ZooChat Big Year 2020

Dannelboyz said:
BIRDS
146 - Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator)
147 - Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
-- Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) [heard]
148 - White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)

REPTILES
4 - Common Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides)
5 - Southern Water Skink (Eulamprus tympanum)

FISH
2 - Short-finned Eel (Anguilla australis)

INVERTEBRATES
5 - Common Shining Cockroach (Drymaplaneta communis)
6 - Common Brown (Heteronympha merope)
7 - Blue Ant (Diamma bicolor)
Click to expand...
BIRDS
-- Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
149 - Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum)
150 - Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla)

INVERTEBRATES
8 - Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
 
One great thing about year-listing is always the weird order in which you see things! Only just now saw a redwing, which is usually the very first or second thrush I see in a year, but is now already the 6th!
In comparison, I didn't even see 6 thrushes total in Europe last year. :p

BIRDS:
93) Redwing, Turdus iliacus
 
Went out to Cheney State Park west of Wichita again this weekend. In a 30 second span I saw a Short-eared Owl, a herd of White-tailed Deer and about half a dozen bald eagles.

68 Snow Goose - Anser caerulescens
69 Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus
70 Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos
71 Common Merganser - Mergus merganser
 
DesertRhino150 said:
Finally managed a walk at Heybridge Basin today for the first time this year which added seventeen new birds (the first bird on this list was seen in the garden yesterday) and my first invertebrate:

42. European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
43. Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
44. Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus (NT)
45. Common redshank Tringa totanus
46. Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa (NT)
47. Dunlin Calidris alpina
48. Brent goose Branta bernicla
49. Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope
50. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
51. Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
52. Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus (NT)
53. European golden plover Pluvialis apricaria
54. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
55. European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
56. Common reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
57. Common pochard Aythya farina (Vu)
58. Eurasian coot Fulica atra
59. Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna

1. Buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Click to expand...

Since my last update, I have added six new species of bird to my year list with the latter two coming from wild birds seen at Colchester Zoo today:

60. Rook Corvus frugilegus
61. Canada goose Branta canadensis
62. Little egret Egretta garzetta
63. Goosander Mergus merganser
64. Common gull Larus canus
65. Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
 
Crowthorne said:
Forgot to update during the week.

Birds
Tuesday
25. Barn Owl, Tyto alba
26. Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos

Thursday
27. Blackbird, Turdus merula
Click to expand...

Mammals
3. Brown Hare, Lepus europaeus

Birds
28. Ring-necked Parakeet, Psittacula krameri
 
animal_expert01 said:
Birds:
42. Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)
43. Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus)
44. Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
45. Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
47. Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
48. Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons)
49. Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)
50. Scarlett Honeyeater (Myzomela sanguinolenta)
51. Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)
52. Black Faced Cuckoo Shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
53. Red Footed Booby (Sula sula)
54. Scaly Breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus)
55. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
56. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
57. Bush Turkey (Alectura lathami)
58. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Mammals:
3. Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)

Reptiles:
3. Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
4. Short Necked Turtle (Emydura macquarii)
Click to expand...
Birds:
58. Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus)
59. Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis)
60 Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus)
61. Striated Pardolote (Pardalotus striatus)
62. Channel Billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
63. Pale Headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus)
64. Mistltoe Bird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum)
65. Australian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)
 
Frustrating time since the start of the new year. Every plan to go birdwatching has fallen through because of meetings etc. I have yet to see a single bird through binoculars. At the same time many birds that were seen almost daily before Christmas around Moonlit seem to have disappeared. Anyway, things are due to change big time next month.

Mammals

2. Eastern ringtail possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus

Birds

42. Wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax
43. Swamp harrier Circus approximans
44, Willy wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys

Invertebrates

2. Small white Pieris rapae
 
Last edited:
I haven't been out much yet this year as I've had exams, but here is what I've seen so far just from going about life.

Mammals
1. Brown hare Lepus europaeus
2. Grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
3. Roe deer Capreolus capreolus
4. European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

Birds
1. European herring gull Oryctolagus cuniculus
2. Feral pigeon Columba livia domestica
3. Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
4. Carrion crow Corvus corone
5. Eurasian magpie Pica pica
6. Common wood pigeon Columba palumbus
7. Common Blackbird Turdus merula
8. Red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa
9. Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus
10. Blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus
11. Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus
12. Coal tit Periparus ater
13. Dunnock Prunella modularis
14. Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
15. European robin Erithacus rubecula
16. Great tit Parus major
17. House sparrow Passer domesticus
18. Rook Corvus frugilegus
19. Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
20. Greylag goose Anser anser
21. Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
22. Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
23. Common reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
24. Common buzzard Buteo buteo
25. Canada goose Branta canadensis
26. Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
27. Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes
28. European greenfinch Chloris chloris
29. Western jackdaw Corvus monedula
30. Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
31. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
32. Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis
33. Song thrush Turdus philomelos
34. Goldcrest Regulus regulus
35. Pied wagtail Motacilla alba
 
Hix said:
Birds
32. Australian Wood Duck
33. Hardhead
34. Australasian Grebe
35. White-headed Stilt
36. Masked Lapwing
37. Spotted Dove
38. Kookaburra
39. White-winged Triller
40. Eastern Rosella
41. Australian Reed Warbler
42. Welcome Swallow
43. Red-browed Firetail Finch
44. Black Swan

Mammals
2. Wallaroo

Reptiles
1. Eastern Water Dragon

:p

Hix
Click to expand...
Birds
45. Grey Teal
46. Royal Spoonbill
47. Channel-billed Cuckoo
48. Crimson Rosella
49. White-browed Scrub Wren
50. Grey Fantail
51. Red-whiskered Bulbul
52. Silvereye

Mammals
3. Eastern Grey Kangaroo

:p

Hix
 
Dannelboyz said:
BIRDS
-- Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
149 - Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum)
150 - Little Lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla)

INVERTEBRATES
8 - Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Click to expand...
BIRDS
-- Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys) [heard]
151 - Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata)
 
A few additions, nothing out of the ordinary. It was about time I saw the local Ravens again, they have been unreasonably secretive for the last few months!

Birds
100. Red-Crested Pochard, Netta rufina
101. Northern Raven, Corvus corax

Mammals
4. Eurasian Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
5. European Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus

Invertebrates
2. Silverfish, Lepisma saccharina
 
Heavy rainfall last night must have encouraged a lot of insects to come out of the wetland as today lots of swifts and swallows were hunting over it.

45. Fork-tailed swift Apus pacificus
46. Welcome swallow Hirundo neoxena
47. Fairy martin Petrochelidon ariel
48. Tree martin Petrochelidon nigricans
 
MRJ said:
Heavy rainfall last night must have encouraged a lot of insects to come out of the wetland as today lots of swifts and swallows were hunting over it.

45. Fork-tailed swift Apus pacificus
46. Welcome swallow Hirundo neoxena
47. Fairy martin Petrochelidon ariel
48. Tree martin Petrochelidon nigricans
Click to expand...

My first ever fork tailed swift was seen at moonlit too. I’ve never seen fairy or tree martins though.
 
  • Like
Reactions: MRJ
Yoshistar888 said:
My first ever fork tailed swift was seen at moonlit too. I’ve never seen fairy or tree martins though.
Click to expand...
Today it was mostly tree martins, with a couple of fairy martins and one swift and swallow also seen. I can't recall seeing so many before, at least in recent years.
 
It would be really good if people could mention in their posts where they saw the animals they see, especially if it was somewhere different or special. It would help others plan their own wildlife watching. Just a personal suggestion from me.
 
19/1/2020
77. Major Mitchell cockatoo
78. Pink-eared duck
79. Noisy Friarbird
80. Dollarbird
81. Noisy miner
20/1/2020
82. Australian king parrot
83. Pied currawong
24/1/2020
84. Eastern rosella
85. Sulphur-crested cockatoo
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top