1 Million Raptors!
Today, after 6 weeks of counting and the last 2 days of fantastic raptor migration, we have passed the magical 1,000,000 raptor milestone!
Yesterday's highlights were the more than 100,000 raptors counted by both stations and the almost 1,700 eagles on Station 1, but we fell just short of the million.
This morning, during the Steppe Buzzard push we counted the final 8,000 birds needed to reach the million! We had a fantastic day with Griffon Vultures, many Imperial Eagles, a Crested Honey Buzzard and a very enjoyable migration of large eagles in general. And there's still more to come in the final weeks of the count… But first: we celebrate!
500,000 Raptors counted!
The birds may not care, but we do: today we passed the 500,000 raptors mark! Despite today's migration being exceptionally slow for this time of year, we had a nice, comfortable day ending with fantastic harrier migration in beautiful sunset light. Our thanks go out to all the volunteers, members, donators and sponsors who have made this season's count possible.
Greetings from Sakhalvasho and Shuamta!