ZooChat Big Year 2019

Perhaps it's obvious who I hung out with over the weekend.

96. Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
97. Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
98. European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
99. Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
100. Hume's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
101. Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
102. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
103. Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
104. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
 
finally a new adtion today
66 common wood pigon
i am going on a ski tip to the allps shod give me a copel of new aditons to birds and maby a mammal
 
birdsandbats said:
Birds
30. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
31. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
32. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
33. Common Raven Corvus corax

Mammals
4. Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus
5. North American Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus
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I went to a local spot known for Snowy Owls today. I didn't see any, but I did see this:

Birds
34. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
 
Coelacanth18 said:
And here is the update from the coast:

Birds
38. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
39. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
40. Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
41. Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
42. Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
43. Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
44. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
45. Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
46. Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
47. American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
48. Gret Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
49. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
50. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
51. Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
52. Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
53. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
54. Common Yellowthroat
55. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
56. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
57. Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
58. White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
59. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
60. Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
61. Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus hoagiensis)
62. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
63. American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
64. Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
65. Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
66. Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
67. Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus)
68. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
69. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
70. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
71. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
72. Western Grebe (Aechmorphorus occidentalis)
73. Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
74. Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
75. California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica)
76. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
77. Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
78. Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
79. Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
80. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
81. Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
82. Cassin’s Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
83. Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
84. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
85. Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
86. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
87. Clark’s Grebe (Aechmorphorus clarkii)
88. Brant (Branta bernicla)
89. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
90. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
91. Sora (Porzana carolina)
92. Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
93. Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
94. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
95. Western Meadowlark
96. Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
97. Sanderling (Calidris alba)
98. Heerman’s Gull (Larus heermanni)
99. Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
100. Surfbird (Calidris virgata)

Mammals
4. Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
5. Coyote (Canis latrans)
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Got 2 more over President's Day Weekend:

Birds
101. California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)

Mammals
6. Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
 
Coelacanth18 said:
Got 2 more over President's Day Weekend:

Birds
101. California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)

Mammals
6. Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
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And now more from the coast:

Birds
102. Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)
103. Common Loon (Gavia immer)
104. Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
105. Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
106. White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)
107. American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
108. Brandt’s Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
109. Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
110. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
111. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
112. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
113. Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
114. Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
115. Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
116. Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)

Mammals
7. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
8. Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)

Turns out the pocket gopher was actually the third mammal species I saw this year, but I wasn't able to ID it the first time, so now it is #8. Also kind of surprised that it took 1.5 months to see Mallard and Turkey Vulture, two of North America's most ubiquitous birds!
 
BIRDS:
118) Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena
119) Pygmy cormorant, Microcarbo pygmeus
120) Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
121) Coal tit, Periparus ater
122) Common firecrest, Regulus ignicapilla
123) Marsh tit, Poecile palustris
124) Rook, Corvus frugilegus

MAMMALS:
5) Siberian chipmunk, Eutamias sibiricus

A few more birds from the past few days, and an unexpected mammal lifer!
 
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WhistlingKite24 said:
Birds
51. Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
52. House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Invertebrates
46. Rhinoceros Beetle Xylotrupes gideon
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I had some luck today finding a few lovely butterfly species.
Reptiles
6. Saw-shelled Turtle Wollumbinia latisternum

Invertebrates
47. Clearwing Swallowtail Cressida cressida
48. Pale Triangle Graphium eurypylus
49. Caper White Belenois java
 
17/2/2019
135. cattle egret
136. little egret
137. olive-backed oriole
18/2/2019
138. striated heron
139. crested tern
 
Vision said:
BIRDS:
106) Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla
107) Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis

:D
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Vision said:
Well, that was fun!

BIRDS:
112) White stork, Ciconia ciconia
113) Little bustard, Tetrax tetrax
114) Hume's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus humei
115) Hooded crow, Corvus cornix
116) Spotted nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes
117) Tawny owl, Strix aluco
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Did you skip a post? Your number jumps from 107 to 112.
 
Chlidonias said:
Did you skip a post? Your number jumps from 107 to 112.
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Seems I did! I must have forgotten to post them here.
Here's the missing species, from a quick round of my local spots on the 15th:

BIRDS:
108) Northern pintail, Anas acuta
109) Mediterranean gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
110) Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus
111) Little owl, Athene noctua
 
Today I went to look for a North Island Tomtit. I haven't seen one before because, while they aren't rare overall, I simply have never been birding in any North Island forests where they are found. They are rare around Wellington but there are a couple of reserves in which they occur, including the Keith George Memorial Park which is where I decided to go.

The walk from the train station to the reserve wasn't quite as straight-forward or as short as Google Maps had told me, but a pair of Eastern Rosellas flew past on the way so that was okay. Given the name "memorial park" I had been expecting the trails in the forest to be ... walkable, I guess. Instead the trail I took went straight upwards. Imagine a staircase made of roots and mud, but then jumbled up in a blender and tipped back out onto the hillside. It was not so much a climb as an ascent. Of course coming back down was much faster...

It felt like half an hour but was probably more like ten minutes before the first bird appeared, a North Island Fantail, closely followed a minute later by a North Island Tomtit. Naturally this had to be right where the track levelled out at the top of the ridge. Couldn't have shown up at the bottom before I'd climbed all the way up there! I hung around the area for a bit and a bird-wave came through - not something seen a lot in New Zealand any more - with not only the Fantails and Tomtits, but also Grey Warblers, Waxeyes, and Whiteheads.


42) Spotted Shag Stictocarbo punctatus
43) Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
44) Tomtit Petroica macrocephala (not a lifer because I have seen the species before, just not the North Island subspecies toitoi)
 
Two more from today! Whooper was the only European swan I was missing in Belgium, so it's cool to complete the set.

BIRDS:
125) Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
126) Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
 
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I had a great day of birding today and I've managed to add a nice mixture of winter species and early spring migrants to my list.

Birds
132. European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
133. Woodlark, Lulula arborea
134. Water pipit, Anthus spinoletta
135. Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
136. Red-breasted goose, Branta ruficollis*

Invertebrates
19. Spitting spider, Scytodes thoracica

* Being a rare winter visitor, as well as a common escapee, I count them only if the authorities agree it's countable. This one is currently accepted, but I'll remove it if that changes.
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
I had some luck today finding a few lovely butterfly species.
Reptiles
6. Saw-shelled Turtle Wollumbinia latisternum

Invertebrates
47. Clearwing Swallowtail Cressida cressida
48. Pale Triangle Graphium eurypylus
49. Caper White Belenois java
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Invertebrates
50. Black-headed Skimmer Crocothemis nigrifrons
 
Hix said:
Birds
58. Kookaburra
59. Freckled Duck
60. Hoary-headed Grebe
61. Pied (White-headed) Stilt
62. Red-kneed Dotterel
63. Great Cormorant
64. White-necked heron
65. Great Egret
66. Yellow-billed Spoonbill
67. Yellow-rumped Thornbill
68. Common Starling
69. Wedge-tail Eagle

Mammals
3. Grey-headed Fruit Bat

:p

Hix
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Birds
70. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
71. Superb Lyrebird
72. Green Catbird
73. Lewin's Honeyeater
74. White-browed Scrubwren
75. Golden Whistler
76. Silvereye
77. Silver Gull
78. New Holland Honeyeater
79. Sacred Kingfisher
80. Crimson Rosella
81. Rufous Fantail
82. Black-faced Monarch

Reptiles
1. Eastern Water Skink
2. Eastern Water Dragon
3. Lace Monitor

:p

Hix
 
Macaw16 said:
I haven't been to any especially birdy places yet this year, most have been seen in my garden or whilst on my way college.

Mammals
1. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
2. Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
3. European Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus

Birds
1. Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
2. Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
3. Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
4. Carrion Crow Corvus corone
5. European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
6. Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
7. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
8. Great Tit Parus major
9. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
10. European Robin Erithacus rubecula
11. Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
12. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
13. Common Blackbird Turdus merula
14. Coal Tit Periparus ater
15. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
16. Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
17. Feral Pigeon Columba livia
18. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
19. Greylag Goose Anser anser
20. Rook Corvus frugilegus
21. Redwing Turdus iliacus
22. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
23. Pied (White) Wagtail Motacilla alba
24. Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
25. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
26. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
27. Dunnock Prunella modularis
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Some updates from month or so, the last 14 are from today as it was the first time I've been birding this year (and the first zoo was only yesterday, I really need to care less about studying...).

4. Bank Vole Myodes glareolus

28. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
29. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
30. Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
31. Greenfinch Chloris chloris
32. Barn Owl Tyto alba
33. Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
34. Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
35. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
36. Mute Swan Cygnus olor
37. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
38. Skylark Alauda arvensis
39. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
40. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
41. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
42. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
43. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
44. Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
45. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
46. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
47. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
48. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
49. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
50. Gadwall Mareca strepera
51. Common Pochard Aythya ferina
52. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
 
Dannelboyz said:
Another excellent night of spotlighting :)

MAMMALS
20 - White-striped Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida australis)
21 - Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)

BIRDS
171 - Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus)
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MAMMALS
Norfolk Island, Australia
22 - Feral Cat (Felis catus)*

BIRDS
New South Wales, Australia
172 - Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)

Norfolk Island, Australia
173 - Feral Chicken (Gallus gallus)*
174 - Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
175 - White Tern (Gygis alba)
176 - Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)*
177 - California Quail (Callipepla californica)*
178 - Norfolk Island Gerygone (Gerygone modesta)
179 - Slender-billed White-eye (Zosterops tenuirostris)
180 - Pacific Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps longirostris)
181 - Norfolk Island Robin (Petroica multicolor)
182 - Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
183 - Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
184 - Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
185 - Grey Ternlet (Procelsterna cerulea)
186 - Norfolk Island Parakeet (Cyanoramphus cookii)
187 - Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)*
188 - Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
189 - Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
190 - Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
191 - Common Noddy (Anous stolidus)
192 - Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)

INVERTEBRATES
Norfolk Island, Australia
32 - Golden Orb Web Spider (Nephila ornata)
33 - Caper White (Belenois java)
34 - Yellow Admiral (Bassaris itea)
35 - Norfolk Island Swallowtail (Papilio amynthor)
36 - Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
37 - German Cockroach (Blattella germanica)*
 
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