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Birding Wrapped 2025: The Bird-y Stuff

What birds did I see this year? Anything new? What about the statistics?????
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Birding Wrapped 2025: My Definitive and Concrete Least-to-Most Birdy Destinations
I birded in loads of places this year!
Jan 7 • Bao Shen Yap
Southeast Australia (7/12/2021 - 18/12/2021)
A short trip report about my first experience birding overseas. I spent a few weeks Down Under late 2021, consisting of what essentially was a…
Dec 30, 2025 • Bao Shen Yap
Spotlighting Doesn't Always Work
You don't always see birds while spotlighting, but the bycatch can make it worth it
Sep 23, 2025 • Bao Shen Yap
Ibis in a Hoodie
Not your typical guided bird walk at Albert Park Lake!
Sep 11, 2025 • Bao Shen Yap
I Threw Up On A Boat (and saw some cool birds along the way)
Pelagic birding was much rougher (both the waves and their effect on my body) than I expected.
Sep 2, 2025 • Bao Shen Yap
Hey, you're not supposed to be here! When Birds End Up Where They Shouldn't
Vagrancy and what it means for birds (and people!)
Aug 28, 2025 • Bao Shen Yap
Who am I and what am I doing here?
You must be new here! So am I.
Aug 27, 2025 • Bao Shen Yap
Field Notes with Bao
Field Notes with Bao
Bao's experiences in the field with all kinds of critters, alongside some (hopefully) educational muses.

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