Zoochat Big Year 2022

[birdsandbats]

Mammals:

13. Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
14. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemonius)
15. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
16. Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)
17. California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)
18. Domestic Cow (Bos taurus)
19. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)
20. Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
21. Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
22. Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)
23. Sonoma Chipmunk (Neotamias sonomae)
24. Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus)

Birds:

126. Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
127. Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
128. Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus)
129. Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
130. Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
131. Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
132. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
133. Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
134. Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
135. White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
136. Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii)
137. Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
138. Brandt’s Cormorant (Urile pencillatus)
139. Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
140. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
141. Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)
142. California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
143. Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
144. California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
145. Heermann’s Gull (Larus heermanni)
146. Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
147. Pelagic Cormorant (Urile pelagicus)
148. Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens)
149. California Gull (Larus californicus)
150. White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
151. Mountain Quail (Oreortyx pictus)
152. Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus)
153. White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
154. Red-masked Parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys)
155. Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
156. Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)

Herptiles:

17. Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)

Fishes:

13. Topsmelt Silverside (Atherinops affinis)
14. Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
15. Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
16. Brown Rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus)

Invertebrates:

32. Flame Skimmer (Libelulla saturata)
33. Vivid Dancer (Argia vivida)
34. Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rugutus)
35. Figeater Beetle (Cotinis mutabilis)
36. Pacific Sand Crab (Emerita analoga)
37. Striped Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)
38. California Mussel (Mytilus californianus)
39. Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
40. Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
41. Western Yellowjacket (Vespula pennsylvanica)
42. Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)
43. Commom Water Strider (Aquarius remigis)
44. Yellow-faced Bumblebee (Bombus vosnesenskii)
45. Margined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)

Mammals: 24
Birds: 156
Herptiles: 17
Fishes: 16
Invertebrates: 45
Total: 253

Very cool trip! How are you counting Domestic Cow, though?

 

[MRJ]

Very cool trip! How are you counting Domestic Cow, though?

Also where are the wild populations of Plains Zebra on what I assume is the California coast?

 

[red river hog]

Very cool trip! How are you counting Domestic Cow, though?

Thank you! There was a small herd of Cattle in San Simeon that were not contained in the pastures with the others on the ranch, presumably escapees.

 

[red river hog]

Also where are the wild populations of Plains Zebra on what I assume is the California coast?

The Hearst estate in San Simeon, California. Hearst had a large private zoo on the estate and some animals escaped from his collection and still survive today. In addition to the zebras, there are Rocky Mountain Elk, Barbary Sheep, and Sambars.

 

[birdsandbats]

Thank you! There was a small herd of Cattle in San Simeon that were not contained in the pastures with the others on the ranch, presumably escapees.

I wouldn't count those as there's no population.

 

[Chlidonias]

Mammals:
18. Domestic Cow (Bos taurus)
19. Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)

Thank you! There was a small herd of Cattle in San Simeon that were not contained in the pastures with the others on the ranch, presumably escapees.

The Hearst estate in San Simeon, California. Hearst had a large private zoo on the estate and some animals escaped from his collection and still survive today. In addition to the zebras, there are Rocky Mountain Elk, Barbary Sheep, and Sambars.

Wandering cows don't count.

The zebras aren't wild. They also didn't "escape" from the old zoo, they were always loose on the ranch, and although they aren't specifically managed they are owned by the property and are contained within the fences. This article about them (Is That a Herd of Zebras Over There?) actually quotes one of the owners: Normally, the zebras “rarely venture beyond the fence,” a Hearst descendant said, “but from time to time they do, and neighbors give us a call and we retrieve them.”.

Although desperate listers try to claim the zebras as being a "wild population", the difference between these zebras and valid introduced species in other parts of the USA like Aoudads, Nilgai or Gemsbok is that those other species are not owned by anybody and actually live wild uncontained by property lines.

 

[IndianRhino]

Some more birds I spotted in my backyard, the park, and a few other places over the last week or so. Tons and tons of House finches, bushtits, and Song sparrows behind my house!

7) Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)
8) Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
9) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
10) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
11) Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria hesperophilus)
12) Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
13) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
14) American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
15) Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
16) Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
17) Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
18) Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
19) White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
20) Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
21) American Wigeon (Mareca americana)
22) California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
23) House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
24) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus vociferus)
25) Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
26) Common Raven (Corvus corax clarionensis)
27) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
28) Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin sasin)
29) Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)

Time for a long overdue update! I know I'm still far behind most others in this thread but it's my first time doing this and I'm giving it my best shot.

30) Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)
31) Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
32) Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata sordida)
33) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
34) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
35) Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans semiatra)
36) Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)
37) California Scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica)
38) Great Egret (Ardea alba)
39) California Towhee (Melozone crissalis)
40) White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
41) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
42) Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
43) House Crow (Corvus splendens protegatus)
44) Indian Rock Dove (Columba livia intermedia)
45) Indian Rose-ringed Parakeer (Psittacula krameri manillensis)
46) Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto decaocto)
47) Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis saularis)
48) White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
49) Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
50) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
51) Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis coromandus)
52) Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
53) Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis tristis)
54) Black Kite (Milvus migrans govinda)
55) Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus scolopaceus)
56) Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis cambayensis)
57) Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
58) Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)
59) Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus macrocercus)
60) Little Cormorant (Microcarbo niger)
61) Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer cafer)
62) Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis suratensis)
63) Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
64) Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra atra)
65) Common Hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius)
66) Little Swift (Apus affinis)
67) White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
68) Indian Robin (Copsychus fulicatus cambaiensis)
69) Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta)
70) Dusky Crag-martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
71) Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica)

Mammals

5) Three-striped Palm Squirrel (Funambulus palmarum)
6) House Mouse (Mus musculus)
7) Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
8) Bonnet Macaque (Macaca radiata diluta)

Inverts

1) Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
2) Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa centralis)
3) Lemon Migrant (Catopsilia pomona)
4) Double-branded Crow Butterfly (Euploea sylvester coreta)
5) Chalky Percher (Diplacodes trivialis)

Reptiles

2) Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata)
3) Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor)

In case anyone's wondering, no I didn't magically find a bunch of Indian species in Southern California Just came back from a nearly 2-month trip visit to India a few days ago and was able to see a lot of interesting wildlife. Unfortunately, wasn't able to see as much as I would've liked due to family commitments but I managed. So many parakeets, koels, crows, and mynas! The mammal highlight of the trip for me was obviously the elephants (saw several temple elephants plus a very quick glance of a wild one) and the bird highlight was the purple-rumped sunbird.

 

[Chlidonias]

Reptiles

2) Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata)
3) Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor)

What was your number 1? You've only posted three times in the thread, and this is the first time you've listed any herptiles.

 

[IndianRhino]

What was your number 1? You've only posted three times in the thread, and this is the first time you've listed any herptiles.

That was a typo, sorry about that.

 

[amur leopard]

Went to Hamerton today so along with the plentiful additions to other challenges are a few bird sightings. Aside from these sightings, I must have seen 20 or so Red kites at various points throughout the day - to the extent that I'd challenge anyone to stay the day in Hamerton without seeing one! I also had a lovely sighting of a pair of Western marsh harriers on an abandoned barn roof from the train.

101. Rook, Corvus frugilegus
102. Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
103. Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella

Had a lovely walk along the Cornish coast today - some lovely additions, including a number of lifers out at sea.

Mammals

6. Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus

Birds

104. Common linnet, Linnaria cannabina
105. European stonechat, Saxicola rubetra
106. Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis
107. Northern gannet, Morus bassanus
108. Black legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla

 

[Hix]

Mammals
7. Whiptail Wallaby



Hix

Not sure how I forgot these but:

Mammals
Victoria Park and O'Reilly's
8. Red-necked Pademelon

O'Reilly's
9. Ringtail Possum



Hix

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

And now for the first of several posts adding species seen in Sulawesi and Halmahera, my first post COVID trip!
Birds
125 Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
126 Sunda Teal (Anas gibberifrons)
127 Maleo (Macrocephalon Maleo)
128 Moluccan Megapode (Eulipoa wallacei)
129 Philippine Megapde (Megapodius cumingii)
130 Satanic Nightjar (Eurostopodus diabolicus)
131 Savanna Nightjar (Caprimulgus affinis)
132 Grey-rumped Treeswift (Hemiprocne longipennis)
133 Moustached Treeswift (Hemiprocne mystacea)
134 Glossy Swiftlets (Calloccalia esculenta)
135 Halmahera Swiftlets (Aerodramus infuscatus)
136 Sulawesi Swiftlets (Aerodramus sororum)
137 Uniform Swiftlets (Aerodramus vanikorensis)
138 Purple Needletail (Hirindapus Celebensis)
139 Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
140 House Swift (Apus nipalensis)
141 Goliath Coucal (Centropus Goliath)
142 Lesser Coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
143 Yellow-billed Malkoha (Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus)
144 Black-billed Koel (Eudynamys melanorhynchus)
144 Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
145 Little Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx minutillus)
146 Rusty-breasted Cuckoo (Cacomantis sepulchral is)
147 Red Collared Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
148 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
149 Sultan’s Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia doreya)
150 Great Cuckoo-Dove (Reinwardtoena reinwardti)
151 White-faced Cuckoo-Dove (Turacoena manadensis)
152 Common Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
153 Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
154 Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans)
155 Grey-cheeked Green Pigeon (Treron griseicauda)
156 Red-eared Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus Fischeri)
157 Scarlet-breasted Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus Bernsteinii)
158 Superb Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus superbus)
159 Blue-capped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus monacha)
160 Grey-headed Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus hyogastrus)
161 Black-naped Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus melanospilus)
162 White-bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula forsteni)
163 Grey-headed Imperial Pigeon (Ducula radiata)
164 Green Imperial Pigeon ( Ducula Aenea)
165 Spectacled Imperial Pigeon (Ducula perspicillata)
166 Cinnamon-bellied Imperial Pigeon (Ducula basilica)
167 Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon (Ducula luctuosa)
168 Barred Rail (Hypotaenidia torquata)
169 Buff-banded Rail (Hypotaenidia philippensis)
170 Black-backed Swamphen (Porphyrio indicus)
171 White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
172 Pale-vented Bush-hen (Amaurornis moluccana)
173 Common Sandpiper (Arctitis hypoleucos)
174 Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)
175 Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus Bergii)
176 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
177 Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus)
178 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
179 Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
180 Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
181 Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
182 Javan Pond Heron (Ardeola speciosa)
183 Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus)
184 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
185 Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)
186 Pacific Reef Heron (Egretta sacra)
187 Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
188 Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata)
189 Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus lanceolatus)
190 Rufous-bellied Eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii)
191 Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis)
192 Pygmy Eagle (Hieraaetus weiskei)
193 Gurney’s Eagle (Aquila gurneyi)
194 Spot-tailed Sparrowhawk (Accipiter trinotatus)
195 Variable Goshawk (Accipiter hiogaster)
196 Moluccan Goshawk (Accipiter henicogrammus)
197 Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
198 Brahminy Kite (Haliastur Indus)
199 Sulawesi Masked Owl (Tyto Rosenbergii)
200 Eastern Grass Owl (Tyto longimembris)
201 Ochre-bellied Boobook (Ninox ochracea)
202 Halmahera Boobook (Ninox hypogramma)
203 Speckled Boobook (Ninox punctulata)
204 Blyth’s Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus)
206 Knobbed Hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix)
207 Sulawesi Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus exarhatus)
208 Purple-winged Roller (Coracius temminckii)
209 Oriental Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
210 Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus)
211 Scaly-breasted Kingfisher (Actenoides princeps)
212 Common Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera galeata)
213 Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis)
214 Great-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha)
215 Blue-and-white Kingfisher (Todiramphus diops)
216 Sombre Kingfisher (Todiramphus funebris)
217 Collared Kingfisher (Todirhamphus chloris)
218 Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus Sanctus)
219 Common Kingfisher (Alcedo at this)
220 Purple-bearded Bee-eater (Meropogon forsteni)
221 Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
222 Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
223 Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus temminckii)
224 Ashy Woodpecker (Mulleripicus fulvus)
225 Spotted Kestrel (Falco moluccensis)
226 White Cockatoo (Cacatua Alba)
227 Moluccan King Parrot (Alisterus amboinensis)
228 Golden-mantled Racket-tail (Prioniturus platurus)
229 Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus)
230 Red-cheeked Parrot (Geoffroy’s geoffroyi)
231 Great-billed Parrot (Tanygnathus megalorhynchos)
232 Azure-rumpled Parrot (Tanygnathus sumatranus)
233 Red-flanked Lorikeet (Hypocharmosyna placentis)
234 Chattering Lory ( (Lorius garrulus)
235 Yellow-cheeked Lorikeet (Sundaeos meyeri)
236 Violet-necked Lory (Eos Squamata)
237 Great Hanging Parrot (Loriculus stigmatus)
238 Moluccan Hanging Parrot (Loriculus amabilis)
239 Pygmy Hanging Parrot (Loriculus exilis)

Passerines, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians and Invertebrates to follow.....

 

[BerdNerd]

I just got back from my vacation from California and Hawaii, and I can safely say that this trip was a huge success in terms of wildlife watching. Highlights include two new species of hummingbirds seen on the same day, a Greater Roadrunner, and several species of native Hawaiian shorebirds. Along with looking for native wildlife, I also got to visit three zoological establishments on my trip (San Diego Zoo, SDZSF, & the Maui Ocean Center).

6/22/22

4. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Mammals:

5. Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)- July 22, San Diego, CA
6. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)- July 23, Escondido, CA
7. Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)- July 23, San Diego, CA
8. Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)- July 23, San Diego, CA
9. Javan Mongoose (Urva javanica)- July 30, Kahului, HI

7/16/22

55. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

Birds:

56. Great-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)- July 21, Dallas, TX
57. Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)- July 22, San Diego, CA
58. Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)- July 22, San Diego, CA
59. Red-Masked Parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys)- July 22, San Diego, CA
60. Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)- July 22, San Diego, CA
61. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)- July 22, San Diego, CA
62. Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)- July 22, San Diego, CA
63. Common Raven (Corvus corax)- July 23, Escondido, CA
64. American Coot (Fulica americana)- July 23, Escondido, CA
65. Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)- July 23, Escondido, CA
66. Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)- July 23, Escondido, CA
67. Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)- July 23, Escondido, CA
68. White-Faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)- July 23, Escondido, CA
69. Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)- July 23, Escondido, CA
70. Wrentit (Chamaea fasciata)- July 23, Escondido, CA
71. Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)- July 24, Wailuku, HI
72. Domestic Chicken (Gallus domesticus)- July 24, Wailuku, HI
73. Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)- July 24, Wailuku, HI
74. Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)- July 24, Wailuku, HI
75. Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)- July 24, Wailuku, HI
76. Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla)- July 24, Wailuku, HI
77. Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora)- July 24, Wailuku, HI
78. Wedge-Tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica)- July 27, Maalaea, HI
79. Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni)- July 28, Kahului, HI
80. Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai)- July 30, Kahului, HI
81. Red-Crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata)- July 30, Kahului, HI
82. Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
83. Gray Francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus)- August 4, Maalaea, HI
84. Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)- August 4, Maalaea, HI

Reptiles:

1. Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)

Reptiles:

2. Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)- July 23, Escondido, CA
3. Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)- July 25, Wailuku, HI
4. Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)- July 26, Wailuku, HI
5. Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
6. Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)- August 3, Kahului, HI


Fish:

1. Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)- July 27, Maalaea, HI
2. Blue-Lined Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)- July 27, Maalaea, HI
3. Manybar Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)- July 27, Maalaea, HI
4. Bluespotted Cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)- July 27, Maalaea, HI
5. Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus)- July 27, Maalaea, HI
6. Convict Tang (Acanthurus triostegus)- July 27, Maalaea, HI
7. Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)- July 30, Kahului, HI
8. Reef Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
9. Belted Wrasse (Stethojulis balteata)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
10. Saddle Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
11. Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
12. Indo-Pacific Sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
13. Christmas Wrasse (Thalassoma trilobatum)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
14. Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
15. Ringtail Surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
16. Orangebar Surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
17. Yellowfin Surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
18. Orangespine Unicornfish (Naso lituratus)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
19. Brown Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
20. Bluespine Unicornfish (Naso unicornis)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
21. Ornate Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
22. Ambon Toby (Canthigaster amboinensis)- August 5, Maalaea, HI
23. Bright-Eye Damselfish (Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis)- August 5, Maalaea, HI
24. Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)- August 5, Maalaea, HI
25. Threadfin Butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)- August 5, Maalaea, HI

7/19/22

29. Pasture Wireworm (Monocrepidius exsul)

Invertebrates:

30. Western Honeybee (Apis mellifera)- July 22, San Diego, CA
31. Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)- July 23, Escondido, CA
32. California Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa californica)- July 23, Escondido, CA
33. Red-Shouldered Bug (Jadera haematoloma)- July 24, Wailuku, HI
34. Thin-Shelled Rock Crab (Grapsus tenuicrustatus)- July 27, Maalaea, HI
35. Asian Swallowtail (Papilio xuthus)- July 29, Wailuku, HI
36. Giant Daddy-Long-Legs Spider (Artema atlanta)- July 29, Wailuku, HI
37. Yellow Crazy Ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes)- July 29, Wailuku, HI
38. Black Nerite (Nerita picea)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
39. Pale Rock-Boring Urchin (Echinometra mathaei)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
40. Yellow-Spotted Guard Crab (Trapezia flavopunctata)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
41. Black Sea Cucumber (Holothuria atra)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
42. White-Spotted Sea Cucumber (Actinopyga varians)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
43. Slate Pencil Urchin (Heterocentrotus mamillatus)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
44. Collector Urchin (Tripneustes gratilla)- August 3, Maalaea, HI
45. Gray Wall Jumping Spider (Menemerus bivittatus)- August 4, Maalaea, HI
46. Pallid Ghost Crab (Ocypode pallidula)- August 5, Maalaea, HI
47. Ring-Legged Earwig (Euborellia annulipes)- August 10, Jacksonville, NC


Total:

Mammals: 9
Birds: 84
Reptiles: 6
Fish: 25
Amphibians: 2
Invertebrates: 47

 

[oflory]

A slightly Mediterranean flavour to my trip to the RSPB bee-eater viewpoint in Trimingham today. Bone dry fields, hot sun, and two appropriate species of bird.

241. European bee-eater
242. Red-legged partridge

Went batting in Battersea Park last night, as it is supposedly an excellent place for Leisler's bats, which I have never seen. They are hard to distinguish from noctule bats, which were also present, but I think we definitely had a few. I'm going to go again tonight to have another go.

Mammals
20. Noctule bat
21. Leisler's bat
22. Daubenton's bat
23. Soprano pipistrelle

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

And now to Passerines
240 Dark-eared Myza (Myza celebensis)
241 White-streaked Friarbird (Melitograis gilolensis)
242 Moluccan Myzomela (Myzomela simplex)
243 Sulawesi Myzomela (Myzomela chloroptera)
244 Golden-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea)
245 White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorhynchus)
246 Ivory-backed Woodswallow (Artamus monachus)
247 Cerulean Cuckooshrike (Coracina temminckii)
248 White-rumped Cuckooshrike (Coracina leucopygia)
249 White-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina papuensis)
250 Moluccan Cuckooshrike (Coracina atriceps)
251 Common Cicadabird (Edilosoma tenuirostre)
252 Pygmy Cuckooshrike (Celebesica abbotti)
253 White-shouldered Triller (Lalage sueurii)
254 Rufous-bellied Triller (Lalage aurea)
255 White-rumped Triller (Lalage leucopygialis)
257 Sulphur-vented Whistler (Pachycephala sulfuriventa)
258 Black-chinned Whistler (Pachycephala mentalis)
259 Drab Whistler (Pachycephala griseonota)
260 Dusky-brown Oriole (Oriolus phaeochromus)
261 Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
262 Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus)
263 Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus)
264 Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
265 Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
266 Sulawesi Fantail (Rhipidura teysmanni)
267 Moluccan Monarch (Symposiachrus bimaculatus
268 White-naped Monarch (Carterornis pileatus)
269 Moluccan Flycatcher (Myiagra galeata)
270 Shining Flycatcher (Myiagra Alecto)
271 Slender-billed Crow (Corvus enca)
272 Long-billed Crow (Corvus validus)
273 Halmahera Paradise-Crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus)
274 Standardwing (Semioptera wallacii)
275 Hylocitrea (Hylocitrea bonensis)
276 Citrine Fairy-Flycatcher (Culicicapa helianthia)
277 Northern Golden Bulbul (Hypsipetes longirostris)
278 Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)
279 Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster)
280 Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
281 Mountain Tailorbird (Phyllergates cucullatus)
282 Sulawesi Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus nesophilus)
283 Lompobattang Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus sarasinorum)
284 Island Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus poliocephalus)
285 Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
286 Malia (Malia grata)
287 Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
288 Streak-headed White-eye (Heleia squamiceps)
289 Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
290 Lemon-bellied White-eye (Zosterops chloris)
291 Black-crowned White-eye (Zosterops atrifrons)
292 Black-ringed White-eye (Zosterops anomalus)
293 Cream-throated White-eye (Zosterops atriceps)
294 Sulawesi Babbler (Pellorneum celebense)
295 Metallic Starling (Aplornis Metallica)
296 Moluccan Starling (Aplornis mysolensis)
297 Short-tailed Starling (Aplornis minor)
298 Sulawesi Myna (Basilornis celebensis)
299 White-necked Myna (Streptocitta albicollis)
300 Fiery-browed Starling (Enodes erithrophris)
301 Grosbeak Starling (Scissirostrum dubium)
302 Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
303 Sulawesi Thrush (Turdus turdoides)
304 Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis omissus)
305 Blue-fronted Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis hoevelli)
306 Turquoise Flycatcher (Eumyias panayensis)
307 Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)
308 Snowy-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra)
309 Lompobattang Flycatcher (Ficedula bonthaina)
310 Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata)
311 Yellow-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum aureolimbatum)
312 Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker (Dicaeum nehrkorni)
313 Halmahera Flowerpecker (Dicaeum schistaceiceps)
314 Grey-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum)
315 Black Sunbird (Leptocoma aspasia)
316 Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugular is)
317 Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
318 Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
319 Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
320 Black-faced Munia (Lonchura Molucca)
321 Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
322 Pale-headed Munia (Lonchura pallid a)
Also a few late additions from the last morning
323 Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)
324 Javan Plover (Charadrius javanicus)
325 Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
326 Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
327 Black-naped Tern (Sterna Sumatrana)
At Istanbul Airport
328 White Stork (Ciconia Ciconia)
and back in U.K.
329 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

Mammals
9 Bear Cuscus (Ailurops ursinus)
10 Dagger-toothed Long-nosed Fruit Bat (Macroglossus minimus)
11 Lesser False Vampire (Megaderma spasma)
12 Broad-eared Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus euryotis)
13 Sulawesi Giant Squirrel (Rubrisciurus rubriventer)
14 Celebes Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus murinus)
15 Whitish Dwarf Squirrel (Prosciurillus leucomus)
16 Lowland Long-nosed Squirrel (Hyosciurus ileile)
17 Moor Macaque (Macaca Maura)
18 Celebes Crested Macaque (Macaca nigra)
19 Gursky’s Spectral Tarsier (Tarsius spectrumgurskyae)
20 Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris)

Reptiles
1 Bornean Keeled Green Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus)
2 Short-tailed Reed Snake (Calamaria virgulata)
3 Walker’s Gliding Lizard (Draco walkeri)
4 Sulawesi Lined Gliding Lizard (Draco spilonotus)
5 Amboina Sailfin Lizard (Hydrosaurus amboinensis)
6 Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
7 Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)
8 Common Water Monitor (Varanus salvator)
9 Common Sun Skink (Eutropis multifasciata)
10 Rough Mabuya (Eutropis rudis)
11 Littoral Whiptail Skink (Emoia atrocostata)
12 Indonesian Brown Rainbow Skink (Carlia fusca)
13 skink (Sphenomorphus puncticentralis)

Amphibians
2 Sulawesian Toad (Ingerophrynus celebensis)
3 Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
4 Sulawesi White-lipped Frog (Chalcorana macquardii)
5 Moluccan Frog (Papurana moluccana)

Invertebrates to follow

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

Invertebrates-almost all lifers!
Lepidoptera
42 Ascalaphus Swallowtail (Papilio ascalaphus)
43 Great Mormon Swallowtail (Papilio memnon)
44 Common Mormon Swallowtail (Papilio polytes)
45 Papilio gigon
46 Ulysses Butterfly (Papilio Ulysses)
47 Sea Green Swallowtail (Papilio lorquinianus)
48 Lime Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus)
49 Peacock Swallowtail (Papilio blumei)
50 Common Birdwing (Troides Helena)
51 Haliphron Birdwing (Troides haliphron)
52 Tailed Jay (Graphium Agamemnon)
53 Sulawesi Blue Triangle (Graphium monticolus)
54 Milon’s Swallowtail (Graphium milon)
55 Red-bodied Swallowtail (Pachliopta polyphontes)
56 Lemon Migrant (Catopsilla Pomona)
57 Orange Migrant (Catopsilla Scylla)
58 Grass Yellow (Eurema tominia)
59 Common Grass Yellow (Eurema hecabe)
60 Three-spotted Grass Yellow (Eurema blanda)
61 Common Albatross (Appias Paulina)
62 Chocolate Albatross (Appias lyncida)
63 Striped Albatross (Appias libythea)
64 Psyche (Leptosia Nina)
65 Jezebel (Delias surprisa)
66 Violet Lacewing (Cethosia myrina)
67 Faun (Faunis menado)
68 Common Tiger (Danaus genutia)
69 Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)
70 Blanchard’s Ghost (Idea Blanchardi)
71 Ghost (Idea durvillei)
72 Grey Glassy Tiger (Ideopsis juventa)
73 Tiger sp (Ideopsis vitrea)
74 Yellow tiger (Parantica cleona)
75 Orange Bushbrown (Mycalestes terminus)
76 Horsfield’s Bushbrown (Mycalestes horsfieldii)
77 Crow (Euploea wallacei)
77 Malay Cruiser (Vindula dejone)
78 Philippine Five-ring (Ypthima stellera)
79 Ring sp (Ypthima gavalisi)
80 Common Sailer (Neptis hylas)
81 Sailer sp (Neptis Ida)
82 Sailer sp (Lasippa neriphus)
83 Rustic (Cupha erymanthis)
84 Cupha maeonides
85 Great Eggfly (Hypolimnas bolina)
86 Danaid Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus)
87 Grey Pansy (Junonia atlites)
88 Map Butterfly (Cyrestes strigata)
89 Palm King (Amathusia phidippus)
90 Great Evening Brown (Melanitis zitenius)
91 Blue Tiger (Tirumala choaspes)
92 Great Orange Tip (Hebomoia glaucippe)
93 Oakblue (Arhopalini araxes)
94 Psychonotis piepersii
95 Long-tailed Blue (Lampides boeticus)
96 Callidula fasciata
97 Lesser Dart (Potanthus Omaha)
98 Tiger Moth (Euchromia creusa)
99 Handmaiden Moth (Amata nigriceps)
100 Triangular-striped Moth (Chalciope mygdon)
101 Forester Moth (Ophthalmis cincta)
102 Swallowtail Moth (Alcides cydnus)
103 Milionia deliculata
104 Golden Emperor Moth (Loepa minahassae)
Odonata
105 Ditch Jewel (Brachthemis contaminata)
106 Indonesian Red-winged Dragonfly (Neurothemis terminata)
107 Red Percher (Neurothemis ramburii)
108 Skimmer sp (Neurothemis manadensis)
109 Slender Skimmer (Orthetrum Sabina)
110 Green Skimmer (Orthetrum Serapia)
111 Asian Bloodtail (Lathrecista asiatica)
112 Skimmer sp (Agrionoptera longitudinal is)
113 Wandering Glider (Pantanal flavescens)
114 Chalky Percher (Diplacodes trivialis)
115 Skimmer sp (Diplacina phoebe)
116 Dancing Dropwing (Trithemis pallidinervis)
117 Variable Wisp (Agriocnemis femina)

Others
118 Tiger Leech (Haemadipsa picta)
119 tarantula (Lampropelma carpentieri)
120 Orbweaver (Argiope Modesta)
121 Oval St Andrew’s Cross Spider (Argiope aemula)
122 Giant Golden Orbweaver (Nephila pilipes)
123 Orchard Spider (Leucauge celebesiana)
124 Huntsman Spider (Clastes freycineti)
125 Pantropical Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda venatoria)
126 Asian Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina)
127 Yellow Crazy Ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes)
128 ant (Dolichodderus thoracicus)
129 Lanternfly (Scamandra daphne)
130 wasp (Sphex madasummae)
131 Greater Banded Hornet (Vespa tropica)
132 Broad-handed Carpenter Bee (Xylocarpa latipes)
133 Black Dwarf Honeybee (Apis andreniformis)
134 Neon Cloak-and-dagger Bee (Thyreus nitidulus)
135 Common Notch-toothed Stingless Bee (Heterotrigona Itama)
136 Red Stripe Weevil (Rhynchoporus vulneratus)
137 Javanese Grasshopper (Valanga nigricornis)
138 African Giant Snail (Lissachatina fulica)
139 Scabra Periwinkle (Littoraria scabra)
140 Pallid Ghost Crab (Ocypode pallidula)
141 Mottled Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus albolineatus)

Happy to give details of any particular species; anyone any good at longhorn beetles by photograph, or mantids by description?

 

[birdsandbats]

Birds
277. Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus

Birds
278. Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
279. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

 

[MRJ]

This morning I spent an hour or so at an old favorite, Madrona Marsh. It is probably better in Winter or Spring when the marsh areas are full of water and there are plenty of waders and ducks, but I picked up a couple of new species.

Birds
211. Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
212. Ash-throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
213. Purple finch Haemorhous purpureus
214. American yellow warbler Setophaga petechia
215. Orange-crowned warbler Leiothlypis celata

Invertebrates
38. Western tiger swallowtail Papilio rutulus
39. Ceraunus blue Hemiargus ceraunus

 

[MRJ]

And now to Passerines
240 Dark-eared Myza (Myza celebensis)
241 White-streaked Friarbird (Melitograis gilolensis)
242 Moluccan Myzomela (Myzomela simplex)
243 Sulawesi Myzomela (Myzomela chloroptera)
244 Golden-bellied Gerygone (Gerygone sulphurea)
245 White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorhynchus)
246 Ivory-backed Woodswallow (Artamus monachus)
247 Cerulean Cuckooshrike (Coracina temminckii)
248 White-rumped Cuckooshrike (Coracina leucopygia)
249 White-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina papuensis)
250 Moluccan Cuckooshrike (Coracina atriceps)
251 Common Cicadabird (Edilosoma tenuirostre)
252 Pygmy Cuckooshrike (Celebesica abbotti)
253 White-shouldered Triller (Lalage sueurii)
254 Rufous-bellied Triller (Lalage aurea)
255 White-rumped Triller (Lalage leucopygialis)
257 Sulphur-vented Whistler (Pachycephala sulfuriventa)
258 Black-chinned Whistler (Pachycephala mentalis)
259 Drab Whistler (Pachycephala griseonota)
260 Dusky-brown Oriole (Oriolus phaeochromus)
261 Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
262 Sulawesi Drongo (Dicrurus montanus)
263 Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus)
264 Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)
265 Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
266 Sulawesi Fantail (Rhipidura teysmanni)
267 Moluccan Monarch (Symposiachrus bimaculatus
268 White-naped Monarch (Carterornis pileatus)
269 Moluccan Flycatcher (Myiagra galeata)
270 Shining Flycatcher (Myiagra Alecto)
271 Slender-billed Crow (Corvus enca)
272 Long-billed Crow (Corvus validus)
273 Halmahera Paradise-Crow (Lycocorax pyrrhopterus)
274 Standardwing (Semioptera wallacii)
275 Hylocitrea (Hylocitrea bonensis)
276 Citrine Fairy-Flycatcher (Culicicapa helianthia)
277 Northern Golden Bulbul (Hypsipetes longirostris)
278 Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)
279 Sooty-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus aurigaster)
280 Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
281 Mountain Tailorbird (Phyllergates cucullatus)
282 Sulawesi Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus nesophilus)
283 Lompobattang Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus sarasinorum)
284 Island Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus poliocephalus)
285 Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
286 Malia (Malia grata)
287 Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
288 Streak-headed White-eye (Heleia squamiceps)
289 Warbling White-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
290 Lemon-bellied White-eye (Zosterops chloris)
291 Black-crowned White-eye (Zosterops atrifrons)
292 Black-ringed White-eye (Zosterops anomalus)
293 Cream-throated White-eye (Zosterops atriceps)
294 Sulawesi Babbler (Pellorneum celebense)
295 Metallic Starling (Aplornis Metallica)
296 Moluccan Starling (Aplornis mysolensis)
297 Short-tailed Starling (Aplornis minor)
298 Sulawesi Myna (Basilornis celebensis)
299 White-necked Myna (Streptocitta albicollis)
300 Fiery-browed Starling (Enodes erithrophris)
301 Grosbeak Starling (Scissirostrum dubium)
302 Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
303 Sulawesi Thrush (Turdus turdoides)
304 Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis omissus)
305 Blue-fronted Blue Flycatcher (Cyornis hoevelli)
306 Turquoise Flycatcher (Eumyias panayensis)
307 Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)
308 Snowy-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra)
309 Lompobattang Flycatcher (Ficedula bonthaina)
310 Pied Bush Chat (Saxicola caprata)
311 Yellow-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum aureolimbatum)
312 Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker (Dicaeum nehrkorni)
313 Halmahera Flowerpecker (Dicaeum schistaceiceps)
314 Grey-sided Flowerpecker (Dicaeum celebicum)
315 Black Sunbird (Leptocoma aspasia)
316 Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugular is)
317 Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)
318 Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
319 Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
320 Black-faced Munia (Lonchura Molucca)
321 Chestnut Munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
322 Pale-headed Munia (Lonchura pallid a)
Also a few late additions from the last morning
323 Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)
324 Javan Plover (Charadrius javanicus)
325 Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
326 Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
327 Black-naped Tern (Sterna Sumatrana)
At Istanbul Airport
328 White Stork (Ciconia Ciconia)
and back in U.K.
329 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

Fantastic list. Great you got a standardwing. Can I ask where you went on Halmahera? I believe Weda Resort, which was a popular spot, has recently closed. It would be good to know of alternatives.