ZooChat Big Year 2020

At Moonlit today

304. White-fronted chat Epthianura albifrons
 
Vision said:
Always fun to see little owls in the area! Only very poor views today unfortunately, but definitely a fun species and one of the last ones I needed to complete the set of 'gettable' Belgian owls! Just barn owl left now, which I have heard a few times.

BIRDS:
202) Little owl, Athene noctua

INVERTS:
21) Emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator
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That went easier than expected! A trip to Belgium's second field observation of Blyth's reed warbler was unfortunately unsuccessful, but on the way there I got a barn owl and while there I got a few other great birds, and finally also some good inverts! Some moth IDs still pending.

BIRDS:
203) Western barn owl, Tyto alba
204) European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur
205) Eurasian golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus
206) Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus

INVERTS:
22) Dwarf cream wave, Idaea fuscovenosa
23) Yellow shell, Camptogramma bilineata
24) Lime-speck pug, Eupithecia centaureata
25) Willow beauty, Peribatodes rhomboidaria
26) Poplar hawk-moth, Laothoe populi
27) White ermine, Spilosoma lubricipeda
28) Water ermine, Spilosoma urticae
29) Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae
30) Common wainscot, Mythimna pallens
31) Southern wainscot, Mythimna straminea
32) Silver Y, Autographa gamma
33) Hook-marked straw moth, Agapeta hamana
34) Gold triangle, Hypsopygia costalis
35) Thistle ermine, Myelois circumvoluta
36) Garden grass-veneer, Chrysoteuchia culmella
37) Satin grass-veneer, Crambus perlella
38) Marbled yellow pearl, Evergestis extimalis
39) Black-tailed skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum
40) Broad-bodied chaser, Libellula depressa
41) Daddy longlegs, Phalangium opilio
42) Morning-glory plume moth, Emmelina monodactyla
 
Still one or two more to ID, but here's already a few more!

BIRDS:
207) Common grasshopper warbler, Locustella naevia

INVERTS:
43) Isle of Wight piercer, Grapholita gemmiferana
44) European firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus
45) Small heath, Coenonympha pamphilus
46) Small emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia
 
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Vision said:
Still one or two more to ID, but here's already a few more!

BIRDS:
43) Isle of Wight piercer, Grapholita gemmiferana
44) European firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus
45) Small heath, Coenonympha pamphilus
46) Small emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia
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that are new birds to me;)
 
Hix said:
Birds
199. Forest Kingfisher
200. Bower's Shrike-thrush
201. Double-eyed Fig Parrot
202. Australasian Pipit
203. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Fish
4. Cornetfish

:p

Hix
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Birds
204. European Goldfinch
205. White-plumed Honeyeater
206. Hoary-headed Grebe
207. Cattle Egret
208. Long-billed Corella

Mammals
13. Red Fox
14. Black Rat

:p

Hix
 
birdsandbats said:
Birds
211. Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
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Birds
212. Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
213. Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
214. Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii
215. Common Raven Corvus corax

I haven't been counting inverts on this thread this year, but I also saw a Karner Blue yesterday. This is an endangered and difficult to find butterfly that I search for every year - and until now, I still hadn't seen one.
 
birds
246 arctic tearn

a possible oriental plover has bean found in the south of sweaden. new for sweden and 3 ever for wp. i wood go ther if not for the not loger then 2 houers travel ban
plus ther is one mor lifer for me thare
 
birdsandbats said:
Birds
212. Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
213. Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
214. Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii
215. Common Raven Corvus corax

I haven't been counting inverts on this thread this year, but I also saw a Karner Blue yesterday. This is an endangered and difficult to find butterfly that I search for every year - and until now, I still hadn't seen one.
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Birds
216. Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
 
Latest monthly round-up:


BIRDS:

MRJ – 304
carl the birder – 246
Dannelboyz – 234
birdsandbats – 216
Hix – 208
Vision – 207
Ituri – 194
Mr. Zootycoon – 192
Maguari – 167
lintworm – 160
KevinVar – 143
animal_expert01 – 126
boof – 122
Birdlover – 104
Yoshistar888 – 103
Mehdi – 101
Najade – 101
WhistlingKite24 – 96
Junklekitteb – 92
oflory – 85
TeaLovingDave – 74
DesertRhino150 – 73
Chlidonias – 59
Coelacanth18 – 52
Crowthorne – 51
ThylacineAlive – 50
Macaw16 – 35
amur leopard – 27
Luca Bronzi – 23
KevinB – 22
Jungle Man – 18
ZooBinh – 4
Pleistohorse – 3
DavidBrown – 2
CGSwans – 1


MAMMALS:

MRJ – 35
carl the birder – 32
Dannelboyz – 28
Maguari – 18
lintworm – 18
Najade – 14
Mr. Zootycoon – 14
Hix – 14
birdsandbats – 13
TeaLovingDave – 10
Vision – 9
animal_expert01 – 9
Crowthorne – 8
Coelacanth18 – 8
Yoshistar888 – 8
KevinVar – 7
WhistlingKite24 – 6
oflory – 6
DesertRhino150 – 6
Junklekitteb – 5
Birdlover – 5
Macaw16 – 4
Ituri – 3
amur leopard – 2
Chlidonias – 2
Pleistohorse – 1
Mehdi – 1
DavidBrown – 1
Jungle Man – 1
KevinB – 1
ZooBinh – 1


HERPTILES:

Dannelboyz – 25 Herptiles total (14 Reptiles, 11 Amphibians)
MRJ – 18 Herptiles total (17 Reptiles, 1 Amphibian)
animal_expert01 – 16 Herptiles total (10 Reptiles, 6 Amphibians)
WhistlingKite24 – 10 Herptiles total (9 Reptiles, 1 Amphibians)
Hix – 8 Herptiles total (7 Reptiles, 1 Amphibians)
carl the birder – 7 Herptiles total (7 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
Mr. Zootycoon – 6 Herptiles total (2 Reptiles, 4 Amphibians)
birdsandbats – 6 Herptiles total (3 Reptiles, 3 Amphibians)
Jungle Man – 5 Herptiles total (4 Reptiles, 1 Amphibians)
Mehdi – 5 Herptiles total (5 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
Najade – 5 Herptiles total (1 Reptiles, 4 Amphibians)
Junklekitteb – 4 Herptiles total (4 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
Yoshistar888 – 4 Herptiles total (4 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
Birdlover – 4 Herptiles total (1 Reptiles, 3 Amphibians)
lintworm – 2 Herptiles total (0 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians)
Luca Bronzi – 1 Herptiles total (1 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
Ituri – 1 Herptiles total (1 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
oflory – 1 Herptiles total (1 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)
KevinB – 1 Herptiles total (0 Reptiles, 1 Amphibians)
Vision – 1 Herptiles total (0 Reptiles, 1 Amphibians)
Maguari – 1 Herptiles total (0 Reptiles, 1 Amphibians)
DesertRhino150 – 1 Herptiles total (1 Reptiles, 0 Amphibians)


FISH:

animal_expert01 – 24
Yoshistar888 – 13
birdsandbats – 5
Hix – 4
Maguari – 4
Dannelboyz – 3
WhistlingKite24 – 2
MRJ – 2
Vision – 2
Birdlover – 1


INVERTEBRATES:

Mr. Zootycoon – 54
WhistlingKite24 – 46
Vision – 46
Maguari – 30
lintworm – 26
MRJ – 23
DesertRhino150 – 23
KevinB – 12
Birdlover – 11
Dannelboyz – 8
Yoshistar888 – 5
animal_expert01 – 3
Mehdi – 3
Luca Bronzi – 1
 
Overdue update, mostly from a trip last week to some local dragonfly ponds I had recommended to me. :)

An attempt at a local Garganey yesterday was unfruitful..!

Amphibians:
2. Smooth Newt - Lissotriton vulgaris

Fishes:
5. European Chub - Squalius cephalus
6. Northern Pike - Esox lucius

Invertebrates:
31. Click Beetle - Ctenicera pectinicornis
32. Oak Eggar (caterpillar) - Lasiocampa quercus
33. Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula
34. Blue-tailed Damselfly - Ischnura elegans
35. Four-spotted Chaser - Libellula quadrimaculata
36. Small Heath - Coenonympha pamphilus
37. Alder Leaf Beetle - Agelastica alni
38. Great Pond Snail - Lymnaea stagnalis
39. Cinnabar Moth - Tyria jacobaea
40. Broad-bodied Chaser - Libellula depressa
41. Dingy Skipper - Erynnis tages
42. Small Copper - Lycaena phlaeas
43. Large White - Pieris brassicae
44. Hairy Dragonfly - Brachytron pratense

:)
 
Vision said:
Still one or two more to ID, but here's already a few more!

BIRDS:
207) Common grasshopper warbler, Locustella naevia

INVERTS:
43) Isle of Wight piercer, Grapholita gemmiferana
44) European firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus
45) Small heath, Coenonympha pamphilus
46) Small emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia
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Some more inverts, including at least one rarity from two days ago!

INVERTS:
47) Brown knot-horn, Matilella fusca
48) Oak jumping spider, Ballus chalybeius
59) Small dusty wave, Idaea seriata
50) Two-spot ladybug, Adalia bipunctata
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Not been out birding again (yet) but picked up three more common springtime birds that used to be easier for me:

Birds
48) American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
49) House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
50) Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis

~Thylo
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From a short walk after work the other day:
Birds
51) Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
52) Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
53) Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana

~Thylo
 
Not an especially successful day bird-wise in north Notts today but an interesting addition - I'd heard them before but this was my first sighting of this non-native-but-established species in the UK.

Amphibians:
3. Marsh Frog - Pelophylax ridibundus

:)
 
Looking for nightjars is always one of the most exciting birding days each year! I don't get them anywhere super closeby so I always have to make a dedicated evening trip if I want to see them, and they truly never disappoint. Such fantastic birds.

BIRDS:
208) European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus

INVERTS:
51) Summer chafer, Amphimallon solstitiale
 
lintworm said:
More quality over quantity these days. I went looking for a Red-backed Shrike, but did not find it, but I did find a Black Woodpecker, which is probably my favourite bird in the Netherlands. At more or less the exact same spot where I saw the woodpecker I also found a nest of Little Spotted Woodpecker and a Red Fox walked by there too. Yesterday I decided to cycle around a large heathland/forest area nearby to find another favourite bird: European Nightjar. Their song is just amazing, as are their display flights. I found some as well as many large mammals.

159. Black Woodpecker
160. European Nightjar

Mammals

16. Red Fox
17. Wild Boar
18. Red Deer
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Went to the Beaver place twice in the past days to show them to other people, the Beavers were very obliging and we could observe them for prolonged times, sometimes only at 1 meter distance... On the way back on one of the evenings I saw a new bat species for the year:

19. Serotine

I went to Apenheul last weekend and it proved again to be the easiest place for zoonerds to see Grass Snakes. There is a large population living in the moats around most of the islands, especially around the Bonobo and Gorilla islands. Apenheul is also a good place for most of the commoner forest birds and has a variety of dragonflies too.

161. Spotted Flycatcher

4. Grass Snake

27. Broad-bodied Chaser
28. Azure Damselfly
29. Hairy Dragonfly
30. Brown Hawker
31. Emperor Dragonfly


And finally another nice bird which hangs around in the heathland areas this time of year and a butterfly that showed up in the garden.

162. Red-backed Shrike

32. Large Skipper
 
lintworm said:
I went to Apenheul last weekend and it proved again to be the easiest place for zoonerds to see Grass Snakes. There is a large population living in the moats around most of the islands, especially around the Bonobo and Gorilla islands.

4. Grass Snake
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Interesting! I never knew this. I'll have to make sure to look for them next time, then!
 
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