ZooChat Big Year 2017

[Chlidonias]

9) Common mynah Acridotheres tristis

That was it for today - tomorrow I go to the Little Rann of Kutch...

 

[KevinVar]

My first day of birding in 2017 is also a fact, with a tiny bird that didn't feel like showing itself last year.

1. Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
2. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
3. Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
4. European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
5. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
6. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
7. Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
8. Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
9. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
10. Gadwall (Anas strepera)
11. Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
12. Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
13. Great Tit (Parus major)
14. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
15. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
16. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
17. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
18. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
19. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
20. European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
21. Eurasian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
22. Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
23. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
24. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
25. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)

 

[robmv]

Ticking along ...

47. Pintail (Anas acuta)
48. Scaup (Aythya marila)
49. Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
50. Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
51. Goosander (Mergus merganser)
52. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
53. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
54. Common Gull (Larus canus)
55. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
56. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
57. Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
58. Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
59. Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
60. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
61. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
62. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
63. Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
64. Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
65. Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
66. Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

 

[Maguari]

Just a few more today, mostly from a late afternoon visit to Carr Vale NR:

58. Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus
59. Common Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus
60. Greater Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus
61. European Herring Gull - Larus argentatus

 

[DesertRhino150]

Unfortunately, rain put off a birding trip out today. I still managed two walks locally, which got me a fair number of birds and three mammals:

1. Common woodpigeon Columba palumbus
2. Great tit Parus major
3. European blackbird Turdus merula
4. Blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus
5. Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus
6. Pied wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii
7. Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
8. Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus
9. Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
10. Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
11. Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
12. European robin Erithacus rubecula
13. Red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa
14. Eurasian magpie Pica pica
15. Carrion crow Corvus corone
16. Mute swan Cygnus olor
17. European herring gull Larus argentatus
18. Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus
19. Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes
20. Dunnock Prunella modularis
21. Little egret Egretta garzetta
22. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
23. Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
24. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
25. Common coot Fulica atra
26. Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
27. House sparrow Passer domesticus
28. Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
29. Song thrush Turdus philomelos
30. Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
31. Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius
32. Coal tit Periparus ater
33. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
34. European starling Sturnus vulgaris
35. Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
36. Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus (Nt)
27. Western jackdaw Corvus monedula

1. Least weasel Mustela nivalis
2. Eastern grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
3. European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus (Nt)

Didn't get much of a chance to birdwatch today, but a one-hour walk down the river gave me five new birds, while a new mammal was in the field behind the garden:

28. Stock dove Columba oenas
29. Redwing Turdus iliacus (Nt)
30. Eurasian teal Anas crecca
31. Canada goose Branta canadensis
32. Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major

4. Reeve's muntjac deer Muntiacus reevesi

 

[LaughingDove]

Went to Zlin Zoo today (Czech Republic) and saw a few common species on the drive there from Brno as well as wild in the zoo.

Birds:
1) Blackbird
2) Feral Pigeon
3) Great Tit
4) Fieldfare
5) Long-tailed Tit
6) Blue Tit
7) Mistle Thrush
8) Common Buzzard
9) Rook
10) European Robin
11) European Magpie
12) Collared Dove
13) House Sparrow
14) Common Kestrel
15) Green Woodpecker
16) Common Chaffinch
17) Greater Spotted Woodpecker
18) Coal Tit
19) Goosander
20) Ring-necked Pheasant

Mammals:
1) Roe Deer

Still not been birding properly, but managed a couple of new species with another zoo day.

Birds:
21) Tree Sparrow
22) Northern Wren

Mammals:
2) Red Deer

 

[Pleistohorse]

1. Common Raven

 

[jbnbsn99]

Today, I witnessed while birding, the perfect symbol for the upcoming American year - a Bald Eagle flying over the dump.

72 American Wigeon - Anas americana
73 Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris
74 Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata
75 Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola
76 Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
77 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
78 American Pipit - Anthus rubescens
79 Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus L
80 Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis
81 Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
82 Herring Gull - Larus argentatus
83 Thayer's Gull - Larus thayeri
84 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus

 

[Pleistohorse]

Birds
1. Common Raven

Mammals
1. Arctic Fox

 

[vogelcommando]

Started the year very quitely with just one species seen in my garden - the species however being my avatar !
1 ) European robin

Some more species seen on the second day of the year :
2) Blackbird
3 ) Western jackdaw
4 ) Carrion crow
5 ) Eurasian magpie
6 ) Common buzzard
7 ) European kestrel
8 ) Wood pigeon
9 ) Herring gull
10 ) Black-headed gull
11 ) European coot
12 ) Grey heron
13 ) Great white egret
14 European starling
15 ) Great cormorant
16 ) Mute swan

 

[animal_expert01]

I stay of Zoochat for a few days and I am already miles behind!

Birds:
1. Feral Pigeon (Columbia Livia Domestica)
2. Magpie Goose (Anserana semipalmata)
3. Plover (Vanellus miles)
4. Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
5. Sulphur Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
6. Indian Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)
7. Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
8. Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)

Reptiles:
1. Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
2. Common Garden Skink (Lampropholis guichenoti)

Fish:
1. Mullet (Mugil cephalus)

I saw a bush-stone curlew in the middle of a busy city park on the Gold Coast on New Years Eve, first time I had ever seen one in the wild, if only I had seen it a few hours later...

 

[animal_expert01]

Birds
1. Common Raven

Mammals
1. Arctic Fox

You saw an Artic Fox in the wild?!

 

[Macaw16]

I haven't been out birding yet, although I did at least leave my house yesterday.

Mammals:
1. Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 1/1/2017
2. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 2/1/2017

Birds:
1. Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 1/1/2017
2. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
3. Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
4. Carrion Crow Corvus corone
5. European Robin Erithacus rubecula
6. Common Blackbird Turdus merula
7. Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
8. Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
9. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
10. Great Tit Parus major 2/1/2017
11. Feral Pigeon Columba (livia) domestica
12. Rook Corvus frugilegus
13. Greater Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
14. Pied (White) Wagtail Motacilla alba
15. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
16. Jackdaw Corvus monedula
17. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
18. Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
19. Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
20. Dunnock Prunella modularis
21. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
22. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
23. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
24. Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
25. Willow Tit Poecile montanus
26. Coal Tit Periparus ater

 

[Hix]

Birds
13. Australian Wood Duck
14. Pacific Black Duck
15. Little Pied Cormorant
16. Australian White Ibos
17. Dusky Moorhen
18. Eurasian Coot
19. Feral Dove
20. Crested Pigeon
21. Red-rumped Parrot
22. Noisy Miner
23. Grey Butcherbird
24. Australian Raven
25. Welcome Swallow
26. Common (or Indian) Mynah
27. Black Swan
28. Willie Wagtail

Reptiles
1. Eastern Water Skink



Hix

I'm back home for just a couple of days and have lots to do, so trying to cram in a bit of birdwatching when I have some free time before I go back to Christmas Island. I'm picking locations where I can get some diversity, but was really surprised at some species I got today at Irrawong Reserve. Plus some of them were with chicks or in nests.

Birds
29. Pied Cormorant
30. Australasian Figbird
31. Chestnut Teal
32. Australian Brushturkey
33. Australasian Swamphen
34. Bell Miner
35. Brown Thornbill
36. Eastern Whipbird
37. Red-whiskered Bulbul
38. Red-browed Finch
39. Tawny Frogmouth
40. Laughing Kookaburra
41. Dollarbird
42. Lewin's Honeyeater
43. Brown Gerygone
44. Black-faced Cuckooshrike
45. Varied Sittella
46. Olive-backed Oriole
47. Grey Fantail
48. Eastern Yellow Robin
49. Pheasant Coucal
50. Eastern Spinebill
51. Fuscous Honeyeater
52. New Holland Honeyeater

Mammals
1. Swamp Wallaby

Reptiles
2. Eastern Water Dragon
3. Green Tree Snake



Hix

 

[Pleistohorse]

You saw an Artic Fox in the wild?!

Yep. Two of them yesterday. And a dozen or so Ravens. Nothing else yet, although Red Fox and maybe Ptarmigan remain a possibility.

 

[Ituri]

I was able to get out again for a little bit in the afternoon so I went to a wastewater reclamation plant.

Birds:
68 Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
69 American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus
70 Limpkin - Aramus guarauna
71 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea
72 Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis

Reptiles:
2 Peninsula Cooter - Pseudemys peninsularis
3 Florida Redbelly Turtle - Pseudemys nelsoni

I went chasing a vagrant Sabine's Gull yesterday, but did not have success. I did add a few birds to the year list however, including a vagrant Common Goldeneye, a bird I saw frequently in Idaho, but in central Florida is quite rare.

73 Muscovy Duck - Cairina moschata (established feral birds)
74 Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis
75 Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
76 House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus
77 Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator
78 Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis
79 Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres
80 Sanderling - Calidris alba
81 Herring Gull - Larus argentatus
82 Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger
83 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus
84 Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus
85 Purple Gallinule - Porphyrio martinicus
86 Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo

 

[Macaw16]

I haven't been out birding yet, although I did at least leave my house yesterday.

Mammals:
1. Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 1/1/2017
2. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 2/1/2017

Birds:
1. Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 1/1/2017
2. Herring Gull Larus argentatus
3. Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
4. Carrion Crow Corvus corone
5. European Robin Erithacus rubecula
6. Common Blackbird Turdus merula
7. Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
8. Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
9. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
10. Great Tit Parus major 2/1/2017
11. Feral Pigeon Columba (livia) domestica
12. Rook Corvus frugilegus
13. Greater Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
14. Pied (White) Wagtail Motacilla alba
15. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
16. Jackdaw Corvus monedula
17. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
18. Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
19. Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
20. Dunnock Prunella modularis
21. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
22. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
23. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
24. Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
25. Willow Tit Poecile montanus
26. Coal Tit Periparus ater

Just the two more from today (3/1/2017), which puts on the same amount of species as last year (despite the fact I had been out birding by this time last year*).

27. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
28. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos


*Much of the site where I went birding was closed, which explains last years low starting figure

 

[Vision]

Didn't see much while birding today, but the species I did see were definitely nice!

BIRDS
23) Mew gull, Larus canus
24) Bewick's swan, Cygnus bewickii
25) Cetti's warbler, Cettia cetti

 

[LaughingDove]

Still not been birding properly, but managed a couple of new species with another zoo day.

Birds:
21) Tree Sparrow
22) Northern Wren

Mammals:
2) Red Deer

Saw a fair few birds today on the drive from Brno to Warsaw:

23) Common Raven
24) Eurasian Jackdaw
25) Grey Heron
26) Eurasian Sparrowhawk
27) Grey Partridge
28) Bohemian Waxwing
29) Herring Gull
30) Black-headed Gull
31) Great Cormorant

3) European Hare

 

[Pleistohorse]

Birds
1. Common Raven

Mammals
1. Arctic Fox
2. Caribou