ZooChat Big Year 2017
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Some more from a short bit of birding at Wheldrake Ings today:
47. Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
48. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
49. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
50. Ruff Philomachus pugnax
51. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Some more species seen in the meantime:
17) Rook ( see Rook | ZooChat )
18) Hedge accentor ( see Hedge accentor | ZooChat )
19) Gadwall ( see Gadwall | ZooChat )
20) Chaffinch
21) Oystercatcher ( see Oystercatchers | ZooChat )
22) Red-breasted merganser ( see Red-breasted merganser | ZooChat )
23) Common redshank ( see Common redshank | ZooChat )
24) Short-toed treecreeper
25) Ruddy turnstone ( see Ruddy turnstone | ZooChat )
Also had the pleasure to find my first mammal-species this year :
1) Harbour seal ( see Harbour seal | ZooChat )
Little up-date of some of the species seen sofar this year :
26) Sanderling ( see Sanderling | ZooChat )
27) European jay
28) European greenfinch ( see European greenfinch | ZooChat )
29) European white stork
30) Green woodpecker ( see Green woodpecker | ZooChat )
31) Brambling
32) House sparrow ( see House sparrow | ZooChat )
33) Goosander
34) Eurasian curlew ( see Eurasian curlew | ZooChat )
35) Egyptian goose
I was in the mood for a little adventure after an uneventful week so I went in search of a lifer today:
117. White-billed Diver (Gavia adamsii)
118. Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
119. Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
120. Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
121. Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
117. White-billed Diver (Gavia adamsii)
118. Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
119. Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
120. Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
121. Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Birds:
25. Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons)
26 Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
27. Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)
28. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
29. Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni)
30. Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
Reptiles:
5. Delicate Garden Skink (Lampropholis delicata)
Mammals:
2. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
3. Pretty-Faced Wallaby (Macropus parryi)
Fish:
2. Butter Bream (Monodactylus argenteus)
Total: 43
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An addition seen from the window of my classroom - I was paying attention, promise.
54) Common Starling
A bit unusual at this time of year as they don't usually show up until early March.
A few bits and pieces from an actual birding trip today, though not as much as I would have hoped.
55) Willow Tit
56) Crested Lark
57) Yellowhammer
6) Brown Rat
Birds
58) Barred Owl Strix varia
Mammals
6) Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana
7) Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis
~Thylo
Fish
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- Grey Reef Shark
- White-tipped Reef Shark
- White-spotted Eagle Ray
- Spotted Garden Eel
- White-tailed Squirrelfish
- Sabre Squirrelfish
- Bigscale Soldierfish
- Epaulette Soldierfish
- White-tip Soldierfish
- Cornetfish
- Peacock Rockcod
- Coral Rockcod
- Blackfin Rockcod
- Flagtail Rockcod
- Thinspine Grouper
- Yellowedge Coronation Trout
- Sixlined Soapfish
- Goldback Basslet
- Princess Basslet
- Flagtail Blanquillo
- Bluefin Trevally
- Smalltooth Jobfish
- Red Bass
- Paddletail Snapper
- Bluestriped Snapper
- Midnight Snapper
- Black-and-White Snapper
- Blue Fusilier
- Oriental Sweetlips
- Goldspot Emperor
- Bigeye Emperor
- Yellowstripe Goatfish
- Yellowfin Goatfish
- Goldsaddle Goatfish
- Dot-and-Dash Goatfish
- Manybar Goatfish
- Indian Doublebar Goatfish
- Copper Sweeper
- Threadfin Butterflyfish
- Citron Butterflyfish
- Spotted Butterflyfish
- Lined Butterflyfish
- Raccoon Butterflyfish
- Redfin Butterflyfish
- Meyer’s Butterflyfish
- Ornate Butterflyfish
- Lattice Butterflyfish
- Ovalspot Butterflyfish
- Chevron Butterflyfish
- Teardrop Butterflyfish
- Vagabond Butterflyfish
- Longnose Butterflyfish
- Pyramid Butterflyfish
- Singular Bannerfish
- Threespot Angelfish
- Bicolor Angelfish
- Lemonpeel Angelfish
- Cocos Angelfish
- Pearlscale Angelfish
- Emperor Angelfish
- Blue Angelfish
- Regal Angelfish
- Arc-Eye Hawkfish
- Freckled Hawkfish
- Half-spotted Hawkfish
- Banded Sergeant
- Blackspot sergeant
- Indo-Pacific Sergeant
- Golden Damsel
- Clarke’s Anemonefish
- Pink Anemonefish
- Ambon Chromis
- Dusky Chromis
- Scaly Chromis
- Whitetail Chromis
- Yellowtail Chromis
- Doublebar Chromis
- Swallowtail Chromis
- Yellowaxil Chromis
- Threespot Humbug
- Dick’s Damsel
- Johnston Damsel
- Jewel Damsel
- Neon Damsel
- Island Gregory
- Bluespotted Wrasse
- Yellowbreasted Wrasse
- Lyretail Pigfish
- Coral Pigfish
- Diana’s Pigfish
- Eclipse Pigfish
- Tripletail Wrasse
- Pinklined Coris
- Yellowtail Coris
- Birdnose Wrasse
- Checkerboard Wrasse
- Weedy Surge Wrasse
- Earmuff Wrasse
- Claudia’s Wrasse
- Zigzag Wrasse
- Threespot Wrasse
- Banded Thicklips
- Ringed Slender Wrasse
- Blue Razorfish
- Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse
- Bluestripe Cleaner Wrasse
- Breastspot Cleaner Wrasse
- Ornate Leopard Wrasse
- Rockmover Wrasse
- Ringtail Wrasse
- Sixline Wrasse
- Eightline Wrasse
- Chiseltooth Wrasse
- Redshoulder Wrasse
- Blue-headed Wrasse
- Sixbar Wrasse
- Jansen’s Wrasse
- Sunset Wrasse
- Redribbon Wrasse
- Whitespot Parrotfish
- Sixband Parrotfish
- Swarthy Parrotfish
- Greencheek Parrotfish
- Palenose Parrotfish
- Ember Parrotfish
- Yellowhead Parrotfish
- Tricolor Parrotfish
- Spothead Grubfish
- Bicolor Combtooth Blenny
- Midas Combtooth Blenny
- Onespot Wormfish
- Red Firegoby
- Arrow Dartfish
- Tailspot Dartfish
- Moorish Idol
- Eyespot Surgeonfish
- Powderblue Surgeonfish
- Lined Surgeonfish
- Spotface Surgeonfish
- Whitecheeked Surgeonfish
- Brown Surgeonfish
- Orangeblotch Surgeonfish
- Thompson’s Surgeonfsih
- Convict Surgeonfish
- Striped Bristletooth
- Goldspot Bristltooth
- Spotted Unicornfish
- Elegant Unicornfish
- Sleek Unicornfish
- Orangespine Unicornfish
- Bulbnose Unicornfish
- Bluespine Unicornfish
- Bignose Unicornfish
- Indian Sailfin Tang
- Brushtail Tang
- Sailfin Tang
- Great Barracuda
- Bluestriped Barracuda
- Flowery Flounder
- Orangestriped Triggerfish
- Clown Triggerfish
- Titan Triggerfish
- Black Triggerfish
- Pinktail triggerfish
- Redtooth Triggerfish
- Scythe Triggerfish
- Eyestripe Triggerfish
- Gilded Triggerfish
- Broom Filefish
- Barred Filefish
- Black Boxfish
- Whitespotted Puffer
- Blackspot Toby
- Blackblotched Porcupinefish
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Two birds which I hadn't seen for far too long...
52. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
53. Redwing Turdus iliacus
Spent most of today at Twycross but was able to pick up a new year bird by calling in at Willington Gravel Pits on the way home (as well as one of the biggest starling murmurations I've ever seen).
85. Great White Egret - Ardea alba
85. Great White Egret - Ardea alba
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