ZooChat Big Year 2018

LaughingDove said:
140) Split montane Peninsular Malaysian form of Slender Squirrel, see above discussion (I haven't actually had time to look into this much myself yet, but if Chli is splitting something it must be a good split :p)

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New Birds:
775) Red-capped Plover
776) Greater Sandplover
777) Red-necked Stint
778) Lesser Sandplover
779) Common Greenshank
780) Fairy Gerygone
781) Brown-backed Honeyeater
782) Restless Flycatcher
783) Little Shrike-thrush
784) Grey Fantail (this should be on earlier, actually from the first day in Darwin again me being lazy and not checking the field guide properly)
785) Fuscous Honeyeater

Mammals:
141) Long-nosed Bandicoot
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Birds:
786) Grey-headed Robin
787) Bower’s Shrike-thrush
788) Yellow-throated Scrubwren
789) Brown Cuckoodove
790) Bridled Honeyeater
791) Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
792) Tooth-billed Bowerbird
793) Buff-rumped Thornbill
794) Chowchilla

Mammals:
142) Daintree River Ringtail
143) Rufous Bettong
 
Birds
119. Painted Stork

:p

Hix
 
animal_expert01 said:
Birds:
73. Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
74. Australian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)

Invertabrates:
10. St Andrew's Cross Spider (Argiope keyserlingi)
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Birds:
75. Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
76. Little Wattle Bird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
77. Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis)
78. Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)
79. Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)

Mammals:
8. Hare (Lepus europaeus)

Fish:
23. Pacific Blue-Eye (Pseudomugil signifer)

Reptiles:
11. Elegant Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus pulcher)
 
LaughingDove said:
Birds:
786) Grey-headed Robin
787) Bower’s Shrike-thrush
788) Yellow-throated Scrubwren
789) Brown Cuckoodove
790) Bridled Honeyeater
791) Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
792) Tooth-billed Bowerbird
793) Buff-rumped Thornbill
794) Chowchilla

Mammals:
142) Daintree River Ringtail
143) Rufous Bettong
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New birds:
795) Atherton Scrubwren (apparently all the scrubwrens at high altitude on Mt Lewis are Atherton so I can count this from yesterday which I saw but not well enough to distinguish from Large-billed)
796) Red-browed Finch
797) Black-faced Monarch
798) Eastern Whipbird
799) Victoria’s Riflebird
800) Black-throated Finch
801) Australian King Parrot
802) Cotton Pygmy Goose
803) Spotless Crake
804) Black-breasted Buzzard
805) Rufous Songlark
806) Australasian Pipit
807) Noisy Pitta
808) Spotted Whistling Duck
809) Red-necked Crake
810) Eastern Barn Owl
811) Lesser Sooty Owl

Mammals:
144) Platypus
145) Canefield Rat
146) Large-footed Myotis
147) Green Ringtail Possum
148) Prehensile-tailed Rat
149) Bush Rat
 
I've been to Italy for ten days. Despite wildlife not being the main priority, I was still a bit dissapointed with the results. It was remarkably birdless. Everything except martins and sparrows was hard to find, even crows and pigeons (I saw only 3 pigeons in 10 days!). The fish was seen earlier but not mentioned yet.

Birds
210. Hooded crow [Corvus cornix]
211. Italian sparrow [Passer italiae]

Mammals
16. Daubenton's bat [Myotis daubentonii]

Herptiles
12. Common wall lizard [Podarcis muralis]
13. Grass snake [Natrix natrix]

Fish
2. Three-spined stickleback [Gasterosteus aculeatus]

Invertebrates
160. Blue featherleg [Platycnemis pennipes]
161. Musk beetle [Aromia moschata]
162. Straw-barred pearl [Pyrausta despicata]
 
Mr. Zootycoon said:
I've been to Italy for ten days. Despite wildlife not being the main priority, I was still a bit dissapointed with the results. It was remarkably birdless. Everything except martins and sparrows was hard to find, even crows and pigeons (I saw only 3 pigeons in 10 days!). The fish was seen earlier but not mentioned yet.
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Where were you in Italy? I went to Rome last year in July (during a drought, it was very hot) and I managed to spot quite some species including a Blue rock thrush. The crows were some of the most common birds and multiple pigeons were seen every day.

Still a nice list though, especially the bat. :)
 
Zoo Tycooner FR said:
Where were you in Italy? I went to Rome last year in July (during a drought, it was very hot) and I managed to spot quite some species including a Blue rock thrush. The crows were some of the most common birds and multiple pigeons were seen every day.
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I was in the very North op Italy. The lack of birds was quite remarkable. I did find some birds but I was a lot of birding for little reward. Most birds were very shy too, including birds like crows, wagtails and blackbirds, which usually aren't.

Bats and reptiles though, were much easier.
 
LaughingDove said:
New birds:
795) Atherton Scrubwren (apparently all the scrubwrens at high altitude on Mt Lewis are Atherton so I can count this from yesterday which I saw but not well enough to distinguish from Large-billed)
796) Red-browed Finch
797) Black-faced Monarch
798) Eastern Whipbird
799) Victoria’s Riflebird
800) Black-throated Finch
801) Australian King Parrot
802) Cotton Pygmy Goose
803) Spotless Crake
804) Black-breasted Buzzard
805) Rufous Songlark
806) Australasian Pipit
807) Noisy Pitta
808) Spotted Whistling Duck
809) Red-necked Crake
810) Eastern Barn Owl
811) Lesser Sooty Owl

Mammals:
144) Platypus
145) Canefield Rat
146) Large-footed Myotis
147) Green Ringtail Possum
148) Prehensile-tailed Rat
149) Bush Rat
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Yesterday:

Birds:
812) Australian Magpie
813) Little Lorikeet
814) Scarlet Honeyeater
815) Square-tailed Kite (should be on earlier)
816) Pied Currawong
817) Squatter Pigeon
818) Diamond Dove
819) Pale-headed Rosella
820) Yellow Thornbill
821) Eastern White-naped Honeyeater
822) Brown-backed Honeyeater
823) Red-browed Pardalote
824) Eastern Yellow Robin
825) White-browed Robin
826) Satin Bowerbird
827) Golden Bowerbird
828) Eastern Grass Owl

Mammals:
150) Yellow-footed Antechinus
151) Eastern Horseshoe Bat
152) Mareeba Rock Wallaby
153) Lemuroid Ringtail
154) Herbert River Ringtail
155) European Rabbit (Yes, I genuinely have seen over 150 species of mammals this year prior to seeing rabbits)

Today:

Birds:
829) Freckled Duck
830) Australian Grey Teal
831) Sarus Crane

Mammals:
156) Lumholtz Tree Kangaroo
157) Common Brushtail Possum
158) Common Ringtail Possum
 
LaughingDove said:
Yesterday:

Birds:
812) Australian Magpie
813) Little Lorikeet
814) Scarlet Honeyeater
815) Square-tailed Kite (should be on earlier)
816) Pied Currawong
817) Squatter Pigeon
818) Diamond Dove
819) Pale-headed Rosella
820) Yellow Thornbill
821) Eastern White-naped Honeyeater
822) Brown-backed Honeyeater
823) Red-browed Pardalote
824) Eastern Yellow Robin
825) White-browed Robin
826) Satin Bowerbird
827) Golden Bowerbird
828) Eastern Grass Owl

Mammals:
150) Yellow-footed Antechinus
151) Eastern Horseshoe Bat
152) Mareeba Rock Wallaby
153) Lemuroid Ringtail
154) Herbert River Ringtail
155) European Rabbit (Yes, I genuinely have seen over 150 species of mammals this year prior to seeing rabbits)

Today:

Birds:
829) Freckled Duck
830) Australian Grey Teal
831) Sarus Crane

Mammals:
156) Lumholtz Tree Kangaroo
157) Common Brushtail Possum
158) Common Ringtail Possum
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New Birds:
832) Mountain Thornbill
833) Brown Gerygone
834) Fernwren
835) Bassian Thrush

Mammals:
159) Eastern Long-eared Bat
160) Musky Rat Kangaroo
161) Sugar Glider
162) Cape York Rat
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Update from the past month or so:

Mammals
43. Woodchuck (Marmota monax)
44. Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
45. Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
46. Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
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Update to mammal list, bird update will be coming soon:

47. Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
48. American black bear (Ursus americanus)
 
I had a splendid few hours of birding this morning, which resulted in several year-birds and 3 lifers, of which 2 were quite unexpected. Besides the "new" ones, there were spoonbills, godwits, plovers, hundreds of geese, a bluethroat and lots of other birds. I also found a few inverts, a fish and a mammal I should have seen ages ago.

Birds
212. Bearded reedling [Panurus biarmicus]
213. Common sandpiper [Actitis hypoleucos]
214. Water rail [Rallus aquaticus]
215. Black tern [Chlidonias niger]
216. Mandarin duck [Aix galericulata]
217. Wood sandpiper [Tringa glareola]
218. Green sandpiper [Tringa ochropus]

Mammals
17. West European hedgehog [Erinaceus europaeus]

Fish
3. Northern pike [Esox lucius]

Invertebrates
163. Garden snail [Cornu aspersum]
164. Great green bush-cricket [Tettigonia viridissima]
165. Meadow brown [Maniola jurtina]
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Update from the past month or so:

Birds
249. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
250. American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
251. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
252. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
253. Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
254. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
255. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
256. Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
257. Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
258. Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
259. Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
260. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
261. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
262. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
263. Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
264. Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
265. American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
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266. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
267. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
268. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
269. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
270. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
271. Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
272. American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
273. Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
274. Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
 
LaughingDove said:
New Birds:
832) Mountain Thornbill
833) Brown Gerygone
834) Fernwren
835) Bassian Thrush

Mammals:
159) Eastern Long-eared Bat
160) Musky Rat Kangaroo
161) Sugar Glider
162) Cape York Rat
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New birds:
836) Crimson Rosella
837) Fan-tailed Cuckoo
838) (Greater) Pied Cormorant

Mammal:
163) Eastern Tube-nosed Bat
 
DesertRhino150 said:
Added one new bird, two new mammals and a couple of invertebrates to my year list over the past few days. Mammal number ten is probably going to be my highlight of the year - my best sighting of the species in the wild and definitely missing the World Cup semi-final match to see.

106. Tawny owl Strix aluco

9. Bank vole Myodes glareolus
10. Eurasian otter Lutra lutra (Nt)

60. Gatekeeper butterfly Pyronia tithonus
61. Marmalade hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
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I have realised I haven't updated my year list recently. The first three new invertebrates were just chance sightings either while out and about or attracted into the house. The new fish and the three latter new invertebrates were all the result of a training day today - no need to guess which species was my highlight for today.

7. North Sea bullhead Cottus perifretum *

62. Zebra spider Salticus scenicus
63. Fencepost jumping spider Marpissa muscosa
64. Drinker moth Euthrix potatoria
65. White-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes (En)
66. Twin-lobed deerfly Chrysops relictus
67. American signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus

* I made up the common name for this species, considering it is now part of a species complex so just 'bullhead' doesn't really suffice, and it is found on either side of the North Sea.
 
Third time looking for this species this year (after missing it twice last year as well), and I finally got it! This marks the 100th bird lifer this year.

BIRDS:
285) Spotted crake, Porzana porzana

I also got to identifying the inverts I saw in France and Spain:

INVERTEBRATES:
55) Small ranunculus, Hecatera dysodea
56) Hummingbird hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum
57) Dusky marbled brown, Gluphisia crenata
58) Pine-tree lappet, Dendrolimus pini
59) Brown-tail, Euproctis chrysorrhoea
60) Light crimson underwing, Catocala promissa
61) Southern white admiral, Limenitis reducta
62) Great banded grayling, Brintesia circe
63) Old world swallowtail, Papilio machaon
64) European mantis, Mantis religiosa
65) Belted hoverfly, Volucella zonaria
66) East Atlantic fiddler crab, Uca tangeri
 
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