ZooChat Big Year 2019

Coelacanth18 said:
Got my first Virginia bird and mammal walking around the neighborhood yesterday:

Birds
213. Purple Martin (Progne subis)

Mammals
29. Groundhog (Marmota monax)
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Coelacanth18 said:
Birded in a park by the Potomac today. Didn't see quite as many birds as I wanted, although several Indigo Buntings was a surprise and a flock of eight Black Vultures at close range was a sight! Also not doing herps but almost ran into a Northern Black Racer. Managed to nab four new species. Also I realized the other day that I've seen wild Canada Goose several times but never counted them, so I'm adding them now retroactively.

Birds
218. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
219. Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
220. Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
221. Eastern Wood Pewee (Contopus virens)
222. Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
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Driving back from the gym I saw quite the surprise mammal running alongside the road in the rain:

Mammals
30. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

That means that I've hit my mammal target for the year (30) and it's only June! Meanwhile, I'm still 28 species away from my bird target of 250.
 
13/6/2019
188. black-faced woodswallow
189. white-winged triller
190. chestnut-rumped thornbill
191. rufous whistler
192. varied sittella
 
Macaw16 said:
Some additions from the past couple of months. I haven't really been out much and therefore haven't seen much!

5. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
6. European Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus

53. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
54. Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
55. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
56. Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
57. Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
58. Red Kite Milvus milvus
59. Stock Dove Columba oenas
60. Peregrine Falco peregrinus
61. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
62. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
63. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
64. House Martin Delichon urbicum
65. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
66. Great-spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
67. Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
68. Common Swift Apus apus

Amphibians
1. Common Frog Rana temporaria
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The following are all additions from a week (1-8/6/2019) spent in the Zillertal Valley/Innsbruck area of Austria. I had already seen Chaffinch and Jackdaw this year, but I had forgotten to add the species to my list.

7. Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris

69. Black Kite Milvus migrans
70. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
71. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
72. Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
73. Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
74. Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
75. Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
76. Common Raven Corvus corax
77. Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
78. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
79. Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
80. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
81. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
82. Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula

2. Common Toad Bufo bufo

Reptiles
1. Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara
2. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis
 
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39. Italian sparrow (Passer italiae)

Reptile List:

1. Tarentola mauritanica
2. Podarcis siculus
3. Podarcis muralis

Tomorrow I'll wake up early to do a walk in a wooded area; in that area I saw Carrion crows,Blackbirds and another species,so I think I'm able to see some interesting birds and maybe reptiles
 
I finally managed to get a sort of decent list of amphibians (given that all of them were found in the Netherlands without venturing into the extreme south), so it's time to find some reptiles! I also got the last of the Dutch pigeons for the year list and I finally reached 100 for inverts.

Birds
201. European Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur

Herptiles
6. Edible Frog, Pelophylax kl. esculentus
7. Natterjack Toad, Bufo calamita

Invertebrates
098. Purple Hairstreak, Neozephyrus quercus
099. Northern Dune Tiger Beetle, Cicindela hybrida
100. Blue Emperor, Anax imperator
101. Grass moth, Crambus pascuella
102. Tawny cockroach, Ectobius pallidus
103. Large Yellow Underwing, Noctua pronuba
104. Summer Chafer, Amphimallon solstitiale
105. Brown House Moth, Hofmannophila pseudospretella
106. Yellow Shell, Camptogramma bilineata
 
Macaw16 said:
The following are all additions from a week (1-8/6/2019) spent in the Zillertal Valley/Innsbruck area of Austria. I had already seen Chaffinch and Jackdaw this year, but I had forgotten to add the species to my list.

7. Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris

69. Black Kite Milvus migrans
70. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
71. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
72. Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
73. Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
74. Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
75. Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
76. Common Raven Corvus corax
77. Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
78. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
79. Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
80. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
81. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
82. Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula

2. Common Toad Bufo bufo

Reptiles
1. Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara
2. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis
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Additions from Bempton Cliffs and Flamborough Head (16/6/2019). It is nice to have seem some birds this year unlike last...

83. Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
84. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
85. European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotellis
86. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
87. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
88. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
89. Common Guillemot Uria aalge
90. Razorbill Alca torda
91. Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
92. Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
 
Macaw16 said:
Additions from Bempton Cliffs and Flamborough Head (16/6/2019). It is nice to have seem some birds this year unlike last...

83. Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
84. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
85. European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotellis
86. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
87. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
88. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
89. Common Guillemot Uria aalge
90. Razorbill Alca torda
91. Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
92. Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
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I forgot to add these two, and it is now too late to edit...

93. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

8. Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus
 
birdsandbats said:
A pair of long-awaited lifers and a nice vagrant from birding today:

Birds
144. Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
145. American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
146. Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
147. Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
148. Black Tern Chlidonias niger
149. Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
150. Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
151. Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
152. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Mammals
10. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
11. American Mink Neovison vison
12. Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
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Birds
153. Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
 
BIRDS:
415) River warbler, Locustella fluviatilis

INVERTS:
53) Asian ladybug, Harmonia axyridis
54) Box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis
55) Common gear froghopper, Issus coleoptratus
56) Orange ladybug, Halyzia sedecimguttata
57) Flower spider, Misumena vatia
58) Red-spotted plant bug, Deraeocoris ruber
59) Banded demoiselle, Calopteryx splendens
 
Birds:

24. Spectacled Eider - Somateria Fisheri
25. American Wigeon - Mareca Americana
26. Sabine Gull - Xeman Sabinus
27. Pacific Loon - Gavia Pacifica
28. Greater Scaup - Aythya Marila
29. Green-Winged Teal - Anas Crecca
30. Northern Shoveler - Spatula Clypeata
31. Northern Pintail - Anas Acuta
32. Canada Goose - Branta Canadensis
33. Tundra Swan - Cygnus Columbianus
34. Arctic Tern - Sterna Paradisaea
35. Dark-Eyed Junco - Junco Hyemalis
36. Yellow-Rumped Warbler - Setophaga Coronata
37. Orange-Crowned Warbler - Oreothlypis Celata
38. Tree Swallow - Tachycineta Bicolor
39. Lapland Longspur - Calcarius Lapponicus
40. Cackling Goose - Branta Hutchinsii
41. Northern Harrier - Circus Hudsonius
42. Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa Flavipes
43. Sandhill Crane - Antigone Canadensis
44. Peregrine Falcon - Falco Peregrinus
45. Short-Billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus Griseus
46. Red-Necked Phalarope - Phalaropus Lobatus
47. Parasetic Jaeger - Stercorarius Parasiticus
48. Hermit Thrush - Catharus Guttatus
49. Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle Alcyon
50. Long-Tailed Duck - Clangula Hyemalis
51. Common Eider - Somateria Mollissima
52. Red-Throated Loon - Gavia Stellata
53. King Eider - Somateria Spectabilis
54. Long-billed Dowitcher - Limondromus Scolopaceus
55. Brant - Branta Bernicla
56. Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius Dubius
57. Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris Pusilla
58. Common Merganser - Mergus Merganser
59. Long-tailed Jaeger - Stercorarius Longicadus
60. American Robin - Turdus Migratorius
 
DesertRhino150 said:
Just forgot that I had identified a third invertebrate at Minsmere, albeit in caterpillar form:

33. Garden tiger moth Arctia caja
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Over the past couple of weeks, I have seen three new birds, a new fish and nineteen new invertebrates. Apart from the first four invertebrates, all the new animals seen have been spotted over the past two days while walking locally:

108. Common whitethroat Sylvia communis
109. Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
110. Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

5. Common dace Leuciscus leuciscus

34. Yellow meadow ant Lasius flavus
35. European red ant Myrmica rubra
36. Meadow brown butterfly Maniola jurtina
37. Wasp beetle Clytus arietis
38. Banded demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
39. Common backswimmer Notonecta glauca
40. White-legged damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
41. Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis
42. Ringlet butterfly Aphantopus hyperantus
43. Marmalade hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
44. Red-eyed damselfly Erythromma najas
45. Semaphore fly Poecilobothrus nobilitatus
46. Emperor dragonfly Anax imperator
47. Swollen-thighed beetle Oedemera nobilis
48. Ramshorn snail Planorbarius corneus
49. Common pondskater Gerris lacustris
50. Holly blue butterfly Celastrina argiolus
51. Large skipper butterfly Ochlodes sylvanus
52. Pirate wolf spider Pirata piraticus
 
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