ZooChat Big Year 2018

Birds (non-passerines)
457. Black Bittern
458. Latham's Snipe
459. Crimson Rosella

Birds (passerines)
460. Golden Bowerbird
461. Satin Bowerbird

Reptiles
141. Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
142. Common Tree Snake (Dendrelaphis punctulatus)
143. Yellow-blotched Forest-skink (Eulamprus tigrinus)
 
Totally forgot to post it but this one dates back to the 21st of November and continues my streak of having an addition every time I go to Oued Souss.

BIRDS:
124 - European robin, Erithacus rubecula

This might seem weird to a lot of European birders but European robins are actually not that common in Morocco and especially not in the area where I live (they are mostly found in the Middle Atlas here) so this one was a total delight (even though I didn't notice it was a robin until after checking my pictures) and is my second one ever in Morocco to go with my third one ever in general!

Listed as 124th because it was seen before the African blue tit which is now 125th. Still no Marbled teals this year, this has to change next month!
 
Some bits and pieces I forgot to add the last couple of days/weeks:

Reptiles
144. Carpet Python (Morelia spilota)

Amphibians
34. Ornate Burrowing-frog (Platyplectrum ornatum)
35. White-lipped Tree-frog (Litoria infrafrenata)
 
Mammals
112. Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis)

Birds (non-passerines)
464. Spotless Crake

Birds (passerines)
465. Tawny Grassbird

Reptiles
145. Northern Bar-sided Skink (Concinnia brachysoma)
146. Northern Death Adder (Acanthophis praelongus)
147. Ocellated Velvet Gecko (Oedura monilia)
 
lintworm said:
I didn't expect any new additions, but a rare bird for the Netherlands has been hopping around closeby, so on my way to the supermarket I decided to make a small detour:

423. Spotted nutcracker
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Mr. Zootycoon said:
Two can play... oh forget it!

Birds
258. Spotted nutcracker [Nucifraga caryocatactes]

Very nice bird by the way, just hopping around and foraging with almost constantly about 20 people or more watching it.

I expect at least one more Zoochatter to have seen this bird...
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KevinVar said:
Three can... oh well.
215. Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
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lintworm said:
I am surprised @Vision hasn't driven up yet :p
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Well, I couldn't resist the temptation after all... :P

BIRDS:
326) Spotted nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes
327) Tawny owl, Strix aluco
 
One new addition from a rather damp Adwick Washlands this afternoon:

Birds:
215. Tundra Bean Goose - Anser serrirostris

(UK: 208)

For all the dampness it was a very good day for wildlife, with quite a few nice little treats - Merlin, kingfisher, weasel, Grey Partridge, Pink-footed Goose and my first proper flocks of Redwing and Fieldfare this winter.
 
Only one month left in the year...


BIRDS:

LaughingDove – 1071
Najade – 465
lintworm – 423
Dannelboyz – 341
Vision – 327
Coelacanth18 – 298
Mr. Zootycoon – 258
akasha – 237
Maguari – 215
KevinVar – 214
Ituri – 207
Hix – 205
TeaLovingDave – 205
boof – 203
ThylacineAlive – 200
robmv – 184
Swampy – 167
birdsandbats – 151
Zoo Tycooner FR – 125
jayjds2 – 124
DesertRhino150 – 120
animal_expert01 – 107
Macaw16 – 79
Chlidonias – 57
Pleistohorse – 54
James54321 – 30
TheWalrus – 25
aardvark250 – 18
d1am0ndback – 19
Fresco3 – 2


MAMMALS:

LaughingDove – 196
Najade – 112
lintworm – 63
Dannelboyz – 54
Coelacanth18 – 50
TeaLovingDave – 40
ThylacineAlive – 36
Maguari – 28
Swampy – 26
Mbwamwitu – 26
Mr. Zootycoon – 23
Pleistohorse – 20
Vision – 20
akasha – 17
jayjds2 – 16
birdsandbats – 16
Hix – 15
Ituri – 15
James54321 – 15
DesertRhino150 – 14
KevinVar – 14
animal_expert01 – 13
TheWalrus – 11
Macaw16 – 7
Zoo Tycooner FR – 4
Chlidonias – 4
aardvark250 – 3
Fresco3 – 2
d1am0ndback – 1


HERPTILES:

Najade – 182 Herptiles total (147 Reptiles, 35 Amphibians)
Swampy – 96 Herptiles total (70 Reptiles, 26 Amphibians)
Dannelboyz – 30 Herptiles total (27 Reptiles, 3 Amphibians)
jayjds2 – 27 Herptiles total (22 Reptiles, 5 Amphibians)
Vision – 21 Herptiles total (16 Reptiles, 5 Amphibians)
Ituri – 19 Herptiles total (15 Reptiles, 4 Amphibians)
animal_expert01 – 19 Herptiles total (15 Reptiles, 4 Amphibians)
Mr. Zootycoon – 15 Herptiles total (5 Reptiles, 10 Amphibians)
Hix – 15 Herptiles total (15 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
TeaLovingDave – 13 Herptiles total (5 Reptiles, 8 Amphibians)
akasha – 12 Herptiles total (12 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
ThylacineAlive – 11 Herptiles total (8 Reptiles, 3 Amphibians)
birdsandbats – 11 Herptiles total (6 Reptiles, 5 Amphibians)
LaughingDove – 10 Herptiles total (4 Reptiles, 6 Amphibians)
Maguari – 10 Herptiles total (4 Reptiles, 6 Amphibians)
KevinVar – 9 Herptiles total (5 Reptiles, 4 Amphibians)
lintworm – 6 Herptiles total (2 Reptiles, 4 Amphibians)
DesertRhino150 – 4 Herptiles total (2 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians)
Zoo Tycooner FR – 4 Herptiles total (3 Reptiles, 1 Amphibians)
Macaw16 – 1 Herptiles total (0 Reptiles, 1 Amphibians)


FISH:

Hix – 391
animal_expert01 – 25
Dannelboyz – 21
jayjds2 – 12
DesertRhino150 – 8
birdsandbats – 5
Vision – 4
Mr. Zootycoon – 4
Maguari – 4
Zoo Tycooner FR – 1


INVERTEBRATES:

Mr. Zootycoon – 194 assorted
Vision – 84 assorted
Maguari – 81 assorted
DesertRhino150 – 78 assorted
KevinVar – 56 assorted
Hix – 54 assorted
lintworm – 39 assorted
birdsandbats – 23 assorted
Zoo Tycooner FR – 21 assorted
akasha – 16 assorted
jayjds2 – 10 assorted
animal_expert01 – 10 assorted
 
Haven't started my list; here are the species I've seen from Oct. 1 - Dec. 1. Please redirect me if I messed up with this list in any way.

BIRDS:
1) American robin (Turdus migratorius)
2) Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
3) Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
4) European starling (Sturunus vulgaris)
5) Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
6) American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
7) Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
8) Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
9) Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
10) Carolina wren (Thyrothorus ludovicianus)
11) Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
12) Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
13) Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
14) Tufted titmouse (Baelophus bicolor)
15) House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
16) Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
17) American goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
18) House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
19) Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
20) Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
21) Brown creeper (Certhia americana)
22) Green jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus)
23) White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
 
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Moorish said:
Haven't started my list; here are the species I've seen from Oct. 1 - Dec. 1. Please redirect me if I messed up with this list in any way.

BIRDS:
1) American robin (Turdus migratorius)
2) Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
3) Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
4) European starling (Sturunus vulgaris)
5) Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
6) American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
7) Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
8) Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
9) Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
10) Carolina wren (Thyrothorus ludovicianus)
11) Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
12) Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
13) Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
14) Tufted titmouse (Baelophus bicolor)
15) House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
16) Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
17) American goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
18) House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
19) Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
20) Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
21) Brown creeper (Certhia americana)
22) Green jay (Cyanocorax luxuosus)
23) White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
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Where did you see White Wagtail?
 
AMPHIBIANS:
1) Eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)

REPTILES:
1) Common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)

MAMMALS:
1) White-tailed deer (Odocolieus virginianus)
2) Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
3) Domestic cat (stray) (Felis catus

ARACHNIDS:
1) Peppered jumping spider (Pelegrina galathea)
2) Hentzia sp.
3) Yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia)
4) Tan jumping spider (Platycryptus undatus)
5) American nusery web spider (Pisaurina mira)
6) Spotted orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)
7) Tutelina similis
8) White micranthea (Micranthea mitrata)
9) Eastern harvestman (Leiobunum vittatum)
10) Dimorphic jumping spider (Maevia inclemens)
11) Mangora sp.
12) Synema parvulum
13) Concial trashline orbweaver (Cyclosa conica)
14) Canopy jumping spider (Phidippus otiosus)
15) Tigrosa helluo

INVERTEBRATES:
1) Spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimapunctata)
2) Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
3) Ailanthus webworm moth (Atteva aurrea)
4) Northern flatid planthopper (Flatomeris proxima)
5) Green-cone-headed planthopper (Acanalonia conica)
6) Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
7) Master's dart (Feltia herilis)
8) Goldenrod soldier beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)
9) White snakeroot leaf miner (Liriomyza eupatoriella)
10) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
11) Large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
12) Orange sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
13) Cabbage white (Pieris rapae)
14) Ormenoides venusta
15) Summer azure (Celastrina neglecta)
16) Green cloverworm moth (Hypena scabra)
17) Citrus flatid planthopper (Metcalfa pruinosa)
18) Red-legged grasshopper (Melanlopus femurrubrum)
19) Draeculacephala sp.
20) Jikradia olitoria
 
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Birds (non-passerines)
466. Pale-vented Bush-hen

Birds (passerines)
467. Mangrove Honeyeater
468. White-eared Monarch

(We should have gotten more today but we couldn't get into Eungella because of the damn bushfires...:confused:)
 
Birds (non-passerines)
469. Freckled Duck
470. Red-necked Avocet

Birds (passerines)
471. Mangrove Gerygone
 
Zoo Tycooner FR said:
Totally forgot to post it but this one dates back to the 21st of November and continues my streak of having an addition every time I go to Oued Souss.

BIRDS:
124 - European robin, Erithacus rubecula

This might seem weird to a lot of European birders but European robins are actually not that common in Morocco and especially not in the area where I live (they are mostly found in the Middle Atlas here) so this one was a total delight (even though I didn't notice it was a robin until after checking my pictures) and is my second one ever in Morocco to go with my third one ever in general!

Listed as 124th because it was seen before the African blue tit which is now 125th. Still no Marbled teals this year, this has to change next month!
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First session without any addition nor anything particular at Oued Souss (no Marbled ducks!) thankfully followed by a nice day at Tioute which started very bad (only one addition after a couple hours birding and that wasn't even a bird) but then turned out to be great once I moved to the mountains.

BIRDS:
126 - Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
127 - Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros

HERPS:
5 - Greek tortoise, Testudo graeca

INVERTEBRATES:
22 - Xylocopa aestuans
 
Birds (passerines)
472. Variegated Fairy-wren
473. Logrunner
474. Green Catbird
475. Russet-tailed Thrush
 
Dannelboyz said:
BIRDS
334 - Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
335 - Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)
336 - Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
337 - Grey-Tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)
338 - Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
339 - Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
340 - Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
341 - Striated Fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus)
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342 - Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
343 - Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus)
344 - Black Honeyeater (Sugomel nigrum)
 
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