38:00.005+02:00

We have been so lucky! me and Lukasz Borek were ringing chicks in one of the West Pomeranian gull colony. We chanced on death metal ringed Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) and first didn't belive >>> [INORM SAFRING UNIV. CAPE TOWN S.A. 4H511**]

More than months past since we send the email to the S.A. station and still haven't got any ringing data (for me best rocovery since i've started bird watching :) )

Spanish ringed Black-headed Gull breed on Mietkow lake

2011-06-19T15:42:00.008+02:00

Great news from Maciej Gajewski. On the begining of the June he visited gull colony on Mietkow lake where he read the BHG with spannish ring. The gull was ringed on November 2009 in Barcelona (Zoo de Barcelona, Spain), about 1000 km distance to breeding area.

fot. Maciej Gajewski
fot. Maciej Gajewski

English Black-headed Gull on Miedzyzdroje beach [Poland]

2011-06-16T20:33:00.005+02:00

On the begining of the June Piotrek Zientek read and photographed the Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) with ring LONDON EX 42382 in Międzyzdroje (Baltic Coast, Poland).

If anyone recognise this ring number, please contact us for details: kolring.team@gmail.com

fot. Piotrek Zientek
fot. Piotrek Zientek

Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) with Cech metal ring found in Poland

2011-06-13T20:43:00.007+02:00

On 30th May Piotrek Zientek observed and photographed two adult Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) on small fishpond near Głowaczewo, West Pmerania, N Poland. He saw the metal ring on one bird but the distance was too far. Two day after Miłosz Kowalewski made lot's very good quality pictures which help to read a whole number. The bird was ringed 10 years ago in Zliv (Chech Republic) !!! as chick.

fot. Piotr Zientek

fot. Piotr Zientek
fot. Miłosz Kowalewski

Croatian guest on Baltic Sea

2011-05-31T20:44:00.005+02:00

On the 28th of may Zbyszek Kajzer read the Croatian Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) in Trzesacz (Baltic Sea). It's quite interesting, becouse normally we observed gulls with Croatian rings in Poland from early Autumn to Winter.

fot. Zbyszek Kajzer

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) [The fishing line catch]

2011-03-16T22:56:00.005+01:00

Ringers hates sparrowhawks who are sitting beside feeder and shy other species. Especially sparrowhawks who see and avoid a mist net :) Lukasz had a bad luck this winter, it is the second predator who really likes a small tree near his feeder.

He had tried to find out the right solution and found a fishing line. Made a lasso, put on the tree and ....

fot. Lukasz Borek
fot. Lukasz Borek
fot. Lukasz Borek
fot. Lukasz Borek

Neck bands reading

2011-03-15T00:25:00.007+01:00

I've recived Piotrek Zientek's email with two interesting observation of banded birds from the Polish seaside. First the Greyleg Goose (Anser anser) from Sweden and the Latvian Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus). Both birds read in a field near Dzonowo.

fot. Piotr Zientek

fot. Piotr Zientek

Our Common Gulls (Larus canus) in Uckermunde

2011-02-14T23:08:00.004+01:00

Just recived an email from Frank Joisten who has read two Common Gulls (Larus canus) in Uckermunde, Germany. What funny... both of them were ringed by polish ringers, but one bird in Szczecin, second probably in the Slask.

fot. Frank Joisten

CRringed Yellow-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) in French Alps

2011-01-24T21:19:00.011+01:00

Mont Blanc
Yesterday i came back from ski-holidays in France (Morillon). Was beautifull, lot's of snow and wide pistes, many bottles of wine :) and international atmosphere (greetings to colleagues from New Zealand and Beth from Bristol).

Had also some time to ringreading. I read colourings combination on Yellow-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) [left leg green, red, right leg black, white] in Flaine. If You know sth about this bird please let me know.

PS If you went skiing to the Alps, take your rings and some bread with.

fot. Marcin Sowa
fot. Marcin Sowa
fot. Marcin Sowa

Danish and Polish pedestrian

2011-01-14T20:00:00.001+01:00

Recently I have been Swinoujscie and have been suprised when i saw a flock of Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) were walking through the streets. Almost had Polish metal rings, but one was carrying J6062 (Denmark).

fot. Marcin Sowa

Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) was caught in Gdansk-Szadolki dump !!!

2011-01-11T19:22:00.008+01:00

fot. Sabina Kaszak
Unbelievable information from the Kuling group. Today durning their regular field work they caught and colourringed the Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) [first ever for Poland] in Gdansk-Szadolki rubbish dump. Congratulations guys !!!

fot. Sabina Kaszak