Can confirm this is my second overall Atlantic Walrus, as, just to be annoying, I did indeed visit Hamburg when Neseyka was in residence.
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Can confirm this is my second overall Atlantic Walrus, as, just to be annoying, I did indeed visit Hamburg when Neseyka was in residence.
Can confirm this is my second overall Atlantic Walrus, as, just to be annoying, I did indeed visit Hamburg when Neseyka was in residence.
Excellent - I got there a year or so too late.
Finally had some more spring migrants pop up.
Birds:
99. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
100. Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
101. Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii)
Invertebrates:
23. Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)
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Sorry
It will almost certainly be too much to hope for that he would turn up somewhere on the Cumbrian coastline, and hence easier to reach
Funny you should say that, I'm rather hoping it might just swim over to the North Devon coast which is more reachable for me.
Tenby and back is much too far for me to drive in a day nowadays, but I would certainly like to see it too. Still working on it though as maybe an overnighter if it stays on.I thought you would probably be the first Zoochatter to get to see the Tenby Walrus...Can confirm this is my second overall Atlantic Walrus, as, just to be annoying, I did indeed visit Hamburg when Neseyka was in residence.
A couple of hours out in the sun today at Adwick Washlands (with a stop nearby afterwards to twitch a rather handsome redshank) keeps the bird list moving along nicely after yesterday's mammal-centric adventures.
Birds:
121. Common Whitethroat - Sylvia communis
122. Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa
123. Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus schoenbaenus
124. European House Martin - Delichon urbicum
125. Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava
126. Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus
Invertebrates:
22. Comma - Polygonia c-album
23. Green-veined White - Pieris napi
24. Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria
Birds:
121. Common Whitethroat - Sylvia communis
122. Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa
123. Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus schoenbaenus
124. European House Martin - Delichon urbicum
125. Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava
126. Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus
Invertebrates:
22. Comma - Polygonia c-album
23. Green-veined White - Pieris napi
24. Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria
Birds
Doves
24. Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Seen in the local forest valley.
Doves
24. Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Seen in the local forest valley.
Birds
225. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
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I have spent quite a bit of time birding lately, pursuing many of my spring targets. Last weekend there was a migratory bird fallout along the Texas Coast, and I was able to track down almost every single one. Between that, local birding, and a big day I had yesterday which yielded 203 species, I have been able to add a lot of new year birds and lifers. Species wise highlights included a number of birds that are very uncommon in Texas, such as the Cape May Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Golden-winged Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Bobolink, Glossy Ibis, Red Knot, and Black-billed Cuckoo. Additionally, I was able to lay eyes upon several species I had heard only, those being Yellow-throated Vireo (labelling it warbler on my last post was a mix up), Wood Thrush, Tennessee Warbler, and Gray Catbird.
Birds:
302. Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula
303. Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus
304. Blue-winged Warbler - Vermivora cyanoptera
305. Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii
306. Scarlet Tanager - Piranga olivacea
307. Ovenbird - Seiurus aurocapilla
308. Least Bittern - Ixobrychus exilis
309. Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea
310. Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus
311. Chestnut-sided Warbler - Setophaga pensylvanica
312. Blackburnian Warbler - Setophaga fusca
313. Cerulean Warbler - Setophaga cerulea
314. Kentucky Warbler - Geothlypis formosa
315. Worm-eating Warbler - Helmitheros vermivorum
316. Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
317. Gray-cheeked Thrush - Catharus minimus
318. Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus
319. Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens
320. Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus
321. Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus
322. Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
323. American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla
324. Acadian Flycatcher - Empidonax virescens
325. Dickcissel - Spiza americana
326. Prothonotary Warbler - Protonotaria citrea
327. Golden-winged Warbler - Vermivora chrysoptera
328. Veery - Catharus fuscescens
329. Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus
330. Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
331. Black Tern - Chlidonias niger
332. Seaside Sparrow - Ammospiza maritima
333. Red Knot - Calidris canutus
334. Wilson's Plover - Charadrius wilsonia
335. Lesser Nighthawk - Chordeiles acutipennis
336. Philadelphia Vireo - Vireo philadelphicus
337. Cape May Warbler - Setophaga tigrina
338. Blackpoll Warbler - Setophaga striata
339. Bay-breasted Warbler - Setophaga castanea
340. Magnolia Warbler - Setophaga magnolia
341. Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus
342. American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus
343. King Rail - Rallus elegans
344. Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus
345. Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Calidris subruficollis
346. Mississippi Kite - Ictinia mississippiensis
347. Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor
348. Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus
349. Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens
350. Yellow-throated Vireo - Vireo flavifrons
351. Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina
352. Tennessee Warbler - Leiothlypis peregrina
353. Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis
Heard Only:
- Red-breasted Nuthatch- Sitta canadensis
- Black Rail - Laterallus jamaicensis
- Audubon's Oriole - Icterus graduacauda
- Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana
Additionally, I have encountered a few more herp species, some encountered incidentally while birding and others searched for while herping. Highlights include my wild lifer Louisiana Milksnakes and Broad-banded Copperheads. It is also worth mentioning I stumbled upon two would be very cool finds that were already dead, those being a Saltmarsh Snake and Alligator Snapping Turtle.
Herptiles:
28. Side-blotched Watersnake- Nerodia erythrogaster
29. Broad-banded Copperhead- Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus
30. Louisiana Milksnake- Lampropeltis triangulum amaura
31. Gulf Coast Toad- Incilius valliceps
32. Cottonmouth- Agkistrodon piscivorus
Heard Only:
- Cajun Chorus Frog- Pseudacris fouquettei
I also encountered one new mammal, a Marsh Rice Rat, while searching for Black and Yellow Rails during my big day yesterday.
Mammals:
28. Marsh Rice Rat- Oryzomys palustris texensis
I think that's a mistake on my part for the admiral, don't know why but thought they were called black admiral instead of red. And thank you for the pratincoles! They're certainly great birds, I hope you can see them one day.
I have seen all three Pratincole species that turn up in the UK, but it would have been great to see one locally; it was present for just an hour, and it had already flown off by the time the news was released.
Impressive! Certainly Collared and Black-winged then but what's the third species? Oriental?
Indeed, Oriental. Elsewhere in the world I have also seen Rock, Grey and Australian. As for Coursers, Three-banded, Bronze-winged and Cream-coloured; the last in Morocco.
You may have seen the Walrus but I'll bet you haven't seen a Wryneck this year yet have you?A couple of hours out in the sun today at Adwick Washlands (with a stop nearby afterwards to twitch a rather handsome redshank) keeps the bird list moving along nicely after yesterday's mammal-centric adventures.
Birds:
121. Common Whitethroat - Sylvia communis
122. Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa
123. Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus schoenbaenus
124. European House Martin - Delichon urbicum
125. Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava
126. Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus
Invertebrates:
22. Comma - Polygonia c-album
23. Green-veined White - Pieris napi
24. Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria
Birds
226. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
227. Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus
Had a nice busy weekend birding, mostly around Wichita, but I did pay a brief visit to Quivira NWR about an hour and a half away.
139 Franklin's Gull - Leucophaeus pipixcan
140 Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum
141 Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus
142 Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla
143 Orange-crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata
144 Northern Parula - Setophaga americana
145 Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos
146 Eared Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis
147 White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi
148 Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris
149 Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor
150 Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius
105 Common Loon Gavia immer
in other news a fricking black-browed albatross has turned upp 6 houers away from me one the other side of swenden if only i had a car
in other news a fricking black-browed albatross has turned upp 6 houers away from me one the other side of swenden if only i had a car
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Quick little side-trip after work to check the place out. Never been before even though it’s quite close.
Also I’m back to working from home starting on Wednesday so maybe I can at least swing a day trip somewhere interesting in the foreseeable future *fingerscrossed*
Schwafheimer Meer
Birds
5. European Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)