ZooChat Big Year 2020

WhistlingKite24 said:
All seen from in and around the grounds of Australia Zoo except for the Saw-shelled Turtle who was crossing the road on a major highway! I have now reached my 2019 bird total of 93.:) I also saw a new species of reptile; a brave Eastern Water Skink in one of the zoo’s Tasmanian devil enclosures.

Mammals
3. Little Red Flying Fox Pteropus scapulatus

Birds
89. Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta
90. Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
91. Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
92. Great Egret Ardea alba
93. Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

Herptiles
7. Eastern Water Skink Eulamprus quoyii
8. Saw-shelled Turtle Myuchelys latisternum

Invertebrates
37. Three-banded Ladybird Harmonia octomaculata
38. Black House Spider Badumna insignis
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A few of the urban regulars.

Mammals
4. Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula
5. Grey-headed Flying Fox Pteropus poliocephalus
6. Common Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus peregrinus
 
BIRDS:
129) Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita

Loudly singing, in February... They start earlier every year!
 
first bactch of birds from borneo more coming latter
62 house crow
63 brown myna
64 asian glosy starling
65 eastern cattle eriget
66 zebra dove
67 purpel heron
68 blacknest swift
69 white belied sea egal
70 whestern reaf heron
71 brahimy kite
72 lesser frigatbird
73 crested hony buzzerd
74 common sandpiper
75 house swift
76 grean imperial pigon
77 white brested woodswalow
78 common iora
79 yellow vented bulbul
80 cream vented bulbul
81 pacific swallow
82 orienatal magpierobin
83 white crownd shama
84 malaysian blue flycacher
85 rubby- cheeked sunbird
86 olive backed sunbird
87 great eriget
88 black crownd nigth heron
89 rufous tailde taylorbird
90 littel cuckoo dove
91 pink necked green pigon
92 chesnut munja
93 sunda bush wabler
94 indigo flycacher
95 sunda laguningthrush
96 chestnut-hooded laughingthrush
97 bornian treepie
98 crimson wingd wodpecker
99 mugimaki flycacher
100 little pied flycatcher
101 mountain blackeye
102 grey wagtail
103 glossy swiftlet
104 chestnut crested yuhima
105 crimson sunbird
106 bornean whisteling trush
107 black sided flowerpecker
108 black eagle
109 grey faced buzzard
110 little egret
111bornian swiftlet
112 island thrush
113 green bornio magpie
most of them are lifers
 
Sinharaja National Park, Sri Lanka

Mammals

24. Flame-striped jungle squirrel Funambulus layardi

Birds,

231. Sri Lanka spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
232. Sri Lanka hanging parrot Loriculus beryllinus
233. Layard's parrot Psittacula calthrapae
234. Green-billed coucal Centropus chlororhynchos
235. Common hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
236. Red-faced malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
-----. Sri Lanka bay owl Phodilus assimilis (heard)
-----. Chestnut-backed owlet Glaucidium castanotum (heard)
237. Serendib scops owl Otus thilohoffmanni
238. Sri Lanka frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
239. Lesser yellownape Picus chlorolophus
240. Black-naped monarch Hypothymis azurea
241. Sri Lanka blue magpie Urocissa ornata
242. Sri Lanka scimitar-billed babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
243. Velvet-fronted nuthatch Sitta frontalis
244. Ashy-headed laughing thrush Argya cinereifrons
245. Orange-billed babbler Argya rufescens
246. Spot-winged thrush Geokichla spiloptera
247. White-faced starling Sturnornis albofrontatus

Reptiles

12. Common green forest lizard Calotes calotes
13. Sri Lanka kangaroo lizard Otocryptis weigmanni
14. Sri Lanka green pit viper Trimeresurus trigonocephalus

Fish

1. Walking catfish Clarias brachysoma
2. Combtail fish Belontia signata
 
MRJ said:
238. Sri Lanka frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
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Were you astonished by how small the frogmouths were? I had only seen "normal-sized" species (i.e. the large ones) before going to Sri Lanka and wasn't expecting them to be so little.
 
Chlidonias said:
Were you astonished by how small the frogmouths were? I had only seen "normal-sized" species (i.e. the large ones) before going to Sri Lanka and wasn't expecting them to be so little.
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I was indeed, and likewise was totally not expecting it. Very cute. And also the sexual dimorphism was so noticable.
 
MRJ said:
Sinharaja National Park, Sri Lanka

Mammals

24. Flame-striped jungle squirrel Funambulus layardi

Birds,

231. Sri Lanka spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
232. Sri Lanka hanging parrot Loriculus beryllinus
233. Layard's parrot Psittacula calthrapae
234. Green-billed coucal Centropus chlororhynchos
235. Common hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
236. Red-faced malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
-----. Sri Lanka bay owl Phodilus assimilis (heard)
-----. Chestnut-backed owlet Glaucidium castanotum (heard)
237. Serendib scops owl Otus thilohoffmanni
238. Sri Lanka frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
239. Lesser yellownape Picus chlorolophus
240. Black-naped monarch Hypothymis azurea
241. Sri Lanka blue magpie Urocissa ornata
242. Sri Lanka scimitar-billed babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
243. Velvet-fronted nuthatch Sitta frontalis
244. Ashy-headed laughing thrush Argya cinereifrons
245. Orange-billed babbler Argya rufescens
246. Spot-winged thrush Geokichla spiloptera
247. White-faced starling Sturnornis albofrontatus

Reptiles

12. Common green forest lizard Calotes calotes
13. Sri Lanka kangaroo lizard Otocryptis weigmanni
14. Sri Lanka green pit viper Trimeresurus trigonocephalus

Fish

1. Walking catfish Clarias brachysoma
2. Combtail fish Belontia signata
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When MRJ travels to Sri Lanka and sees a Sri Lankan frogmouth and I still haven’t seen a tawny frogmouth yet.
 
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Yoshistar888 said:
When MRJ travels to Sri Lanka and sees a Sri Lankan frogmouth and I still haven’t seen a tawny frogmouth yet.
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Actually I saw two, male and female, roosting close together, which is something else you don't see often with tawny frogmouths, at least adults without young.
 
MRJ said:
I was indeed, and likewise was totally not expecting it. Very cute. And also the sexual dimorphism was so noticable.
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The guide at Sinharaja was telling me the frogmouths roost in the tree-ferns, and I was wondering how a frogmouth could possibly do so in such scraggly little tree-ferns as Sri Lanka has. Then I saw what the frogmouths looked like! :D

Here's one of my photos (female is on the left). The photo doesn't give any sense of scale but I noted that they are about the size of an English Blackbird.

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MRJ said:
Actually I saw two, male and female, roosting close together, which is something else you don't see often with tawny frogmouths, at least adults without young.
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:eek: Envy levels are even higher now.

(in a good way, I’m happy that you saw them)
 
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Chlidonias said:
If it helps, I've seen Tawny Frogmouth at Moonlit Sanctuary on a night tour.
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When I went last month the guide said that they do see them commonly but I unfortunately didn’t see one. What’s frustrating is that I search areas both during day and night where they are common such as Banyle Flats, parts of the Dandenongs and Otways, Bundoora Park, heck there are even reports of them in Yarra Bend Park. My sister saw one by chance resting out the school she goes to’s window in Brunswick which is much closer to inner city than the school I attend which has a lot more wildlife such as musk lorikeets, welcome swallows, straw necked ibises (on the ovals everyday) and even the odd rosella or willie wagtail.

Tawny Frogmouths along with all snake species and echidnas are my nemesis species.
 
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Chlidonias said:
The guide at Sinharaja was telling me the frogmouths roost in the tree-ferns, and I was wondering how a frogmouth could possibly do so in such scraggly little tree-ferns as Sri Lanka has. Then I saw what the frogmouths looked like! :D

Here's one of my photos (female is on the left). The photo doesn't give any sense of scale but I noted that they are about the size of an English Blackbird.

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We actually had the same guide, Mr. Sunil. He was recommended to us by a Sri Lankan birding friend who arranged for him to be our guide. Great person and great guide
 
KevinVar said:
BIRDS
61. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
62. Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
63. Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
64. Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
65. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
66. European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
67. Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
68. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
69. Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
70. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
71. European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
72. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
73. Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
74. Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
75. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
76. Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
77. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
78. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
79. Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
80. Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
81. Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
82. Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
83. Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
84. Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
85. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
86. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
87. Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
88. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
89. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
90. Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
91. Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
92. Redwing (Turdus iliacus)

MAMMALS
5. Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina)
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Nice surprise while driving at night.
BIRDS
93. Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

MAMMALS
6. Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
 
Yesterday on Wormwood Scrubs and a walk through Hyde Park this morning.

Birds
67. Mediterranean gull
68. Pied wagtail
69. Great crested grebe
70. Red crested pochard
71. Black swan
72. Bar headed goose

(Last two un-ringed, presumably feral, not 100% sure whether they should count for the purposes of this)
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
All seen from in and around the grounds of Australia Zoo except for the Saw-shelled Turtle who was crossing the road on a major highway! I have now reached my 2019 bird total of 93.:) I also saw a new species of reptile; a brave Eastern Water Skink in one of the zoo’s Tasmanian devil enclosures.

Mammals
3. Little Red Flying Fox Pteropus scapulatus

Birds
89. Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta
90. Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
91. Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
92. Great Egret Ardea alba
93. Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

Herptiles
7. Eastern Water Skink Eulamprus quoyii
8. Saw-shelled Turtle Myuchelys latisternum

Invertebrates
37. Three-banded Ladybird Harmonia octomaculata
38. Black House Spider Badumna insignis
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How often are you on the Sunshine Coast? If you want I can send you some birding locations and perhaps we could even go birding sometime.

animal_expert01 said:
Birds:
82. Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
83. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus)
84. Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)

Also, have the emerald doves been split? If so am I using the right scientific name?
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Birds:
85. Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
86. Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)

Reptiles:
6. Elegant Snake Eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus pulcher)

The barn owl was a very exciting long overdue lifer seen on the power line while driving home a few nights ago. Also, I’m going to Thailand next week for the first time so has anyone got any good places for wildlife in Phuket?
 
Walking home through the park...

Birds
73. Eurasian jay

Reptiles and Amphibians
1. Red earred terrapin
 
lintworm said:
Some additions from around town:

66. Little owl
67. Red-crested pochard
68. Common gull
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I went looking for Middle Spotted Woodpecker in a park close-by, but did not find any, I did see two other less common, but very pretty, woodland birds though.

69. Eurasian bullfinch
70. Eurasian siskin
 
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