A few ID questions:
6. Vervet Monkey is Chlorocebus pygerythrus?
10. Small-eared Greater Galago is Otolemur garnettii?
40. Zebra Mongoose I'm assuming is Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo?
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6. Vervet Monkey is Chlorocebus pygerythrus?
10. Small-eared Greater Galago is Otolemur garnettii?
40. Zebra Mongoose I'm assuming is Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo?
Correct on all counts.
Went birding in the area and got a few new birds that are quite a bit easier to find here than in Belgium, but definitely nice nonetheless:
BIRDS:
88) Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus
89) Greater scaup, Aythya marila (ssp marila)
90) Smew, Mergellus albellus
91) Tundra bean goose, Anser serrirostris
92) Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
MAMMALS:
2) Brown hare, Lepus europaeus
BIRDS:
88) Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus
89) Greater scaup, Aythya marila (ssp marila)
90) Smew, Mergellus albellus
91) Tundra bean goose, Anser serrirostris
92) Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
MAMMALS:
2) Brown hare, Lepus europaeus
2 species of swallow seen and it's not even spring yet!
15 - Blackbird, Turdus merula
16 - Common house martin, Delichon urbicum urbicum
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Very surprised to find that you're able to identify species of Lithobius and Drosophila, both usually impossible without dissection and a microscope.
Not positive on my ID, but it's close enough. The guide I was using only listed one species that really looked like what i saw, and I knew it was found in the area, so that's what I IDed it as. But as stated earlier, I am not good with inverts.
Here is one invert I was surprised to see in my hose today. I am actually positive on this one's ID, though:
Inverts
4. Eastern Comma Polygonia comma
FishA NIght Dive last night picked up a few more fish and inverts (first three fish were from a previous dive), plus plenty of crabs and shrimp that are yet to be identified.
Fish
194. Throatspot Blenny
195. Large Whipgoby
196. Banded Lizardfish
197. White-tipped Reef Shark
198. Radiated Lionfish
199. Iridescent Cardinalfish
200. Blackblotched Porcupine Fish
Inverts
10. Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
11. Banded Sea Urchin
12. Lions Paw Sea Cucumber
13. Black Longspine Sea Urchin
14. Savigny's Sea Urchin
15. Magnificent Sea Anemone
16. Triton Conch (aka Triton's Trumpet)
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201. Smallmouth Squirrelfish
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Maybe you should use a more extensive guide
Seriously though, there are good identification guides online. A "general arhropod/insect guide" can point you into the right direction, but for a genus with species that similar it is rarely specific enough. For my centipede identification I used a guide I found online that has extensive descriptions of all species found in my area. Maybe there's one for your area too.
Went diving again today and picked up a few more year ticks.Fish
201. Smallmouth Squirrelfish
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Fish
202. Collare Butterflyfish
203. Yellowfin Goatfish
204. Neon Fusilier
205. Lyretail Pigfish
206. Tricolor Parrotfish
207. Steephead Parrotfish
208. Palette Tang
209. Dogtooth Tuna
210. Scribbled Filefish
211. Spotted Porcupinefish
212. Midnight Snapper
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Spent today birding at a site on the outskirts of the city, and added quite a few species:
73) Bean Goose
74) Syrian Woodpecker
75) Hawfinch
76) Bearded Reedling
77) Short-toed Treecreeper
78) Long-tailed Tit
79) Greylag Goose
80) Merlin
Pleasingly diverse set of additions from the Wirral today:
103. Red Knot - Calidris canuta
104. Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus
105. Great White Egret - Ardea alba
106. Common Raven - Corvus corax
107. Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita
108. European Firecrest - Regulus ignicapilla
109. Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus
103. Red Knot - Calidris canuta
104. Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus
105. Great White Egret - Ardea alba
106. Common Raven - Corvus corax
107. Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita
108. European Firecrest - Regulus ignicapilla
109. Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus
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My first ever trip to one of the Wadden islands (Schiermonnikoog) got me a few very interesting sea birds! Really excited about both lifers, as both are species I looked for quite a bit last year but never actually ended up finding.
Almost all of these are actually species I only saw a handful of times last year, so I'm definitely very happy with all of them.
BIRDS:
93) Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
94) Common eider, Somateria mollissima
95) Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
96) Sanderling, Calidris alba
97) Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
98) Brant goose, Branta bernicla
99) Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
100) Common scoter, Melanitta nigra
101) Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
102) Rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus
103) Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis
104) European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
105) European golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
106) Dunlin, Calidris alpina
107) Red knot, Calidris canutus
108) Eurasian rock pipit, Anthus petrosus
109) Common redshank, Tringa totanus
MAMMALS:
3) Harbour seal, Phoca vitulina
Almost all of these are actually species I only saw a handful of times last year, so I'm definitely very happy with all of them.
BIRDS:
93) Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
94) Common eider, Somateria mollissima
95) Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
96) Sanderling, Calidris alba
97) Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
98) Brant goose, Branta bernicla
99) Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
100) Common scoter, Melanitta nigra
101) Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
102) Rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus
103) Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis
104) European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
105) European golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
106) Dunlin, Calidris alpina
107) Red knot, Calidris canutus
108) Eurasian rock pipit, Anthus petrosus
109) Common redshank, Tringa totanus
MAMMALS:
3) Harbour seal, Phoca vitulina
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It was the Wirral for me today too, with a large chunk of Maguari overlap in the afternoon.Pleasingly diverse set of additions from the Wirral today:
103. Red Knot - Calidris canuta
104. Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus
105. Great White Egret - Ardea alba
106. Common Raven - Corvus corax
107. Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita
108. European Firecrest - Regulus igneicapilla
109. Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus
114. Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
115. Knot (Calidris canutus)
116. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
117. Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
118. Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
119. Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
120. Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
121. Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
122. Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
123. Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
124. Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
125. Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Last friday I went after a rare vagrant redpoll which decided to hang out in a harbour, but unfortunately the bird was appearendly chased off by a sparrowhawk not long before I arrived. I tried again today, and although I had to wait sometime all birders there were overjoyed when a flock of almost 50 redpolls landed, including a very rare one.
Birds
109. Mealy redpoll [Acanthis flammea flammea]
110. Peregrine falcon [Falco peregrinus]
111. Lesser black-backed gull [Larus fuscus]
112. Coues' arctic redpoll [Acanthis hornemanni exilipes]
Birds
109. Mealy redpoll [Acanthis flammea flammea]
110. Peregrine falcon [Falco peregrinus]
111. Lesser black-backed gull [Larus fuscus]
112. Coues' arctic redpoll [Acanthis hornemanni exilipes]
A bird I saw yesterday and forgot to add:
Birds
28. Rough-Legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
My ninetieth bird for the year turned up in my garden today, mixed in with a flock of goldfinches and chaffinches:
90. Lesser redpoll Carduelis cabaret
I stopped by the Oostvaardersplassen on my way back home, and saw quite a lot of interesting species! Again, like yesterday, most aren't lifers but are species I only rarely see at home.
BIRDS:
110) Black swan, Cygnus atratus
111) Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
112) Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
113) Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus
114) Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
115) Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor
116) Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus
MAMMALS:
4) European roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
5) Red deer, Cervus elaphus
6) Bank vole, Myodes glareolus
BIRDS:
110) Black swan, Cygnus atratus
111) Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
112) Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
113) Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus
114) Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
115) Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor
116) Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus
MAMMALS:
4) European roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
5) Red deer, Cervus elaphus
6) Bank vole, Myodes glareolus