Zoochat Big Year 2022

Some additions from U.K. (a couple of butterflies were from before I went to Indonesia)
Birds
330 Spotted Crake - Porzana porzana
331 Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus
332 Green Woodpecker - Picus viridis
333 Little Stint - Calidris minuta

Invertebrates
142 Red Underwing - Catocala nupta
143 Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus
144 Painted Lady - Vanessa cardio
145 Wall - Lasiommata megera
146 Gatekeeper- Pyronia Tithonus
147 Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina
148 Small Heath - Coenonympha pamphilus
149 Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta
150 Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea
151 Brown Hawker - Aeshna grand is
152 Emperor - Anax imperator
153 Black-tailed Skimmer - Orthetrum cancellatum
154 Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum

Amphibians
6 Common Toad - Bufo bufo
 
A couple from a few hours wandering at Carsington today. Was hoping to pick the up the reported Garden Warblers but no joy - lovely close views of Sedge Warblers and a Lesser Whitethroat though, so hardly a warbler washout.

Birds:
208. Common Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula

(UK: 181)

Mammals:
27. Stoat - Mustela erminea

:)
 
Travelling again, this time to France. Arrived at Lyon and made a quick visit to Parc Oiseaux, mainly to see their fantastic bird show. Birds seen there or at stops along the way.

221. European wood pigeon Columba palumbus
222. Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
223. Western cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
224, Black headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
225. Western jackdaw Coloeus monedula
226. Eurasian jay. Garrulus glandarius
227. Eurasian magpie Pica pica
228. Great tit Parus major
 
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Currently spending several days in the southern Alps, specifically within the Parc du Vercors. A stunningly beautiful part of the world.

Mammals

20. Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

We hiked up to the plateau at the Pas de l’Aiguille and had wonderful views of ibex. Firstly one demonstrated their skills by running across a cliff face on the opposite side of the valley, then rounding the next corner there were a pair quietly grazing only 10 or 15 metres away. One of these animals then climbed into a small tree to feed and allowed us to approach to within two metres. Finally shepherds dogs disturbed a family who then ran down a steep hillside not far from us. Disappointingly, we missed seeing the alpine marmots that are often seen in the area.

Birds

229. Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
230. Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
231. Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
232. European green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
233. Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
234. Alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
235, Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
236. Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis)
237. White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
238. Western ciril (Crithagra frontalis)
239. Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
240. Eurasian linnet (Linaria cannabina)
241. Common crossbill (Logia curvirostra)
242. European serin (Serinus serious)
243. Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
244. European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)
245. Coal tit (Periparus ater)
246. Marsh tit (Poecile palustris)
247. Northern house martin (Delichon urbicum)
249. Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
250. Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
251. Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
252. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
253. European treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) (new Family)
254. Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
255. European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
256. European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
257. Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
258. Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
259. Winchat (Saxicola rubetra)

Reptiles

6. Wall lizard (Lacerta agilis)

Invertebrates

41. European firebug (Pyrrhocoris apteru)
42. Clouded yellow (Colias croceus)
43. Great banded grayling (Brintesia circe)
44. Wall (Lasiommata megera)
45. Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina)
46. Red admiral (Vanessa itea)
47. Common flower fly (Syrphus ribesii)
48. Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator)
49. Red-winged grasshopper (Oedipoda germanica)
50. Sp. pond snail (Radix labiata) (new Order and Family)
 

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Currently spending several days in the southern Alps, specifically within the Parc du Vercors. A stunningly beautiful part of the world.

Mammals

20. Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

We hiked up to the plateau at the Pas de l’Aiguille and had wonderful views of ibex. Firstly one demonstrated their skills by running across a cliff face on the opposite side of the valley, then rounding the next corner there were a pair quietly grazing only 10 or 15 metres away. One of these animals then climbed into a small tree to feed and allowed us to approach to within two metres. Finally shepherds dogs disturbed a family who then ran down a steep hillside not far from us. Disappointingly, we missed seeing the alpine marmots that are often seen in the area.

Birds

229. Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
230. Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
231. Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
232. European green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
233. Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
234. Alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
235, Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
236. Tree pipit (Anthus trivialis)
237. White wagtail (Motacilla alba)
238. Western ciril (Crithagra frontalis)
239. Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
240. Eurasian linnet (Linaria cannabina)
241. Common crossbill (Logia curvirostra)
242. European serin (Serinus serious)
243. Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
244. European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus)
245. Coal tit (Periparus ater)
246. Marsh tit (Poecile palustris)
247. Northern house martin (Delichon urbicum)
249. Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
250. Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
251. Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
252. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
253. European treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) (new Family)
254. Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
255. European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
256. European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
257. Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
258. Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
259. Winchat (Saxicola rubetra)

Reptiles

6. Wall lizard (Lacerta agilis)

Invertebrates

41. European firebug (Pyrrhocoris apteru)
42. Clouded yellow (Colias croceus)
43. Great banded grayling (Brintesia circe)
44. Wall (Lasiommata megera)
45. Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina)
46. Red admiral (Vanessa itea)
47. Common flower fly (Syrphus ribesii)
48. Emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator)
49. Red-winged grasshopper (Oedipoda germanica)
50. Sp. pond snail (Radix labiata) (new Order and Family)
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Really nice list! It's great to be able to observe ibex like that. However, Western citril (Crithagra frontalis) is an endemic of central Africa. Are you sure you didn't mean Citril finch (Carduelis citrinella)?
 
Mehdi said:
Really nice list! It's great to be able to observe ibex like that. However, Western citril (Crithagra frontalis) is an endemic of central Africa. Are you sure you didn't mean Citril finch (Carduelis citrinella)?
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I did. Must admit I had pre-entered Western cirtril for a forthcoming trip and when entering these birds just assumed out of pure laziness (or exhaustion ) it was the same.
 
A few additions from a recent trip to Vienna. Animals, along with a few historical sites, were the main purpose of the trip, but most of them were captive animals (I visited the zoo, desert house, butterfly house, and Haus des Meeres). I did have a few plans to see some wildlife anyway. Vienna is well-known for it's European Hamsters, and with a bit of effort I managed to see a few of those.

One day we visited a small area of the National park Donau-Auen, were the insects were the main highlight. There were Silver-washed fritillaries and praying mantisses and all sorts of colourful grasshoppers all over the place. There were even a few birds around. Best species was by far the Lesser Purple Emperor. I have wanted to see purple emperors (regardless of the exact species) for many years, and searched for them quite a few times but I never managed to see them. When visiting the national park I didn't even know this species could occur there, but to my surprise they seemed quite common and showed very well! One even landed on my friend's shoe! We saw a couple of blues too which I have yet to identify

The nightjar was a surprise sighting while driving over a country road at night recently.

Birds
269. Eurasian Treecreeper, Certhia familiaris
270. European Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus

Butterflies
41. Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia
42. Great Banded Greyling, Brintesia circe
43. Lesser Purple Emperor, Apatura ilia

Dragonflies
30. Southern Skimmer, Orthetrum brunneum

Mammals
20. European Hamster, Cricetus cricetus
 
Dhole dude said:
Haven't seen much these past few months, but there have been a few notable sightings.

Mammals
28. Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)
29. Coyote (Canis latrans)
30. Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Birds
178. Barred Owl (Strix varia)
179. Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
180. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
181. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Amphibians
2. Wood Frog

Reptiles
17. Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

Mammals: 30
Birds: 181
Reptiles: 17
Amphibians: 2
Fish: 3
Invertebrates: 2
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Still little progress, but I have seen a few more species in Duluth and around my local area.

Mammals
31. Least Chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)
32. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Birds
182. Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
183. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
184. Sora (Porzana carolina)
185. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga oliviacea)
186. American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
187. Red-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
188. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
189. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
190. Blue-Winged Teal (Spatula discors)
191. Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
192. Red-Eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

Amphibians
3. American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)


Fish
4. Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas)
5. Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)

Mammals: 32
Birds: 192
Reptiles: 17
Amphibians: 3
Fish: 5
Invertebrates: 2
 
Dhole dude said:
Still little progress, but I have seen a few more species in Duluth and around my local area.

Mammals
31. Least Chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)
32. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Birds
182. Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
183. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
184. Sora (Porzana carolina)
185. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga oliviacea)
186. American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
187. Red-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
188. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
189. Common Raven (Corvus corax)
190. Blue-Winged Teal (Spatula discors)
191. Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
192. Red-Eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

Amphibians
3. American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)


Fish
4. Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas)
5. Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)

Mammals: 32
Birds: 192
Reptiles: 17
Amphibians: 3
Fish: 5
Invertebrates: 2
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Least Chipmunk is a VERY nice sighting in that area!
 
I have been intending to update my year-list for a while now, but exams and schoolwork have been my priority for the past few months, meaning I hardly got any time to go birding, or to sit down and write this update. Indeed, 2022 has been my worst of several bad years when it comes to birds, despite coronavirus rates having thankfully dropped significantly in the country. Perhaps it was for the better however, as the lack of chances to go birding made me focus on some of the smaller critters that surrounded me.
The one uniting feature of the past 5 months has been the abnormal amount of rain. I am not very knowledgeable or observant when it comes to weather patterns, but usually the months of April and May are quite dry and hot, followed by the slow buildup over the next few months of heavier and heavier downpours that deposit themselves in the cool of evening and night. This year however it has been raining heavily since April, leading to unseasonal flooding in many parts of the city. It also seems to have ushered in the toad breeding season, and while I cannot claim to know even the slightest bit about amphibians, I certainly don’t remember seeing baby toads as far back as April! The other Anura seem to require a bit more rain to tempt them out, but heavy thunderstorms in late July/early August led to an absolutely breathtaking abundance of microhylids, toads and ranoid frogs. The deafening night chorus around some of the tanks and ponds could be heard from several hundred metres away.
Other smaller fauna ushered in by the rains include: several little fat pink snails with brown shells with a tendency to congregate around bathrooms, predatory land planarians (my knowledge of worms is abysmal, but I believe the genus is Bipalium?) and large numbers of spiders. Some paths and trails of my school campus became effectively blockaded by dozens of spider webs, ranging from the expansive nets of the Giant Wood Spider, hung up on golden cords, to the webs of the fat, striped Signature Spiders, with miniature silken sigils upon them, to many, many tiny brown spiders whose names I do not know who have slung their webs between to weeds.

Seen Birds
54. Painted Spurfowl Galloperdix lunulata
55. Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
56. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
57. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
58. Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Nightjar Caprimulgus sp.
59. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
60. Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
61. Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
62. Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
63. Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
64. Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
65. Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Larks Alaudidae spp.
66. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
67. Tricoloured Munia Lonchura malacca
68. Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
69. Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
70. Baya Weaverbird Ploceus philippinus
71. Jerdon’s Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni

Mammals
4. Indian Flying-fox Pteropus medius
- Horseshoe/Leafnose Bat Hipposideridae/Rhinolophidae sp.

Reptiles
1. Checkered Keelback Fowlea piscator
- Bronzeback Tree-snake Dendrelaphis sp.
2. Bloodsucker Calotes versicolor
- Skinks Scincidae spp.
- Day Geckos Cnemaspis spp.
- Night Geckos Hemidactylus spp.

Amphibians
1. Indian Tree-frog Polypedates maculatus
- Toads Bufonidae spp.
- Narrowmouth Frogs Microhylidae spp.
- Typical Frogs Ranoidea spp.

Butterflies
- Rose Butterfly Pachliopta sp.
1. Dark-blue Tiger Tirumala septentrionis
2. Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea
3. Striped Tiger Danaus genutia
4. Common Mormon Papilio polytes
5. Common Sailor Neptis hylas
6. Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha

Arachnids
1. Giant Wood Spider Nephila pilipes
2. Signature Spider Argiope anasuja
 
Yesterday was a very long day but a very worthwhile one, with two excellent lifers. A 6.30am 'whale and seabird' sailing from Staithes in North Yorkshire meant 6hr at sea in a small boat, but at the third such attempt finally I timed it right to produce some actual whale sightings - rather a lot in the end, with at least 14 different individuals by the skipper's estimates. A good mix of sea birds as well, including the guides' first Sooty Shearwater of the season on these sailings. Once back on dry land and suitably refreshed we headed south for a somewhat overdue meeting a vagrant shrike on the fringes of RSPB Bempton Cliffs reserve - it has held on in the same spot for 2 months now and I was very pleased it did..! Photos of both lifers are in the UK Wildlife gallery.

Mammals:
28. Common Minke Whale - Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Birds:
209. Manx Shearwater - Puffinus puffinus
210. Great Skua - Stercorarius skua
211. Sooty Shearwater - Puffinus griseus
212. Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis
213. Red-tailed Shrike - Lanius phoenicuroides

(UK: 186)

Invertebrates:
54. Lion's Mane Jellyfish - Cyanea capillata

:)
 
What was a Brown Booby doing in Wisconsin? (Our first in the U.K. was only a couple of years ago; and no, I haven’t seen a U.K. one yet!)
 
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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. Horned Ghost Crab (Ocypode ceratophthalmus)- August 5, Maalaea, HI
47. Ring-Legged Earwig (Euborellia annulipes)- August 10, Jacksonville, NC
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8/29/22


48. Milkweed Assassin Bug (Zelus longipes)
49. Obscure Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca obscura)
50. Luna Moth (Actias luna)
51. Asian Tiger Mosquito (Stegomyia albopicta)


Total:

Mammals: 9
Birds: 84
Reptiles: 6
Fish: 25
Amphibians: 2
Invertebrates: 51
 
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Coelacanth18 said:
I was able to redeem myself a little with lagoon birding last weekend, picking up a couple new birds (including a personal target species of mine) and a herp. Thanks Poseidon.

Birds
172. Heermann's Gull (Larus heermanni)
173. Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

Reptiles
8. Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
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Monthly update: I've moved to another location (still in California) and will likely remain here for a while. I haven't seen as much new stuff in this location as I'd hoped, but I've still managed to add a few newbies (and a couple lifers) to the mix:

Birds
174. Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
175. Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)

Mammals
20. White-tailed Antelope Squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus)
21. Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
 
Hix said:
Doing some travelling at present.

Birds
Cattai Wetlands
190. Torresian Crow
191. Varied Sitella
192. Comb-crested Jacana

Jerseyville
193. Black-shouldered Kite

Hathead National Park
194. Glossy Black Cockatoo
195. White-headed Pigeon

Gladstone, NSW
196. Buff-banded Rail

Victoria Park Nature Reserve
197. Noisy Pitta

O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park
198. Australian Logrunner
199. Bassian Thrush
200. Yellow-throated Scrubwren
201. Regent Bowerbird
202. Green Catbird
203. Bush Stone-curlew
204. Wonga Pigeon

I also heard an Albert's Lyrebird, and briefly glimpsed a Red-backed Fairy Wren from a distance.

Mammals
7. Whiptail Wallaby

:p

Hix
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Birds
Lamington National Park
205. Large-billed Scrubwren

Lone Pine Sanctuary
206. Scaly-breasted Lorikeet

Rainbow Reserve (near Goondiwindi)
207. Red-winged Parrot
208. Pale-headed Rosella

Bowra Sanctuary
209. Emu
210. Jacky Winter
211. Rufous Songlark
212. Spotted Bowerbird
213. Red-backed Kingfisher
214. Black-faced Woodswallow
215. Chestnut-crowned Babbler
216. Pied Honeyeater
217. Budgerigar

Thargomindah
218. Australian Bustard

Noccundra Waterhole
219. Zebra Finch

Sturt National Park
220. Brown Falcon
221. Orange Chat
222. Black-tailed Native Hen
223. Diamond Dove

South Australia (near Cameron's Corner)
224. Crimson Chat
225. Eyrean Grasswren

Sturt National Park
226. Bourke's Parrot
227. Red-necked Avocet
228. Little Crow
229. White-winged Triller
230. Southern Whiteface

Mutawintji National Park
231. Greater Bluebonnet
232. Mistletoebird
233. Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
234. White-fronted Honeyeater

Broken Hill
235. Chirruping Wedgebill

Kinchega National Park
236. Western Gerygone
237. Crested Shrike-tit

Hattah-Kulkyne National Park
238. Little Eagle
239. Grey Currawong
240. Weebill
241. Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo

Thule
242. Common Ostrich

The Rock
243. Striated Thornbill
244. Flame Robin
245. Peregrine Falcon
246. Scarlet Robin

Narooma
247. Eastern Reef Egret

Ulladulla
248. Hooded Plover

Shoalhaven Heads
249. Fairy Tern


Mammals
10. Red Kangaroo
11. Feral Cat
12. Feral Goat
13. Red-necked Wallaby

Reptiles
5. Inland Bearded Dragon
6. Central Netted Dragon
7. Shingleback Skink

:p

Hix
 
Intervertebrates

16. European Hornet (Vespa crabro)
17. Macroglossum stellatarum
18. Acherontia atropos

Fish

1. Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Birds

32. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
33. Pochard (Aythya ferina)
34. Great crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
35. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Mammals

3. Pipistrellus pipistrellus
 
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