ZooChat Big Year 2021

yesturday i got the noticfaction from my local rare bird alert that a male king eider had bean found in bay area around 1 h away from me. i was thinking that the bird was probebly not going to stay that long. to my suprice it was sean again this morning. i first i was thinking the drive was to long but the i change my mind (my limit to twich a bird alone is aroud 2 h away depending one what bird)
as i arived thre whare only 3 more birders thre and none of them had sean it. so we started scaning locking in the smaller flock of common eiders that was in the area. after about 30 mins i had stared giving up hope but then i found a smaller group of eiders that i hadent checkt yet. loking thouth my scoe i sundedly see a bird with a brigth orange belly and blue body and a brith orange beea. i had found it as i get the outhers one the bird i lose the bird. they find it and i cant find it again. then i stupid privet moter boat comes driving into the flock that the bird it is ans they take off. we see that the flock landed closer to us but desoite cheking it for 30 more mins we cant find it. so a bit of a short obervation but still my 3 swedish lifer and second world lifer of the year and one bird i have vanted to see for a long time ads to my favorit siting so far this year
birds
98 king eider Somateria spectabilis
alos nice is that i now know that i will hit my target of 100 birds in april. probebly aming for 115 in april now
 
ChunkyMunky pengopus said:
I saw more spring wildlife yesterday, including my first amphibian of the year, finally, and also a group of wood ducks that have taken up residence at a nearby pond.

Birds:
29. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
30. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
31. Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Insect/Invertebrates:
23. Immigrant pavement ant (tetramorium immigrans)
24. Unequal cellophane bee (Colletes inaequalis)
25. Dunning’s miner bee (Andrena dunningi)

Herptile:
2. Pond slider/Red eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
3. Blanchard’s cricket frog (Acris blanchardi)
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I saw a bald eagle today which was nice

Bird:
32. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Insect/Invertebrate:
26. Dark paper wasp/ Northern paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus)
27. Snake millipede (Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus)
 
Great Argus said:
Birds:

93. Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)

5-93-6-2-0-20
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Had nice weather the last several days, which has brought out more of the summer wildlife. With any luck should be over 100 birds by the end of the week. Unfortunately the calling Virginia Rail couldn't be found so I can't count it here. :p

Mammals:

6. Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
7. Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Birds:

94. Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
95. Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
96. Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
97. Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
98. Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)

Invertebrates:

21. Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)
22. California Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa californica)
23. Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

7-98-6-2-0-23
 
At Moonlit

178. Grey currawong Strepera versicolor
 
Invertebrates
26 Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
27 Common Land Hopper Arcitalitrus dorrieni
28 Common Lithobius Lithobius forficatus
29 Long-horned Geophilus Geophilus flavus
 
Mattaki said:
Mammals:

1. European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
2. Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Birds:

20. Rock dove (Columba livia)
21. European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
22. Great tit (Parus major)
23. Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
24. Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
25. Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
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Been a long while since I last posted here and I haven't gone birding or anything. Despite this I have managed to pick up a few species:

Mammals:

3. House mouse (Mus musculus)
4. Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
5. Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)

Birds:

26. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
27. Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
28. Common raven (Corvus corax)
29. Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
 
Mattaki said:
Been a long while since I last posted here and I haven't gone birding or anything. Despite this I have managed to pick up a few species:

Mammals:

3. House mouse (Mus musculus)
4. Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)
5. Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)

Birds:

26. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
27. Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
28. Common raven (Corvus corax)
29. Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
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Oh, I completely forgot this one!

Birds:

30. Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
 
Low counts in Spring, which is odd but a very up-close sighting of a Kestrel and seeing gulls mobbing a heron probably makes up for it.

28. Common Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
 
DesertRhino150 said:
Had another couple of new birds seen from the garden - number 51 is, I believe, the first time I have seen this species actually in my garden. Also, added my first herptile and several new invertebrates in the garden:

51. Eurasian treecreeper Certhia familiaris
52. Barn swallow Hirundo rustica

1. Slow worm Anguis fragilis

5. Buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris
6. Brimstone butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni
7. Dark-edged beefly Bombylius major
8. European peacock butterfly Aglais io
9. Black garden ant Lasius niger
10. Common green lacewing Chrysoperla carnea
11. European red ant Myrmica rubra
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Had another new bird for the year singing from the top of a birch tree in my garden. This is not a common species in my local area and this is the first time I have ever seen one in the garden:

53. Common linnet Linaria cannabina
 
12/04/21 (Katwijk aan Zee)
BIRDS:
166) Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
167) Common whitethroat, Sylvia communis
168) Black-throathed loon, Gavia arctica

13/04/21 (Strabrechtse Heide)
BIRDS:
169) Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis

14/04/21 (Ringselvennen)
BIRDS:
170) Bearded tit, Panurus biarmicus
171) Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
I took a break from studying and went to Nudgee Beach to tick off a few birds. I was surprised to note that solider crabs were a lifer for me. There were lots of Harlequin Hibiscus Bugs hanging around the beach hibiscus which are one of my favourites inverts.

Birds
98) Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
99) Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
100) Striated Heron Butorides striata
101) Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
102) Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Reptiles
10) Eastern Bluetongue Tiliqua scincoides

Invertebrates
36) Hibiscus Harlequin Bug Tectocoris diophthalmus
37) Solider Crab Mictyris longicarpus

Hibiscus Harlequin Bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus)

Hibiscus Harlequin Bug (Tectocoris diophthalmus)

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I took some time off today to go to Boondall Wetlands. The main bird-related highlight included a low-flying Brahminy Kite that set off the entire population of lorikeets into a storm of panic. The kite also flushed out Torresian and Sacred Kingfishers which really showed the high density of both species at the wetlands. Further along the track I counted around ten Red-backed Fairywrens in the thicket which are just delightful birds.

I got most excited about seeing a moth species I have long been waiting to find. The Joseph’s Coat Moth are a beautiful big day-flying moth with technicoloured wings that prove that sometimes moths can be just as (or even more) colourful that butterflies. I turn the big 21 next week and like to think the bejewelled moth was almost Mother Nature’s version of a birthday present!

Birds
103) Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
104) Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
105) Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
106) Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
107) Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
108) Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus

Invertebrates
38) Ornate Spiny Ant Polyrhachis ornata
39) Grass Webworm Moth Herpetogramma licarsisalis
40) Swamp Tiger Danaus affinis
41) Common Glider Tramea loewii
42) Poinciana Looper Pericyma crueger
43) Blue-banded Bee Amegilla cingulata
44) Wandering Percher Diplacodes bipunctata
45) Wattle Blue Theclinesthes miskini
46) Powdered Wiretail Rhadinosticta simplex
47) Joseph's Coat Moth Agarista agricola

Joseph's Coat Moth (Agarista agricola)

Joseph's Coat Moth (Agarista agricola)

 
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Time for an update. The bird list consists of a number of expected spring migrants and a couple of nice surprises. First is the Penduline Tit that turned up on the outskirts of a nearby city, which is really exciting because it is a great bird to see and very rare in my area (it is only the third time the species was recorded here). Then I went to go searching for snakes (I didn't found any unfortunately), but it gave me the opportunity to see a long-staying Little Bunting which was my second bird lifer this year. Finally, when birding in my local patch with a friend we stumbled upon a small flock of five Lesser Redpolls, which are very scarce here, especially outside winter.

Inverts are starting very slowly this year, perhaps because of the cold weather.

Birds
166. Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis
167. Eurasian Penduline Tit, Remiz pendulinus
168. Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
169. Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla
170. Common Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
171. Lesser Redpoll, Acanthis cabaret
172. European Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca

Invertebrates
19. Orange Tip, Anthocharis cardamines
20. Philodromus dispar
21. Small White, Pieris rapae
22. Cochlicopa lubrica
23. Oenopia conglobata
24. Minotaur Beetle, Typhaeus typhoeus
25. Common Carder Bee, Bombus pascuorum
26. Red-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus lapidarius
 
36. Common loon.
I woke up at 6:20 and went to a specific place to Find sandhill cranes, it was a Horrible experience. The place (supposedly gets 5 stars) doesn't exist, I had to trudge My ass through a swamp and break sticks to get to a specific place that was pretty much nothing. I only saw the Common loon (which I've been dying to see) on the Highway flying. "Lucky me".
 
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