WOW - Kate Bush (90,000 and Counting)

 What a Ride!

 What a Man!

 What an Achievement! GOLD for BRADLEY WIGGINS!

 

 and don't forget his mate BRONZE goes to CHRIS FROOME!

With early morning storm clouds prevailing and a list of chores as long as that outstanding, it was decided that today would be the day to stay at home. Therefore it is inevitable that once again I have to rely on the ever available 'archive' to bring a little 'eye-candy'. Selected from the World Bird Folder, the only common denominator is that each has the word BLACK in its name, so here we go with a

A Baker's Dozen of 'Black' Birds

BLACK NODDY - Australia

BLACK EGRET (in fishing mode) - The Gambia

BLACK SKIMMER - USA

BLACK-FACED SISKIN - Argentina

BLACK-FACED BUNTING - South Korea

BLACK-FACED MONARCH - Australia

BLACK-HEADED BUNTING - Cyprus

BLACK-NECKED STORK - India

BLACK-TAILED NATIVE HEN -Australia

BLACK-THROATED GREY WARBLER - Canada

BLACLSMITH PLOVER - Zimbabwe

 

BLACK-FRONTED PLOVER - Australia

 BLACK-THROATED BUSH-TANAGER - Colombia

As July closes we can bring to you the statistics for that month. Individual entries rocketed into the 90-thousands just before midnight and looking at comparisons with the post for the 1st July a huge increase in UK readers. Most other country readerships have also been on the up with Canada just clipping over the 1,000 mark. There have been 2 additions to the Country List, Vanuatu and New Caledonia, with the latter already extending to 6 readers. To them along with ALL others who have 'tuned in' a massive THANK YOU, keep viewing in the hope that you will ALL pass the Link on. 

End of June

Your log size of 200,500 has 81,650 entries.

	58529	71.68%	United Kingdom
	5783	7.08%	United States
	1125	1.38%	Canada
	902	1.10%	Germany
	899	1.10%	Australia
	775	0.95%	Estonia

End of July
Your log size of 200,500 has 90,074 entries.

	64527	71.60%	United Kingdom
	6688	7.42%	United States
	1210	1.34%	Canada
	1000	1.11%	Australia
	981	1.09%	Germany
	877	0.97%	Estonia
	863	0.96%	France
	830	0.92%	Japan
	815	0.90%	Netherlands
	712	0.79%	Italy
	624	0.69%	India
	599	0.66%	New Zealand
	576	0.64%	Spain
	555	0.62%	Philippines
	512	0.57%	Taiwan
	459	0.51%	Brazil
	423	0.47%	Korea, Republic Of
	358	0.40%	Sweden
	357	0.40%	Poland
	334	0.37%	Thailand
	310	0.34%	Belgium
	275	0.31%	Russian Federation
	252	0.28%	Norway
	220	0.24%	Romania
	218	0.24%	South Africa
	212	0.24%	Malaysia
	205	0.23%	Ireland
	198	0.22%	Switzerland
	192	0.21%	Turkey
	183	0.20%	Mexico
	182	0.20%	Finland
	181	0.20%	Peru
	175	0.19%	Indonesia
	153	0.17%	Greece
	152	0.17%	Portugal
	152	0.17%	Czech Republic
	148	0.16%	Argentina
	143	0.16%	Denmark
	128	0.14%	Hungary
	128	0.14%	Israel
	124	0.14%	Pakistan
	122	0.14%	Saudi Arabia
	119	0.13%	Singapore
	118	0.13%	Sri Lanka
	110	0.12%	Ukraine
	103	0.11%	Colombia
	102	0.11%	Bulgaria
	101	0.11%	Hong Kong
	99	0.11%	United Arab Emirates
	97	0.11%	Vietnam
	84	0.09%	Slovakia
	78	0.09%	Chile
	77	0.09%	Croatia
	74	0.08%	Oman
	66	0.07%	Austria
	61	0.07%	Anonymous Proxy
	58	0.06%	Costa Rica
	57	0.06%	Serbia
	54	0.06%	Venezuela
	54	0.06%	Malta
	52	0.06%	Europe
	52	0.06%	Lithuania
	49	0.05%	Egypt
	46	0.05%	Ecuador
	44	0.05%	Qatar
	43	0.05%	Madagascar
	41	0.05%	Bangladesh
	36	0.04%	Asia/pacific Region
	34	0.04%	Palestinian Territory
	31	0.03%	Luxembourg
	30	0.03%
	29	0.03%	Slovenia
	25	0.03%	Satellite Provider
	25	0.03%	Iraq
	24	0.03%	Guatemala
	23	0.03%	Guernsey
	23	0.03%	Lebanon
	22	0.02%	Georgia
	22	0.02%	Mongolia
	22	0.02%	El Salvador
	21	0.02%	Latvia
	21	0.02%	Morocco
	20	0.02%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
	19	0.02%	Belarus
	19	0.02%	Jamaica
	18	0.02%	Trinidad And Tobago
	18	0.02%	Dominican Republic
	18	0.02%	Cyprus
	18	0.02%	Yemen
	15	0.02%	Kenya
	15	0.02%	Macedonia
	14	0.02%	Kuwait
	14	0.02%	Belize
	14	0.02%	Isle Of Man
	13	0.01%	Jersey
	11	0.01%	Maldives
	11	0.01%	Algeria
	11	0.01%	Bermuda
	10	0.01%	Tunisia
	10	0.01%	Jordan
	10	0.01%	Armenia
	10	0.01%	Gibraltar
	9	0.01%	Nigeria
	9	0.01%	Moldova, Republic Of
	9	0.01%	Bahrain
	9	0.01%	Panama
	8	0.01%	China
	8	0.01%	Virgin Island, U.s.
	8	0.01%	Montenegro
	8	0.01%	Uruguay
	7	0.01%	Cambodia
	7	0.01%	Iceland
	7	0.01%	Reunion
	7	0.01%	Puerto Rico
	7	0.01%	Zimbabwe
	7	0.01%	Azerbaijan
	7	0.01%	Aruba
	7	0.01%	Namibia
	7	0.01%	Nepal
	6	0.01%	Netherlands Antilles
	6	0.01%	New Caledonia
	6	0.01%	Brunei Darussalam
	6	0.01%	Tanzania, United Republic Of
	5	0.01%	Ethiopia
	5	0.01%	Bhutan
	5	0.01%	Bosnia And Herzegovina
	5	0.01%	Barbados
	4	0.00%	Bahamas
	4	0.00%	Mauritius
	4	0.00%	Albania
	4	0.00%	Syrian Arab Republic
	4	0.00%	Honduras
	3	0.00%	Guyana
	3	0.00%	Zambia
	3	0.00%	Dominica
	3	0.00%	Bolivia
	3	0.00%	Virgin Islands, British
	3	0.00%	Faroe Islands
	3	0.00%	Gambia
	3	0.00%	Sudan
	2	0.00%	Macao
	2	0.00%	Uganda
	2	0.00%	Ghana
	2	0.00%	Andorra
	2	0.00%	Guam
	2	0.00%	Grenada
	2	0.00%	Cameroon
	2	0.00%	Gabon
	2	0.00%	Iran, Islamic Republic Of
	2	0.00%	Fiji
	1	0.00%	Afghanistan
	1	0.00%	Malawi
	1	0.00%	Seychelles
	1	0.00%	Haiti
	1	0.00%	French Polynesia
	1	0.00%	Uzbekistan
	1	0.00%	Falkland Islands (malvinas)
	1	0.00%	Suriname
	1	0.00%	Botswana
	1	0.00%	Cote D'ivoire
	1	0.00%	Vanuatu
	1	0.00%	Saint Lucia
	1	0.00%	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
	1	0.00%	Swaziland
	1	0.00%	Turks And Caicos Islands
	1	0.00%	Cayman Islands
	1	0.00%	Kazakhstan
	1	0.00%	Martinique