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522. Striped kingfisher
523. Moustached green tinkerbird
524. Ayres hawk eagle
525. Eastern chanting goshawk
526. Secretary bird
527. Kori bustard
528. Black-faced sandgrouse
529. Buff-crested bustard
530. Steppe eagle.
531. Black-necked weaver
532. Hildebrandt's starling
533. Fischer's starling
534. Golden-breasted starling
535. Vulturine guineafowl
536. Southern ground hornbill
537. Temminck's courser

Mammals
91. Steenbok (subspecies naumanni)
92. Kirk's dikdik
XX. Southern lesser kudu
93. Fringe-eared oryx
94. African bush elephant
95. Dwarf mongoose

I spent the weekend in Mkomazi National Park, which is the only park in Tanzania part of the Somali arid zone (Tsavo ecosystem), so there are quite some bird species that can only be seen here for Tanzania. On both days I was the only visitor and I did not see any cars during 10 hours in the park. I saw most bird species I really wanted to see (Golden-breasted starling, vulturine guineafowl), though I missed the white-headed mousebirds. In terms of mammals I was very happy with 23 Fringe-eared oryxes, many lesser kudu, Cokes's hartebeest and masai giraffe. Unfortunately we missed the gerenuk. All in all most mammals are still very shy in this park, so I will upload some pictures later, but the quality is not too high...

Though I doubt I will reach the 600 birds this year, I am ahead of schedule for 100 mammal species this year :)
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Was it just a day trip, or did you stay in the park overnight? Although I saw the gerenuk I missed the fringe-eareds when I was there. I also dipped on the White-headed Mousebirds (and the Golden-breasts and Vulturines). I found it top be a nice park, quite extensive although the wildlife was scattered and very shy.

I must get back to writing up my Tanzanian trip!

:p

Hix
 
Hix said:
Was it just a day trip, or did you stay in the park overnight? Although I saw the gerenuk I missed the fringe-eareds when I was there. I also dipped on the White-headed Mousebirds (and the Golden-breasts and Vulturines). I found it top be a nice park, quite extensive although the wildlife was scattered and very shy.

I must get back to writing up my Tanzanian trip!

:p

Hix
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It was a weekend trip, I spent Friday night in the west Usambara's and spent the Saturday afternoon and Sunday from 8 to 4 in the park. I slept in Same, close to the main gate, sleeping inside the park is way above my budget :p.

I liked Mkomazi as well, it was way larger than I thought it would be, as on a Tanzanian map it looks rather small, but it is larger than most Dutch provinces :p. I saw the starlings and guineafowl in the northern central part of the park, where they were both common, this area was much drier than the western part as well. The rains had just started in parts of the park, so the mammals were pretty much concentrated on the western plains, the more east we went the less animals we saw, though dikdik and kudu numbers increased ;)
 
I stayed in the park at Babu's Camp, but as you said - very expensive. Spent most of our time in the Western end but large tracts of it had been burnt out and there wasn't an awful lot to see. But I think we may have been the only people in the park that day too.

:p

Hix
 
Hevden said:
One more from the bank holiday weekend

221. Ring-necked Parakeet
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Following many months of pysio after a car accident I have finally managed a relatively short drive for a life tick.

222.Dusky Thrush

I don't think ill get many more in the UK this year unless something exceptional is found. Even if it is I think that I have to limit myself to a two hour drive.
 
Hix said:
Fish
299. Tailspot Dartfish

Inverts
45. Banded Urchin (Echinothrix calamaris)
46. Imperial Lance Urchin (Phyllacanthus imperialis)
47. Rusty-spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia rufopunctata)
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Fish
300. Chestnut Blenny

Inverts
48. Phyllidia alyta
49. Phyllidiella cooraburrama
50. Reticulidia fungia
(All three are nudibranchs)
51. Starfish (Fromia sp.)

:p

Hix
 
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405 Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii
406 Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus
407 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus
 
lintworm said:
522. Striped kingfisher
523. Moustached green tinkerbird
524. Ayres hawk eagle
525. Eastern chanting goshawk
526. Secretary bird
527. Kori bustard
528. Black-faced sandgrouse
529. Buff-crested bustard
530. Steppe eagle.
531. Black-necked weaver
532. Hildebrandt's starling
533. Fischer's starling
534. Golden-breasted starling
535. Vulturine guineafowl
536. Southern ground hornbill
537. Temminck's courser

Mammals
91. Steenbok (subspecies naumanni)
92. Kirk's dikdik
XX. Southern lesser kudu
93. Fringe-eared oryx
94. African bush elephant
95. Dwarf mongoose

I spent the weekend in Mkomazi National Park, which is the only park in Tanzania part of the Somali arid zone (Tsavo ecosystem), so there are quite some bird species that can only be seen here for Tanzania. On both days I was the only visitor and I did not see any cars during 10 hours in the park. I saw most bird species I really wanted to see (Golden-breasted starling, vulturine guineafowl), though I missed the white-headed mousebirds. In terms of mammals I was very happy with 23 Fringe-eared oryxes, many lesser kudu, Cokes's hartebeest and masai giraffe. Unfortunately we missed the gerenuk. All in all most mammals are still very shy in this park, so I will upload some pictures later, but the quality is not too high...

Though I doubt I will reach the 600 birds this year, I am ahead of schedule for 100 mammal species this year :)
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Slow birding, but during a night walk I saw one of the best mammal species for me this year :)

538. Brown-crowned tschagra

Mammals
96. Servaline genet
 
Rather grateful that a certain nearby vagrant hung around until a day I wasn't working!

345. Dusky Thrush - Turdus eunomus

:)
 
I'm leaving Sri Lanka today. I don't think I'll be adding anything more to the year lists for this country, so here are the totals:


BIRDS:

COLOMBO (NEGOMBO) AIRPORT:
257) Yellow-billed babbler Turdoides affinis

WILPATTU NATIONAL PARK:
258) Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchus culminatus (Jungle crow Corvus culminatus if split - I've seen culminatus before, so it wouldn't be a lifer if I split it)
259) Indian robin Saxicoloides fulicatus
260) White-rumped munia Lonchura striata
261) Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata
262) Asian paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
263) Pale-billed flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
264) Loten's (Long-billed) sunbird Nectarinia (Cinnyris) lotenia
265) Indian pitta Pitta brachyura
266) Asian openbill stork Anastomus oscitans
267) Gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica
268) Blue-tailed bee-eater Merops philippinus
269) Sri Lankan swallow Hirundo hyperythra
270) Small minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
271) Purple-rumped sunbird Nectarinia (Leptocoma) zeylonica
272) White-browed bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
273) Indian roller Coracias benghalensis
274) Orange-breasted green pigeon Treron bicinctus
275) Sri Lankan junglefowl Gallus lafayetii
276) Malabar pied hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
277) Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
278) Lesser adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
279) Blue-faced malkoha Rhopodytes viridirostris
280) Spot-billed pelican Pelecanus philippensis
281) Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
282) Pacific golden plover Pluvialis fulva
283) White pigmy goose Nettapus coromandelianus
284) Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
285) Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
286) Woolly-necked stork Ciconia episcopus
287) Jerdon's bushlark Mirafra affinis
288) Stork-billed kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
289) Brown-headed barbet Megalaima zeylanica
290) Common tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
291) White-bellied drongo Dicrurus caerulescens

KANDY:
292) Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax

SIGIRIYA:
293) Cinnamon bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
294) Sri Lankan grey hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
295) Brown-capped babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
296) White-browed fantail Rhipidura aureolus
297) Lesser goldenback woodpecker Dinopium benghalense
298) Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
299) Sri Lankan woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
300) Black-hooded oriole Oriolus xanthornus
301) Black-capped bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
302) Dark-fronted babbler Rhopocichla atriceps
303) Grey-headed fish eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
304) Black-headed cuckoo-shrike Coracina melanoptera
305) Blyth's reed warbler Acrocephala dumetorum
306) Asian palm swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
307) Black-headed munia Lonchura malacca
308) Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
309) Little swift Apus affinis
310) Scarlet minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
311) Alexandrine parakeet Psittacula eupatria
312) Crimson-fronted barbet Megalaima rubricapillus
313) Jacobin (Pied) cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
314) Jerdon's leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
315) Tickell's blue flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae

OHIYA / HORTON PLAINS:
316) Kashmir flycatcher Ficedula subrubra
317) Yellow-eared bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus
318) Sri Lankan white-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
319) Dull-blue flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
320) Sri Lankan scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
321) Black eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
322) Grey-headed canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
323) Velvet-fronted nuthatch Sitta frontalis
324) Green warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
325) Hill swallow Hirundo domicola
326) Sri Lankan bush-warbler Elaphrornis palliseri
327) Indian blackbird Turdus simillimus
328) Sri Lankan woodpigeon Columba torringtoniae

YALA NATIONAL PARK:
329) Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus
330) Chestnut-tailed starling Sturnus malabaricus
331) Oriental skylark Alauda gulgula
332) Crested tree-swift Hemiprocne coronata

MIRISSA:
333) Great crested tern Sterna bergii

SINHARAJA:
334) Yellow-browed bulbul Acritillas (Iole) indica
335) Orange-billed babbler Turdoides rufescens
336) Spot-winged thrush Zoothera spiloptera
337) Sri Lankan crested drongo Dicrurus lophorinus
338) Brown-breasted flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
339) Ashy-headed laughing-thrush Garrulax cinereifrons
340) Sri Lankan frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
341) Sri Lankan scaly thrush Zoothera imbricata
342) Red-faced malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyyrhocephalus
343) Malabar trogon Harpactes fasciatus
344) Sri Lankan blue magpie Urocissa ornata
345) Sri Lankan hanging parrot Loriculus beryllinus
346) Square-tailed bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
347) Asian brown flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
348) Yellow-fronted barbet Megalaima flavifrons
349) Sri Lankan green pigeon Treron pompadora
350) Crested hawk-eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
351) Legge's flowerpecker Dicaeum vincens
352) Golden-fronted leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
353) Layard's parakeet Psittacula calthropae
354) Lesser hill mynah Gracula indica
355) Chestnut-backed owlet Glaucidium castanotum
356) Indian swiftlet Collocalia unicolor
357) Sri Lankan spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
358) Green-billed coucal Centropus chlororhynchos
359) Plum-headed parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala

TALAGAMA LAKE (COLOMBO):
360) Yellow bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
361) Rosy starling Pastor roseus
362) Little heron Butorides striata



MAMMALS:

WILPATTU NATIONAL PARK:
39) Tufted grey langur Semnopithecus priam
40) Sri Lankan (Grizzled) giant squirrel Ratufa macroura
41) Chital (Spotted deer) Axis axis
42) Three-striped palm squirrel Funambulus palmarum
43) Wild pig Sus scrofa
44) Sambar Cervus unicolor
45) Asian elephant Elephas maximus
46) Indian muntjac Muntiacus muntjak
47) Toque macaque Macaca sinica

KANDY:
48) Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus

SIGIRIYA:
49) Black-naped hare Lepus nigricollis
50) Rusty-spotted cat Prionailurus rubiginosus
51) Purple-faced langur Trachypithecus vetulus

POPHAM ARBORETUM:
52) Lesser false vampire bat Megaderma spasma
53) Rufous horseshoe bat Rhinolophus rouxi
54) Small Indian civet Viverricula indica
55) Grey slender loris Loris lydekkerianus
56) Sri Lankan mouse deer Moschiola meminna

OHIYA / HORTON PLAINS:
57) Dusky squirrel Funambulus obscurus

YALA NATIONAL PARK:
58) Feral water buffalo Bubalus bubalis
59) Leopard Panthera pardus
60) Ruddy mongoose Herpestes smithii
61) Golden jackal Canis aureus

MIRISSA
62) Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus

SINHARAJA
63) Flame-striped (Layard's) squirrel Funambulus layardi
 
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Hix said:
Fish
300. Chestnut Blenny

Inverts
48. Phyllidia alyta
49. Phyllidiella cooraburrama
50. Reticulidia fungia
(All three are nudibranchs)
51. Starfish (Fromia sp.)
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Went out diving yesterday to a couple of locations that are available only for a couple of weeks each year when the monsoonal swells change direction. Saw a number of fish species I haven't seen at the other locations, most of which were lifers. And later, while snorkelling, I was chased by a row of dots. I can't identify the row of dots to species (or even family level) but as it's definitely different to everything else I've seen I'm counting it in the Invert list.

Fish
301. Humpback Unicornfish
302. Collare Butterflyfish
303. Bluespotted Razorfish
304. Exquisite Wrasse
305. Cloud Wrasse
306. Red Parrotfish
307. Brown Sweetlips

Inverts
52. Salp

:p

Hix
 
In an attempt to at least get some more birds in before the end of the year...

Birds
132) Common merganser, Mergus merganser
133) Water rail, Rallus aquaticus

Also, looking back through pictures of my travels in Singapore, I realized I forgot to list another 2 very common and omnipresent species.

134) Common myna, Acridotheres tristis
135) House crow, Corvus splendens
 
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408 Sprague's Pipit - Anthus spragueii
409 Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana
410 Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus
 
411 American Woodcock - Scolopax minor

Oddly enough, found in a flowerbed outside of a Dick's Sporting Goods. I giggled at the irony.
 
Here is a list of the mammals I've spotted in the wild this year:

1) Townsend's Chipmunk
2) Arctic Ground Squirrel
3) California Ground Squirrel
4) Eastern Grey Squirrel
5) Chickaree
6) American Red Squirrel
7) Eastern Fox Squirrel
8) House Mouse
9) Northern Red-backed Vole
10) Tundra Vole
11) Northern Collard Lemming
12) Muskrat
13) American Beaver
14) North American Porcupine
15) Virginia Opossum
16) Eastern Cottontail
17) Snowshoe Hare
18) Columbian Blacktailed Deer
19) Roosevelt Elk
20) Moose
21) Caribou
22) Mountain Goat
23) Dall Sheep
24) Musk Ox
25) Arctic Fox
26) Red Fox
27) Coyote
28) Ermine
29) Sea Otter
30) Striped Skunk
31) Northern Raccoon
32) Stellar's Sea Lion
33) Pacific Harbor Seal
34) Ringed Seal
35) American Black Bear
36) Brown Bear
37) Polar Bear
38) Grey Whale
39) Dall'a Porpoise
40) Harbor Porpoise


Feral European Rabbit - probably shouldn't count. Unsure if Lakewood, Washington has a legitimately free breeding colony or just an occasional free living escapee. So...not officially listed.

Numerous sign of either Townsend's or Coastal Moles in Washington.

Birds: The same ones I always see in Alaska with the addition of Turkey Vultures, Cedar Waxwings, Horned Larks, and American Crows while touring the PNW.
 
Birds
106. Noisy Miner
107. Indian Mynah
108. Grey Butcherbird
109. Red-rumped Parrot
110. Crested Pigeon
111. White faced Heron
112. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
113. Australian King Parrot
114. Pacific Koel

Mammals
5. Grey-headed Flying Fox

Reptiles
4. Long-necked Turtle
5. Garden Skink

:p

Hix
 
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lintworm said:
Slow birding, but during a night walk I saw one of the best mammal species for me this year :)

538. Brown-crowned tschagra

Mammals
96. Servaline genet
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My last update this year ;)

539. Brown noddy
540. Dimorphic egret

Mammals
97. Zanzibar red colobus
 
My mammal list:
1. Pallas cat, Qinghai, China (2016-1)
2. Steppe polecat, Qinghai, China (2016-1)
3. Red fox, Qinghai, China (2016-1) and Great Gobi A, Mongolia (2016-10)
4. Tibetan fox, Qinghai (2016-1) and Tibet (2016-5)
5. Przewalski gazelle, Qinghai, China (2016-1)
6. Tibetan gazelle, Tibet, China (2016-5)
7. Chiru, Tibet, China (2016-5)
8. Bharal, Tibet, China (2016-5)
9. Kiang, Tibet, China (2016-5)
10. Himalayan marmot, Tibet, China (2016-5)
11. Black-lipped pika, Qinghai (2016-1) and Tibet (2016-5), China
12. Woolly hare, Qinghai (2016-1), China
13. Pallas pika, Mongolia (2016-10)
14. Chinese ferret badger, Hubei, China (2016-9)
15. Masked palm civet, Hubei, China (2016-9)
16. Red-and-White giant flying squirrel, Hubei, China (2016-9)
17. Grey-headed flying squirrel, Hubei, China (2016-9)
18. Complex-toothed flying squirrel, Hubei, China (2016-9)
19. Wild bactrian camel, Great Gobi A Protected Area, Mongolia (2016-10)
20. Goitered gazelle，Great Gobi A, Mongolia (2016-10)
21. Mongolian wild horse, Hustal NP, Mongolia (2016-10)
22. Elk, Hustai NP, Mongolia (2016-10)
 
Birds
115. White-necked Heron
116. Great Cormorant
117. Masked Lapwing
118. Crimson Rosella
119. Eastern Rosella
120. Superb Fairy Wren
121. Common Starling
122. Yellow faced Honeyeater
123. White-browned Scrubwren
124. Brown Thornbill
125. Yellow-rumped Thornbill
126. Grey Shrike-thrush
127. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
128. Pied Currawong
129. White-throated Treecreeper
130. Satin Bowerbird

:p

Hix
 
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