93 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
ZooChat Big Year 2021
- Thread starter Chlidonias
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birds
99 common redshank Tringa totanus
100 eurasian eurlew Numenius arquata
101 horned grebe Podiceps auritus
herps
1. grass snake Natrix natrix
fist herp this year not geting many in my part of the contry whe only got 2 frogs 1 toad 2 or 3 snakes (one is rare) and 2 lisards + two salamanders (one is quit rare )
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1 common brinstone Gonepteryx rhamni
2 small tortishell Aglais urticae
i will try to list inverts this year mostly buterflys probebly that is the only filed guide i have for any inverts
99 common redshank Tringa totanus
100 eurasian eurlew Numenius arquata
101 horned grebe Podiceps auritus
herps
1. grass snake Natrix natrix
fist herp this year not geting many in my part of the contry whe only got 2 frogs 1 toad 2 or 3 snakes (one is rare) and 2 lisards + two salamanders (one is quit rare )
ivetrebre
1 common brinstone Gonepteryx rhamni
2 small tortishell Aglais urticae
i will try to list inverts this year mostly buterflys probebly that is the only filed guide i have for any inverts
Hate to break it to you but this is a very unusual and unlikely circumstance if it was flying. Double-crested Cormorant has a very similar shape when flying and is much more likely to be seen doing so. Can you rule out the cormorant?
I Should have mentioned, I saw it stop on the ground for a few seconds then it took off, pretty certain it was a Common Loon....
And heard a bunch of Loons when stepping out of the car before, can't say that they were the same, but they were in the area, as I was on the road only a few minutes after I had left the Supposed "nature area".
Ground meaning land or water?
9. North American river otter. I went to a stream I go to almost every week, to find crayfish, (and hopefully, catch as the ones that are in there are invasive), and they were just too quick. (I think I need a net). But Instead, I saw an otter in the distance as pointed out by a friendly fisherwoman. Super cool, first time seeing one in the wild.
Sweet, Sweet land. (Is that unusual? It was only there for a few seconds).
Loons are physically unable to take off from land. They can barely even walk on land for that matter. Loons have to run across water to achieve takeoff.
Loons can't take off from the ground. If you saw the bird land on the ground and then take off again, it wasn't a loon.
(Edit: cross-posted with Great Argus)
Then maybe a Duck? Just be the All-knowing Doubter then.
If it exploded into the air without running, you're probably looking at a dabbling duck or a Heron. Most dabblers are only half the size of Common Loon though.
Fine. 0. Nothing. Just drink up all your plentiful animal species like everyone else on this thread.
As the thread-keeper, if this is going to keep being your attitude and you are not willing to heed the advice of those more experienced than you who are trying to help you, then perhaps this thread is not the place for you.
I'm not trying to be mean, I promise you. But you keep listing incorrect species and reporting circumstances that cast a lot of doubt on what you're claiming.
I'll be done then.
After a week of birding again I got a few new additions.
As well as that I have to take out some of my species in my last post, besides that my numbers were a bit odd too... So I'll have that fixed in this post as well.
(Due to these being a heard-only, which do not count on the ZooChat Big Year, but since I count them on my personal list and copypaste that into here thye accidenttly got in.)
Out of these I will have to remove the follow;
- Water rail
- Willow warbler
- Sedge warbler
and now onto the additions:
Birds:
70) Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
71) Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
72) Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
73) Garganey, Spatula querquedula
74) Common tern, Sterna hirundo
75) Sand martin, Riparia riparia (Dutch lifer)
76) Common gull, Larus canus
77) Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
Mammals:
4) Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
5) European hare, Lepus europaeus
Invertebrates:
12) Mossy rose gall, Diplolepis rosae
13) Sawfly, Eutomostethus ephippium
14) Comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album
15) Peacock butterfly, Aglais io
So far I also have trouble finding invertebrates compared to last year. However I expect in the upcoming month or so to get them to do better.
As well as that I have to take out some of my species in my last post, besides that my numbers were a bit odd too... So I'll have that fixed in this post as well.
(Due to these being a heard-only, which do not count on the ZooChat Big Year, but since I count them on my personal list and copypaste that into here thye accidenttly got in.)
35) Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
36) Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
37) European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
38) Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
39) Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
40) Eurasian teal, Anas crecca
41) Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta
42) Gadwall, Mareca strepera
43) Northern pintail, Anas acuta
44) Black swan, Cygnus atratus
45) White stork, Ciconia ciconia
46) European herring gull, Larus argentatus
47) Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
48) Water rail, Rallus aquaticus
49) Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
50) Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
51) Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
55) Common pochard, Aythya ferina
56) Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
57) Common red
52) White wagtail, Motacilla alba
53) Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
54) Yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
55) Common redshankshank, Tringa totanus
56) Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
57) Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus
58) White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicillaa
59) Raven, Corvus corax
60) Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
61) Eared grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
62) Canada goose, Branta canadensis
63) Common merganser, Mergus merganser
64) Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans
65) Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina
66) Willow tit, Poecile montanus
67) Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
68) Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
69) Buzzard, Buteo buteo
+ 7 heard only species.
36) Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
37) European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
38) Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
39) Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
40) Eurasian teal, Anas crecca
41) Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta
42) Gadwall, Mareca strepera
43) Northern pintail, Anas acuta
44) Black swan, Cygnus atratus
45) White stork, Ciconia ciconia
46) European herring gull, Larus argentatus
47) Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
48) Water rail, Rallus aquaticus
49) Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
50) Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
51) Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
55) Common pochard, Aythya ferina
56) Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
57) Common red
52) White wagtail, Motacilla alba
53) Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
54) Yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
55) Common redshankshank, Tringa totanus
56) Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
57) Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus
58) White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicillaa
59) Raven, Corvus corax
60) Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
61) Eared grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
62) Canada goose, Branta canadensis
63) Common merganser, Mergus merganser
64) Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans
65) Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina
66) Willow tit, Poecile montanus
67) Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
68) Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
69) Buzzard, Buteo buteo
+ 7 heard only species.
Out of these I will have to remove the follow;
- Water rail
- Willow warbler
- Sedge warbler
Birds:
35) Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
36) Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
37) European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
38) Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
39) Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
40) Eurasian teal, Anas crecca
41) Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta
42) Gadwall, Mareca strepera
43) Northern pintail, Anas acuta
44) Black swan, Cygnus atratus
45) White stork, Ciconia ciconia
46) European herring gull, Larus argentatus
47) Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
48) Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
49) Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
50) Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
51) Common pochard, Aythya ferina
52) Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
53) Common redshank, Tringa totanus
54) White wagtail, Motacilla alba
55) Yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
56) Common redshankshank, Tringa totanus
57) Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
58) Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus
59) White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicillaa
60) Raven, Corvus corax
61) Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
62) Eared grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
63) Canada goose, Branta canadensis
64) Common merganser, Mergus merganser
65) Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans
66) Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina
67) Willow tit, Poecile montanus
68) Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
69) Buzzard, Buteo buteo
35) Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
36) Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
37) European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
38) Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
39) Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
40) Eurasian teal, Anas crecca
41) Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta
42) Gadwall, Mareca strepera
43) Northern pintail, Anas acuta
44) Black swan, Cygnus atratus
45) White stork, Ciconia ciconia
46) European herring gull, Larus argentatus
47) Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
48) Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
49) Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
50) Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
51) Common pochard, Aythya ferina
52) Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
53) Common redshank, Tringa totanus
54) White wagtail, Motacilla alba
55) Yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
56) Common redshankshank, Tringa totanus
57) Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
58) Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus
59) White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicillaa
60) Raven, Corvus corax
61) Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
62) Eared grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
63) Canada goose, Branta canadensis
64) Common merganser, Mergus merganser
65) Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans
66) Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina
67) Willow tit, Poecile montanus
68) Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
69) Buzzard, Buteo buteo
and now onto the additions:
Birds:
70) Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
71) Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
72) Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
73) Garganey, Spatula querquedula
74) Common tern, Sterna hirundo
75) Sand martin, Riparia riparia (Dutch lifer)
76) Common gull, Larus canus
77) Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
Mammals:
4) Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
5) European hare, Lepus europaeus
Invertebrates:
12) Mossy rose gall, Diplolepis rosae
13) Sawfly, Eutomostethus ephippium
14) Comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album
15) Peacock butterfly, Aglais io
So far I also have trouble finding invertebrates compared to last year. However I expect in the upcoming month or so to get them to do better.
I had a slow start too, we had unusually cold weather later into March than normal. Many species didn't show until later than usual. Our bird migrants have been a bit slower than usual too.
Well for a bit of contrast things are happening early over here thanks to a recent week of unseasonably warm weather. There are wildflowers blooming almost two months ahead of schedule!
weid mix of birds today
102 black woodpecker Dryocopus martius
103 mandarin duck Aix galericulata
]mandarin was moved to cat c in sweden last year mening if see one with no sings of rings or like that you can count them
inverts
4 european peacock Aglais io
5 Camberwell beauty Nymphalis antiopa,
102 black woodpecker Dryocopus martius
103 mandarin duck Aix galericulata
]mandarin was moved to cat c in sweden last year mening if see one with no sings of rings or like that you can count them
inverts
4 european peacock Aglais io
5 Camberwell beauty Nymphalis antiopa,
Finally starting to learn the different bird calls as spring arrives - lots of passerines outside singing to practise on
. Still quite a restricted pool of species one can see in London but a few more species I picked up here and there. Fingers crossed soon we'll be able to leave the city safely. Birds:
41. European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis.
Inverts:
1. Fleecy jumper, Pseudeuophyrs lanigera.