Zoochat Big Year 2022

last month i when birding at Farquhar inlet near Taree. I saw a plover that looked to me to be a kentish plover. I didn't add it to my list because i wasn't confident in my ID. At the moment there is a bit of discussion on the Aussie twitchers page, Australian bird id page and NSW rare bird page on facebook about a bird seen yesterday. It's the bird i believe i saw. Once it's ID is confirmed i will be adding it to my list. A great end to my year if it's a kentish plover.
 
The first half of 2022 was pretty terrible for me when it came to wildlife-watching, but towards the end of the year things turned around. I made three major trips last year, and considering the pandemic, and the fact that I typically don’t travel a lot, this is more than satisfactory.
The trip to Bhadra Tiger Reserve I have already talked about. A further trip to the Mysore area was also very fruitful. Though I did not get any lifers, I got to see the historic Mysore zoo again, and also visit multiple protected areas: Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary, Nagarhole National Park, and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. The highlights were not one but two packs of dhole, and four tusked elephants seen in a single day (across three districts mind you), which are both records for me.
The third trip to the Narmada district in Gujarat was a school trip, so the main focus was not on wildlife, but avifauna varies extraordinarily across India, so I guess I should not be surprised that I saw many birds which are rarely reported here.
I also continued exploring in and around Bangalore, and so managed to tick off a few long-awaited species and see a number. One major change for me in these past four months is that I got an opportunity to go on nocturnal walks, which enabled me to see both a number of new species, esp. invertebrates, and get to see a few familiar species more clearly than before. Unfortunately it was not possible to identify a lot of the species seen conclusively, but it was definitely extremely enjoyable. I also tried to strart learning to identify a few of the local butterflies and spiders, but I am still very much a beginner, so most of the listed species were identified by my friends.

Mandya District and Mysore District, Karnataka
Seen Birds
91. Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis
92. Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
93. Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
94. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
95. Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
96. Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
97. Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum

Mammals
13. Dhole Cuon alpinus

Narmada District, Gujarat
Seen Birds contd.
98. Yellow-footed Green-pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
99. White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
100. Crested Hawk-eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
101. Mottled Wood-owl Strix ocellata
- Martin sp. Hirundinidae sp.
102. Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
103. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
104. Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondecerianus
105. Indian Yellow Tit Machlolophus aplonotus
106. Vigor’s Sunbird Aethopyga vigorsii
107. Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthicollis
108. Large Grey Babbler Argya malcolmi (seen in transit)
109. Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus (seen in transit)

Bangalore - Nocturnal Sightings
Seen Birds contd.
110. Indian Scops-owl Otus bakkamoena

Heard Only Birds
5. Barn Owl Tyto alba
6. Gray-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
Note: I’m removing Jerdon’s Nightjar Caprimulgus atripennis from the list.

Mammals contd.
14. Grey Slender Loris Loris lydekkerianus (I’ve seen more in 3 months than I’ve seen my whole life before that)
15. Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis
- Fruit Bat sp. Pteropodidae sp.

Amphibians
- Burrowing Frog Craugastor sp.
- Narrowmouth/Balloon Frog Microhyla/Uperodon sp.

Reptiles
4. Yellow-green Cat Snake Boiga flaviviridis
5. Bamboo Pit-viper Trimeresurus gramineus

Lepidoptera
1. Atlas Moth Attacus atlas
2. Psyche Leptosia nina
3. Common Lime Papilio demoleus
- Grass Yellow Eurema sp.
Note: I am recounting the Lepidoptera since I am unsure of some of my earlier ID’s.

Spiders
3. Abandoned-web Orb-weaver Parawixia dehaani
4. Kidney Garden Spider Araneus mitificus
5. Pear-shaped Opadometa Opadometa fastigata
- Two-tailed Spider Hersilia sp.
- Scorpion-tailed Spider Arachnura angura/melanura etc.
- Twig Spider Poltys sp.

Bangalore - Diurnal Sightings
Seen Birds contd.
111. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
112. Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
113. Common Hawk-cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
114. White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
115. Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
116. Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
117. Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
118. Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
119. Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
120. Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
121. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
122. Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
123. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
124. Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax
125. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
126. Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
127. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

Lepidoptera contd.
4. Southern Birdwing Troides minos
5. Tailed Jay Graphium agamemnon
- Rose Butterfly Pachliopta sp.
6. Common Mormon Papilio polytes
7. Blue Mormon Papilio polymnestor
- Emigrant Butterfly Catopsilia sp.
8. Common Jezebel Delias eucharis
9. Great Orange Tip Hebomoia glaucippe
10. Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene
- Bushbrown Mycalesis/Telinga sp.
11. Tawny Coster Acraea violae
12. Common Leopard Phalanta phalanta
13. Common Lascar Pantoporia hordonia
- Gaudy Baron ? Euthalia lubentina ?
- Baronet ? Euthalia nais ?
14. Striped Tiger Danaus genutia
- Blue/Glassy Tiger Tirumala/Parantica sp.
- Crow Butterfly Euploea sp.
15. Red Pierrot Talicada nyseus

Reptiles contd.
3. Bengal Monitor Varanus benghalensis (from Bhadra)

I’m quite pleased with this year’s overall talley, with 127 being my highest bird total since I started participating in these Big Years. I got a total of 26 new bird species plus three new ‘soft’ lifers where I didn’t actually ID the exact species or it was a heard only. Seeing the leopard at Bhadra and two new bat species was also excellent.
This year I will try to be more regular with my updates. Hopefully my write ups this year were of interest to a couple of members at least. I wish everyone a happy new year.
 
red river hog said:
Mammals:

27. Marsh Rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris)

Birds:

160. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

Mammals: 27
Birds: 160
Herptiles: 17
Fishes: 16
Invertebrates: 48
Total: 265
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Mammals:

28. Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)
29. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Birds:

161. Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
162. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
163. Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
164. Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
165. Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
166. White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

Herptiles:

18. Flat-tailed House Gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus)

Fishes:

17. Yellowfin Mojarra (Gerres cinereus)
18. Atlantic Needlefish (Strongylura marina)
19. Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
20. Hardhead Silverside (Atherinomorus stipes)
21. Fringed Filefish (Monacanthus ciliatus)

Invertebrates:

49. Leucauge aryga
50. Dark Rover Ant (Brachymyrmex patagonicus)
51. Florida Carpenter Ant (Camponotus floridanus)
52. Mangrove Upside-down Jelly (Cassiopea andromeda)
53. Marl Pennant (Macrodiplax balteata)
54. Pale Anemone (Exaiptasia diaphana)
55. Thinstripe Hermit Crab (Clibanarius vittatus)
56. Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
57. Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo)
58. Spiny-backed Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
59. Portuguese Man O’ War (Physalia physalis)

Mammals: 29
Birds: 166
Herptiles: 18
Fishes: 21
Invertebrates: 59
Total: 294

Still working on ID’ing some more fish.
 
i mande two shorter internatinla trips this year
nither whare wilde focus couse they whare with fameliy
in fackt biding in bulgaria was limeted to walks from the hotel
bulgaria
255 european bee eater Merops apiaster
256 yellow legged gull Larus michahellis
257 red rumped swallow Cecropis daurica
258 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
259 eastern olivaceous warbler Iduna pallida
260 ciri bunting Emberiza cirlus
261 alpine swift Tachymarptis melba


i alos went to the indian ocean island of mauritus while i wont say it was a wildlife trip i did put effort in to see all the endemic of the iland witch was a suces

262 red fody Foudia madagascariensis
263 village weaver Ploceus cucullatus
364 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
265 Mauritius Gray White-eye Zosterops mauritianus
266 Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
267 house crow Corvus splendens
268 Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
269 Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus
270 zebra dove Geopelia striata
271 Malagasy Turtle-Dove Nesoenas picturata
272 Gray Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus
273 Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
274 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
275 Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra
276 Mauritius Bulbul Hypsipetes olivaceus
277 Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
278 Mauritius Cuckooshrike Coracina typica
279 Echo Parakeet Psittacula eques
280 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
281 White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
282 Pink Pigeon Nesoenas mayeri
283 Greater Sand-Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
284 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
285 Striated Heron Butorides striata
286 Mauritius olive White-eye Zosterops chloronothos
287 Mauritius Kestrel Falco punctatus
288 Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher
mammals in next post
 
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Dhole dude said:
Here is my final list for this year, which includes 5 additional species seen since October. I unfortunately came down with a terrible stomach flu while in Dallas, and I missed the opportunity to both visit the Dallas Zoo and go birding, and extra schoolwork + family issues making it harder for me to go birding these past few months. I hope to pick up more steam at the start of the new year, though my total likely won't be as impresive as last year due to the lack of vacations. Anyhow, here is this years list!

Mammals:

1.Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

2. Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)

3. American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

4. Domestic Cat (Felis Catus)

5. White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

6. Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

7. Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)

8. Common Impala (Aepyceros melampus)

9. Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)

10. Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus )

11. Lowland Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)

12. South African Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa)

13. Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii)

14. Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)

15. Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)

16. South African Lion (Panthera leo melanochaita)

17. Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)

18. African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana)

19. Southeast African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus)

20. Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus)

21. Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus)

22. Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis)

23. Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus)

24. Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus)

25. House Mouse (Mus musculus)

26. Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

27. American Beaver (Castor canadensis)

28. Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus)

29. Coyote (Canis latrans)

30. Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

31. Least Chipmunk (Neotamias minimus)

32. North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

33. Fox Squirrel


Birds:

1 .Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

2. Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

3. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

4. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

5. Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

6. White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

7. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

8. Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)

9. Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)

10. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

11. Great Egret (Ardea alba)

12. American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)

13. Yellow-Crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

14. Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)

15. Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

16. Tri-Colored Heron (Egretta tricolor)

17. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

18. Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

19. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

20. American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)

21. Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)

22. Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)

23. Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

24. Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura),

25. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

26. Green Heron (Butorides virescens)

27. Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

28. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

29. Black-Bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)

30. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)

31. Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

32. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)

33. Willet (Tringa semipalmata)

34. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

35. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

36. Sanderling (Calidris alba)

37. American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

38. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

39. Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

40. Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)

41. Boat-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)

42. Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)

43. Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)

44. Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

45. Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)

46. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

47. Mangrove Cuckoo (Coccyzus minor)

48. Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

49. Ring-Necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola)

50. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

51. Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

52. Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

53. Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

54. Rock Dove (Columba livia)

55. Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

56. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

57. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

58. House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)

59. American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

60. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

61. Dusky Sunbird (Cinnyris fuscus)

62. Golden-Tailed Woodpecker (Campethera abingoni)

63. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

64. Red-Headed Finch (Amadina erythrocephala)

65. Magpie Mannikin (Spermestes fringilloides)

66. Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis)

67. Yellow-Fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica)

68. Black-Headed Canary (Serinus alario)

69. European Roller (Coracias garrulus)

70. Cape Turtle Dove (Streptopelia capicola)

71. Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus)

72. Black Saw-Wing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera)

73. Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)

74. Spur-Winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)

75. Cape Crow (Corvus capensis)

76. African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis)

77. Red-Winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)

78. Booted Eagle (Aquila pennata)

79. Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)

80. Dark-Capped Bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor)

81. Blue-Mantled Crested Flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas)

82. White-Browed Scrub Robin (Cerotrichas leucophrys)

83. Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)

84. Pied Crow (Corvus albus)

85. Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus)

86. Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)

87. Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami)

88. Blue Waxwing (Uraeginthus angolensis)

89. Violet-Backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)

90. Senegal Lapwing (Vanellus lugubris)

91. Crowned Lapwing (Vanellus coronatus)

92. African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus)

93. Crested Francolin (Ortygornis sephaena)

94. Fiery-Necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis)

95. Spotted Eagle Owl (Bubo africanus)

96. Burchell's Coucal (Centropus burchellii)

97. Brown-Hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris)

98. White-Necked Raven (Corvus albicollis)

99. Marico Sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis)

100. Red-Faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus)

101. Rufous-Winged Cisticola (Cisticola galactotes)

102. Emerald-Spotted Wood Dove (Turtur chalcospilos)

103. Black-Shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)

104. Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani)

105. Three-Banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris)

106. Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus)

107. Red-Billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus)

108. Fork-Tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis)

109. Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)

110. White-Backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)

111. Yellow-Throated Longclaw (Macronyx croceus)

112. Yellow-Billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas)

113. Wire-Tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii)

114. White-Throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis)

115. Lesser Masked Weaver (Ploceus intermedius)

116. Natal Spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis)

117. European Bee-Eater (Merops apiaster)

118. Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii)

119. Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)

120. Chinspot Batis (Batis molitor)

121. Green-Winged Pytilia (Pytilia melba)

122. Black-Headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)

123. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

124. African Wooly-Necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus microscelis/ Ciconia microscelis)

125. Black-Crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegala)

126. Water Thick-Knee (Burhinus vermiculatus)

127. Lilac-Breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)

128. Brown Snake-Eagle (Circaetus cinereus)

129. Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus)

130. Red-Breasted Swallow (Cecropis semirufa)

131. Long-Crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis)

132. Red-Billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)

133. Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis)

134. Bank Cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus)

135. Hartlaub's Gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)

136. Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)

137. African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

138. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

139. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

140. Grey-Headed Gull (Larus cirrocephalus)

141. Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis)

142. Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)

143. Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)

144. African Darter (Anhinga rufa)

145. African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

146. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

147. House Crow (Corvus splendens)

145. African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)

146. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

147. House Crow (Corvus splendens)

148. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

149. Swift Tern (Thalasseus bergi)

150. Red-Eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)

151. American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)

152. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)

153. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

154. Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

155. Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)

156. House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

157. Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

158. Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)

159. Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)

160. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)

161. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)

162. Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)

163. Blackpol Warbler (Dendroica striata)

164. American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)

165. Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)

166. Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)

167. Wilson’s Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)

168. Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus)

169. Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

170. Broad-Winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)

171. Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)

172. Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)

173. Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)

174. Common Loon (Gavia immer)

175. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)

176. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)

177. Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

178. Barred Owl (Strix varia)

179. Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)

180. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

181. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

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 Raven (Corvus corax)

189. Blue-Winged Teal (Spatula discors)

190. Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)

191. Red-Eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

192. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

193. Great-Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)

194. Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)

195. Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)

196. Rose Breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)

197. Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)

198. Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

199. Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)

200. Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)

201. Red-Headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)

202. Purple Martin (Progne subis)

203. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

204. Blue Grosbeak

205. Broad-Winged Hawk

206. Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)


Reptiles:

1. Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)

2. Saltmarsh Snake (Nerodia clarkii)

3. American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

4. Brown Basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus)

5. Florida Redbelly Cooter (Pseudemys nelsoni)

6. Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)

7. Florida Softshell Turtle (Apalone ferox)

8. Tropical House Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia)

9. African Helmeted Turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa)

10. Puff Adder (Bitis arietans)

11. Rainbow Skink (Trachylepis margaritifera)
12. Variable Skink (Mabuya varia)

14. Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)

15. False Map Turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica)

16. Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)

17. Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)


Amphibians:

1. African Red Frog (Schismaderma carens)

2. Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica)

3. American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)


Fish:

1. Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

2. Florida Gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus)

3. American Eel (Anguilla rostrata)

4. Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas)

5. Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)

6. Orangespotted Sunfish (Lepomis humilis)


Invertebrates:

1. Mangrove Tree Crab (Aratus pisonii)

2. Giant Golden Orb-Weaver Spider (Trichonephila komaci)

(There were plenty of other invert Species I saw this year that I didn’t bother writing down, since I am awful at identifying insects.)
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Just realized I listed African Sacred Ibis twice :oops:. My count for birds is now at 205
 
I'll post all the totals for the year in about a week or so, which will give time for anybody who hasn't had the time to update to get their results in.
 
I did add some more species during the last 4 months, but will not be updating as I can’t be bothered to check what I did see at the beginning of the year. Best addition was Pallid Swift as a U.K. tick.
 
mammals
sweden
8 american mink Neovison vison
9 european otter Lutra lutra
10 stoat Mustela erminea
11 common seal Phoca vitulina
12 europena headghog Erinaceus europaeus
13 fallow deer Dama dama
14 european mosse Alces alces
15, wild boar Sus scrofa
16 european badger Meles meles
17 european rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
18 mountain hare Lepus timidus
19 european beaver Lepus timidus
20 norway lemming Lemmus lemmus

bulgaria
21 common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
maurtius
22 small Indian mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus
23 crab eating macaque Macaca fascicularis
24 asian house shrew : Suncus murinus
25 mauritius flying fox Pteropus niger

i am prityy shure i have sean felid vole this yer but i cant rember whare so its of the list for now
alos saw what i think was Eurasian harvest mouse a few weeks ago but i dident get goood enouth wievs
 
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Ituri said:
MAMMALS
13 Nine-banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
14 Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana

BIRDS:
216 Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor
217 Willet - Tringa semipalmata
218 Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor
219 Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla
220 Brown Creeper - Certhia americana

REPTILES
10 Slender Glass Lizard - Ophisaurus attenuatus
11 Prairie Racerunner - Aspidoscelis sexlineatus viridis
12 Painted Turtle - Chrysemys picta
13 Western Rat Snake - Pantherophis obsoletus
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221 Bonaparte’s Gull - Chroicocephalus philadelphia
222 Hudsonian Godwit - Limosa haemastica
 
I have a feeling some of these species aren't British or Moroccan:

BIRDS:
227 - Pied crow, Corvus albus
228 - Western plantain-eater, Crinifer piscator
229 - Yellow-billed kite, Milvus aegyptius
230 - Long-tailed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus
231 - Long-tailed glossy starling, Lamprotornis caudatus
232 - Senegal thick-knee, Burhinus senegalensis
233 - Yellow-crowned gonolek, Laniarius barbarus
234 - Pied kingfisher, Ceryle rudis
235 - African jacana, Actophilornis africanus
236 - Senegal lapwing, Vanellus lugubris
237 - Spur-winged lapwing, Vanellus spinosus
238 - Woodland kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis
239 - Intermediate egret, Ardea intermedia
240 - Grey-backed camaroptera, Camaroptera brevicaudata
241 - Purple starling, Lamprotornis purpureus
242 - Wattled lapwing, Vanellus senegallus
243 - Senegal eremomela, Eremomela pusilla
244 - Senegal coucal, Centropus senegalensis
245 - African thrush, Turdus pelios
246 - African grey hornbill, Lophoceros nasutus
247 - African grey woodpecker, Dendropicos goertae
248 - Double-spurred francolin, Pternistis bicalcaratus
249 - Northern crombec, Sylvietta brachyura
250 - Red-eyed dove, Streptopelia semitorquata
251 - Yellow-billed shrike, Corvinella corvina
252 - Ethiopian swallow, Hirundo aethiopica
253 - Black heron, Egretta ardesiaca
254 - Little rush warbler, Bradypterus baboecala
255 - Winding cisticola, Cisticola marginatus
256 - Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola
257 - Little bee-eater, Merops pusillus
258 - Double-toothed barbet, Lybius bidentatus
259 - Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
260 - Black crake, Zapornia flavirostra
261 - Red-faced cisticola, Cisticola erythrops
262 - Village weaver, Ploceus cucullatus
263 - Preuss' cliff swallow, Petrochelidon preussi
264 - Plain-backed pipit, Anthus leucophrys
265 - Vinaceous dove, Streptopelia vinacea
266 - Bronze mannikin, Spermestes cucullata
267 - Copper sunbird, Cinnyris cupreus
268 - Shikra, Accipiter badius
269 - Fine-spotted woodpecker, Campethera punctuligera
270 - Senegal parrot, Poicephalus senegalus
271 - Brown babbler, Turdoides plebejus
272 - Green woodhoopoe, Phoeniculus purpureus
273 - Levaillant's cuckoo, Clamator levaillantii
274 - Malachite kingfisher, Corythornis cristatus
275 - Northern grey-headed sparrow, Passer griseus
276 - African palm swift, Cypsiurus parvus
277 - White-rumped swift, Apus caffer
278 - African pied wagtail, Motacilla aguimp
279 - Western reef heron, Egretta gularis
280 - White-throated bee-eater, Merops albicollis
281 - Mosque swallow, Cecropis senegalensis
282 - Hamerkop, Scopus umbretta
283 - Singing cisticola, Cisticola cantans
284 - Splendid sunbird, Cinnyris coccinigastrus
285 - African hobby, Falco cuvierii
286 - Black-necked weaver, Ploceus nigricollis
287 - Vieillot's barbet, Lybius vieilloti
288 - Blue-spotted wood-dove, Turtur afer
289 - Lizard buzzard, Kaupifalco monogrammicus
290 - Northern fiscal, Lanius humeralis
291 - African pied hornbill, Lophoceros fasciatus
292 - Splendid starling, Lamprotornis splendidus
293 - Vieillot's black weaver, Ploceus nigerrimus
294 - Mottled spinetail, Telacanthura ussheri
295 - Hooded vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus
296 - Northern yellow white-eye, Zosterops senegalensis
297 - Bar-breasted firefinch, Lagonosticta rufopicta
298 - Green-headed sunbird, Cyanomitra verticalis
299 - Black-winged red bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus
300 - Tawny-flanked prinia, Prinia subflava
301 - Simple leaflove, Chlorocichla simplex
302 - Yellow-rumped tinkerbird, Pogoniulus bilineatus
303 - Piping hornbill, Bycanistes fistulator
304 - Shining-blue kingfisher, Alcedo quadribrachys
305 - Grosbeak weaver, Amblyospiza albifrons
306 - African finfoot, Podica senegalensis
307 - Little greenbul, Eurillas virens
308 - Red-bellied paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone rufiventer
309 - Olive-green camaroptera, Camaroptera chloronota
310 - Western nicator, Nicator chloris
311 - Black-and-white mannikin, Spermestes bicolor
312 - African firefinch, Lagonosticta rubricata
313 - Guinea turaco, Tauraco persa
314 - Marsh tchagra, Bocagia minuta
315 - Ahanta spurfowl, Pternistis ahantensis
316 - Latham's francolin, Peliperdix lathami
317 - Long-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus climacurus
318 - Black-shouldered nightjar, Caprimulgus nigriscapularis
319 - Little green sunbird, Anthreptes seimundi
320 - African green pigeon, Treron calvus
321 - White-tailed antthrush, Neocossyphus poensis
322 - Yellow-billed barbet, Trachyphonus purpuratus
323 - Red-headed malimbe, Malimbus rubricollis
324 - Blue-headed wood-dove, Turtur brehmeri
325 - Yellow-billed turaco, Tauraco macrorhynchus
326 - Blue-billed malimbe, Malimbus nitens
327 - Sabine's puffback, Dryoscopus sabini
328 - Collared sunbird, Hedydipna collaris
329 - Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix
330 - Violet-backed starling, Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
331 - Grey-headed nigrita, Nigrita canicapillus
332 - Violet-backed hyliota, Hyliota violacea
333 - Ussher's flycatcher, Muscicapa ussheri
334 - Rufous-crowned eremomela, Eremomela badiceps
335 - Palm-nut vulture, Gypohierax angolensis
336 - Little grey greenbul, Eurillas gracilis
337 - Chestnut-breasted nigrita, Nigrita bicolor
338 - Slender-billed greenbul, Stelgidillas gracilirostris
339 - Speckled tinkerbird, Pogoniulus scolopaceus
340 - Yellow-mantled weaver, Ploceus tricolor
341 - Black-winged oriole, Oriolus nigripennis
342 - Johanna's sunbird, Cinnyris johannae
343 - Superb sunbird, Cinnyris superbus
344 - Purple-throated cuckooshrike, Campephaga quiscalina
345 - Golden greenbul, Calyptocichla serinus
346 - Blue cuckooshrike, Cyanograucalus azureus
347 - African emerald cuckoo, Chrysococcyx cupreus
348 - Honeyguide greenbul, Baeopogon indicator
349 - Tit hylia, Pholidornis rushiae
350 - Swamp palm bulbul, Thescelocichla leucopleura
351 - Yellow-throated tinkerbird, Pogoniulus subsulphureus
352 - Sharpe's apalis, Apalis sharpii
353 - Green crombec, Sylvietta virens
354 - White-crested hornbill, Horizocerus albocristatus
355 - White-breasted nigrita, Nigrita fusconotus
356 - Fanti saw-wing, Psalidoprocne obscura
357 - Blue-throated roller, Eurystomus gularis
358 - Red-rumped tinkerbird, Pogoniulus atroflavus
359 - Yellow-chinned sunbird, Anthreptes rectirostris
360 - Green hylia, Hylia prasina
361 - Cameroon greenbul, Arizelocichla montana
362 - Orange weaver, Ploceus aurantius
363 - Striated heron, Butorides striata
364 - Klaas's cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas
365 - Olive-bellied sunbird, Cinnyris chloropygius
366 - White-spotted flufftail, Sarothrura pulchra
367 - West African wattle-eye, Platysteira hormophora
368 - Fraser's eagle-owl, Bubo poensis
369 - African harrier-hawk, Polyboroides typus
370 - Black-casqued hornbill, Ceratogymna atrata
371 - Chocolate-backed kingfisher, Halcyon badia
372 - Rufous-sided broadbill, Smithornis rufolateralis
373 - Brown nightjar, Veles binotatus
374 - Bat hawk, Macheiramphus alcinus
375 - Puvel's illadopsis, lladopsis puveli
376 - Grey-headed bristlebill, Bleda canicapillus
377 - Red-tailed greenbul, Criniger calurus
378 - Red-cheeked wattle-eye, Platysteira blissetti
379 - Crested malimbe, Malimbus malimbicus
380 - Brown-crowned tchagra, Tchagra australis
381 - African pygmy kingfisher, Ispidina picta
382 - Yellow-browed camaroptera, Camaroptera superciliaris
383 - Red-chested goshawk, Accipiter toussenelii
384 - Lowland sooty boubou, Laniarius leucorhynchus
385 - White-tailed alethe, Alethe diademata
386 - Yellow-whiskered greenbul, Eurillas latirostris
387 - Magpie mannikin, Spermestes fringilloides
388 - African cuckoo-hawk, Aviceda cuculoides
389 - Fanti drongo, Dicrurus atactus
390 - Black sparrowhawk, Accipiter melanoleucus
391 - Blue-throated brown sunbird, Cyanomitra cyanolaema
392 - Grey longbill, Macrosphenus concolor
393 - Grey kestrel, Falco ardosiaceus
394 - Blue malkoha, Ceuthmochares aereus
395 - Yellow-spotted barbet, Buccanodon duchaillui
396 - Red-necked buzzard, Buteo auguralis
397 - Broad-billed roller, Eurystomus glaucurus
398 - Bristle-nosed barbet, Gymnobucco peli
399 - Buff-spotted woodpecker, Pardipicus nivosus
400 - Icterine greenbul, Phyllastrephus icterinus
401 - Red-capped flycatcher, Erythrocercus mccallii
402 - Western bearded greenbul, Criniger barbatus
403 - Shining drongo, Dicrurus atripennis
404 - Fraser's sunbird, Deleornis fraseri
405 - Red-tailed bristlebill, Bleda syndactylus
406 - Fire-bellied woodpecker, Chloropicus pyrrhogaster
407 - Red-billed helmetshrike, Prionops caniceps
408 - Tambourine dove, Turtur tympanistria
409 - Whistling cisticola, Cisticola lateralis
410 - Rosy bee-eater, Merops malimbicus
411 - Black-throated coucal, Centropus leucogaster
412 - Maxwell's black weaver, Ploceus albinucha
413 - Great blue turaco, Corythaeola cristata
414 - Brown-cheeked hornbill, Cycanistes cylindricus
415 - African wood owl, Strix woodfordii
416 - Red-billed dwarf hornbill, Lophoceros camurus
417 - Black bee-eater, Merops gularis
418 - Forest penduline tit, Anthoscopus flavifrons
419 - Black dwarf hornbill, Horizocerus hartlaubi
420 - Naked-faced barbet, Gymnobucco calvus
421 - Sabine's spinetail, Rhaphidura sabini
422 - Blue-headed crested flycatcher, Trochocercus nitens
423 - Brown-necked parrot, Phataginus tetradactyla
424 - Finsch's rufous thrush, Stizorhina finschi
425 - African pygmy goose, Nettapus auritus
426 - Orange-cheeked waxbill, Estrilda melpoda
427 - African darter, Anhinga rufa
428 - Mangrove sunbird, Anthreptes gabonicus
429 - White-bibbed swallow, Hirundo nigrita
430 - Hartlaub's duck, Pteronetta hartlaubii
431 - Reichenbach's sunbird, Anabathmis reichenbachii
432 - Red-vented malimbe, Malimbus scutatus
433 - Cassin's flycatcher, Muscicapa cassini
434 - Dusky-blue flycatcher, Muscicapa comitata
435 - Western bronze-naped pigeon, Columba iriditorques
436 - Black spinetail, Telacanthura melanopygia
437 - Forest robin, Stiphrornis erythrothorax
438 - Grey parrot, Psittacus erithacus
439 - Brown-chested alethe, Chamaetylas poliocephala
440 - Hairy-breasted barbet, Tricholaema hirsuta
441 - Green-tailed bristlebill, Bleda eximius
442 - Bates's swift, Apus batesi
443 - Blackcap illadopsis, Illadopsis cleaveri
444 - Olive long-tailed cuckoo, Cercococcyx olivinus
445 - Black-capped apalis, Apalis nigriceps
446 - Copper-tailed starling, Hylopsar cupreocauda
447 - Least honeyguide, Indicator exilis
448 - Western oriole, Oriolus brachyrynchus
449 - Olive sunbird, Cyanomitra olivacea
450 - Crowned eagle, Stephanoaetus coronatus
451 - Yellow-bearded greenbul, Criniger olivaceus
452 - Lemon-bellied crombec, Sylvietta denti
453 - Red-fronted antpecker, Parmoptila rubrifrons
454 - Square-tailed saw-wing, Psalidoprocne nitens
455 - Red-chested owlet, Glaucidium tephronotum
456 - Nkulengu rail, Himantornis haematopus
457 - Grey tit-flycatcher, Myioparus plumbeus
458 - Diederik cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius
459 - Akun eagle-owl, Bubo leucostictus
460 - Rufous-winged illadopsis, Illadopsis rufescens
461 - Buff-throated sunbird, Chalcomitra adelberti
462 - Cassin's spinetail, Neafrapus cassini
463 - Blue-breasted kingfisher, Halcyon malimbica
464 - White-bellied kingfisher, Corythornis leucogaster
465 - Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii
466 - Tiny sunbird, Cinnyris minullus
467 - African dwarf kingfisher, Ispidina lecontei
468 - Allen's gallinule, Porphyrio alleni
469 - White-faced whistling duck, Dendrocygna viduata
470 - Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii
471 - Blue-shouldered robin-chat, Cossypha cyanocampter
472 - Plain nightjar, Caprimulgus inornatus
473 - Rock pratincole, Glareola nuchalis
474 - Pied-winged swallow, Hirundo leucosoma
475 - Dusky tit, Melaniparus funereus
476 - Cassin's hawk-eagle, Aquila africana
477 - White-necked picathartes, Picathartes gymnocephalus
478 - Red-fronted parrot, Poicephalus gulielmi
479 - Melodious warbler, Hippolais polyglotta
480 - Western bluebill, Spermophaga haematina
481 - Northern puffback, Dryoscopus gambensis
482 - Red-winged prinia, Prinia erythroptera
483 - Yellow-billed oxpecker, Buphagus africanus
484 - Grasshopper buzzard, Butastur rufipennis
485 - Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer
486 - Speckled pigeon, Columba guinea
487 - Northern red-billed hornbill, Tockus erythrorhynchus
488 - Abyssinian roller, Coracias abyssinicus
489 - Red-throated bee-eater, Merops bulocki
490 - Orange-breasted bushshrike, Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
491 - Bearded barbet, Lybius dubius
492 - Blue-bellied roller, Coracias cyanogaster
493 - Black-headed heron, Ardea melanocephala
494 - Egyptian plover, Pluvianus aegyptius
495 - Stone partridge, Ptilopachus petrosus
496 - Violet turaco, Tauraco violaceus
497 - Familiar chat, Oenanthe familiaris
498 - Striped kingfisher, Halcyon chelicuti
499 - Red-cheeked cordon-bleu, Uraeginthus bengalus
500 - Chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser superciliosus
501 - Red-billed firefinch, Lagonosticta senegala
502 - Pale flycatcher, Melaenornis pallidus
503 - Hadada ibis, Bostrychia hagedash
505 - Beautiful sunbird, Cinnyris pulchellus
505 - Senegal batis, Batis senegalensis
506 - Scarlet-chested sunbird, Chalcomitra senegalensis
507 - African fish eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer
508 - Tawny eagle, Aquila rapax
509 - Giant kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima
510 - Lavender waxbill, Glaucestrilda caerulescens
511 - Pygmy sunbird, Hedydipna platura
512 - Brubru, Nilaus afer
513 - Spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis
514 - Helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris
515 - Bruce's green pigeon, Treron waalia
516 - Sahel bush sparrow, Gymnoris dentata
517 - Black-billed wood dove, Turtur abyssinicus
518 - Grey-headed kingfisher, Halcyon leucocephala
519 - Black scimitarbill, Rhinopomastus aterrimus
520 - Gosling's bunting, Emberiza goslingi
521 - Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura
522 - Oriole warbler, Hypergerus atriceps
523 - Blackcap babbler, Turdoides reinwardtii
524 - Northern black flycatcher, Melaenornis edolioides
525 - Swamp flycatcher, Muscicapa aquatica
526 - Cardinal woodpecker, Dendropicos fuscescens
527 - Little weaver, Ploceus luteolus
528 - White-crowned robin-chat, Cossypha albicapillus
529 - Black-headed weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus
530 - Bateleur, Terathopius ecaudatus
531 - African paradise-flycatcher, Terpsiphone viridis
532 - Black-faced firefinch, Lagonosticta larvata
533 - White-backed vulture, Gyps africanus
534 - Wilson's indigobird, Vidua wilsoni
535 - Yellow-breasted apalis, Apalis flavida
536 - Yellow-throated greenbul, Arizelocichla chlorigula
537 - Brown-throated wattle-eye, Platysteira cyanea
538 - African blue flycatcher, Elminia longicauda
539 - African golden oriole, Oriolus auratus
540 - Yellow-fronted tinkerbird, Pogoniulus chrysoconus
541 - Pearl-spotted owlet, Glaucidium perlatum
542 - Beaudouin's snake-eagle, Circaetus beaudouini
543 - Woolly-necked stork, Ciconia episcopus
544 - Yellow-fronted canary, Crithagra mozambica
545 - Exclamatory paradise whydah, Vidua interjecta
546 - Rufous cisticola, Cisticola rufus
547 - Western banded snake eagle, Circaetus cinerascens
548 - White-fronted black chat, Oenanthe albifrons
549 - Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark, Eremopterix leucotis
550 - Forbes's plover, Charadrius forbesi
551 - Standard-winged nightjar, Caprimulgus longipennis
552 - Sun lark, Galerida modesta
553 - African scops owl, Otus senegalensis
554 - Four-banded sandgrouse, Pterocles quadricinctus
555 - Greyish eagle-owl, Bubo cinerascens

MAMMALS:
12 - Green bush squirrel, Paraxerus poensis
13 - Lowe's mona monkey, Cercopithecus lowei
14 - Red-legged sun squirrel, Heliosciurus rufobrachium
15 - Lesser spot-nosed guenon, Cercopithecus petaurista
16 - Demidoff's dwarf galago, Galagoides demidovii
17 - Western tree hyrax, Dendrohyrax dorsalis
18 - Emin's pouched rat, Cricetomys emini
19 - Forest giant squirrel, Protoxerus stangeri
20 - Pel's pouched bat, Saccolaimus peli
21 - Black-bellied pangolin, Phataginus tetradactyla
22 - Small sun squirrel, Heliosciurus punctatus
23 - Hammer-headed bat, Hypsignathus monstrosus
24 - Common cusimanse, Crossarchus obscurus
25 - Pel's anomalure, Anomalurus pelii
26 - African forest elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis
27 - West African potto, Perodicticus potto
28 - Kintampo rope squirrel, Funisciurus substriatus
29 - Guinea baboon, Papio papio
30 - Kob, Kobus kob
31 - Common warthog, Phacochoerus africanus
32 - Northern bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus
33 - Green monkey, Chlorocebus sabaeus
34 - Gambian mongoose, Mungos gambianus
35 - African savanna elephant, Loxodonta africana
36 - Common patas, Erythrocebus patas
37 - Senegal galago, Galago senegalensis
38 - Roan antelope, Hippotragus equinus
39 - Spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta
40 - White-tailed mongoose, Ichneumia albicauda

On the 21st of December, I went on my first ever international trip focused solely on birding (and wildlife-watching in general). I've always had a particular affection for Afrotropical birds so I decided to go to Ghana, one of the most accessible countries to see the Upper Guinea endemics and African birds in general.

Right as I arrived and birded at the Sakumono lagoons in Accra on the first day, I was blown away by the sheer number of birds and the amount of really good species! There's no way for me to highlight all of them as I've had 329 additions on this trip of which all but 6 were lifers but to list some:

- Seeing White-necked picathartes obviously, THE bird people come to Ghana for
- The gorgeous Egyptian plover on the banks of the White Volta at Daboya
- The sheer amount of species seen from certain families like barbets and tinkerbirds (13 species), the bee-eaters (6 species), the kingfishers (12 species), the hornbills (8 including some very rare ones like Black-casqued hornbill) etc...
- Seeing some rare species that seldom get reported from Ghana like Bates's swift, Dwarf bittern, Dusky tit, Forest penduline-tit etc...
- The last day of the year spent at Mole National Park with probably my best birding day ever: 133 species seen (by far a record for me) and the joy of birding Guinean woodland savannas and all the gorgeous birds that come with it (including some common species here that I've been wanting to see for forever like Brubru or Senegal eremomela)

The mammals were mostly a by-catch of birding even though spotlighting was very much done to see both night birds and mammals. The uncontested highlight in this category was seeing a Long-tailed pangolin right by the side of the road at the very logged Nsuta forest! The poor chap was trying to cross the road and many passer-by asked us if we were going to eat it (sadly pangolin is readily consumed in Ghana). We managed to put it in a spot inside the forest deep enough where it hopefully won't be caught...

Apart from the pangolin, species like Pel's anomalure, West African potto, Lesser spot-nosed guenon, African forest elephant, Gambian mongoose, Common cusimanse etc... were obviously fantastic, as was observing species that are more common elsewhere but particularly hard in Ghana (like White-tailed mongoose, Spotted hyena and Roan antelope on the last day at Mole). I'm also happy I got to see some very range-restricted species such as Kintampo rope squirrel and Small sun squirrel (the squirrel diversity here in general is impressive).

The other groups of animals were also fun to observe but I haven't identified everything and I don't think I'll be able to do so in time with how little wifi I get here. The highlight from those were West African crocodile and seeing multiple Dwarf crocodiles at the pools at Ankasa NP.

I've got 8 more days before I head back to Morocco so hopefully the start of 2023 wildlife-wise will be just as good :D
 
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Mammals: 33 (of which UK: 29 - best ever!)
Birds: 231 (of which UK: 202 - solid but not exceptional)
Reptiles: 8
Amphibians: 6
Fishes: 7
Invertebrates: 60
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I had you on five fishes. Is 7 correct?
 
dinosauria said:
Birds
86. Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Went south for a few days. Basically not much new, excluding a cactus wren I saw in Joshua Tree. This is it, the final bird.
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You were on 84 before. What was #85?
 
Here's my full list for 2022:

Lifers are in Bold.

Mammmals
  1. European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus
  2. Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
  3. Red fox, Vulpes vulpes
  4. Mountain hare, Lepus timidus
  5. Bank vole, Myodes glareolus
  6. European hare, Lepus europaeus
  7. White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
  8. Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus
  9. Fox squirrel, Sciurus niger
  10. Eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
  11. Raccoon, Procyon lotor
  12. Groundhog, Marmota monax
  13. American red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
  14. Moose, Alces alces
Birds
  1. Eurasian treecreeper, Certhia familiaris
  2. Hooded crow, Corvus cornix
  3. Common blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
  4. Great tit, Parus major
  5. Eurasian blackbird, Turdus melura
  6. Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris
  7. House sparrow, Passer domesticus
  8. Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
  9. Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
  10. Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
  11. Northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula
  12. Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
  13. Rock dove, Columba livia
  14. Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
  15. Western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula
  16. Goldcrest, Regulus regulus
  17. European greenfinch, Chloris chloris
  18. Common raven, Corvus corax
  19. Common merganser, Mergus merganser
  20. Common gull, Larus canus
  21. Great spotted woodpecker, Denrocopos major
  22. Common wood-pigeon, Columba palumbus
  23. Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
  24. Great black backed gull, Larus marinus
  25. Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
  26. Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
  27. Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
  28. Common eider, Somateria mollissima
  29. Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis
  30. Mute swan, Cygnus olor
  31. Osprey, Pandion halieatus
  32. Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella
  33. Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
  34. White wagtail, Motachilla alba
  35. Common starling, Sturnus vulgaris
  36. Common redshank, Tringa totanus
  37. Gadwall, Mareca strepera
  38. Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
  39. European robin, Erithacus rubecula
  40. European pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca
  41. Common pochard, Aythya ferina
  42. Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
  43. Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus
  44. Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
  45. Arctic tern, Sterna paradisea
  46. Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
  47. European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
  48. Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
  49. Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
  50. Thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia
  51. Common tern, Sterna hirundo
  52. Lesser whitethroat, Curruca curruca
  53. Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
  54. Common rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus
  55. Herring gull, Larus argentatus
  56. Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
  57. Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellu
  58. Gray heron, Ardea cinerea
  59. Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
  60. Common reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
  61. Common swift, Apus apus
  62. Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
  63. American robin, Turdus migratorius
  64. Northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis
  65. Red winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus
  66. House finch, Haemorhus mexicanus
  67. American goldfinch, Spinus tristis
  68. Red bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus
  69. Ruby throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris
  70. Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura
  71. Brown headed cowbird, Molothrus ater
  72. Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula
  73. White breasted nuthatch, Sitta carolensis
  74. Black capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
  75. Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo
  76. Turkey vulture, Catharthes aura
  77. Downy woodpecker, Picoides pubescens
  78. Red headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus
  79. Great blue heron, Ardea herodias
  80. Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica
  81. Common grackle, Qusicualus quiscula
  82. American crow, Corvus brachyrynchos
  83. Rose breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus
  84. Tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor
  85. Wood duck, Aix sponsa
  86. Virginia rail, Rallus limicola
  87. Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus
  88. Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia
  89. Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
  90. Cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum
  91. Green heron, Butorides virescens
  92. Northern shrike, Lanius borealis
  93. Sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis
  94. Blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata
  95. Barred owl, Strix varia
  96. Red eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus
  97. Eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis
  98. Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
  99. Eastern phoebe, Sayornis phoebe
  100. Red tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis
  101. Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  102. Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon
  103. Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus
  104. Tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
  105. Yellow warbler, Setophaga petechia
  106. Ring billed gull, Larus delawarensis
  107. Great egret, Ardea alba
  108. Double crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
  109. Black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius
  110. Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
  111. Red backed shrike, Lanius collurio
  112. Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
  113. Ring necked pheasant, Phasianus colchinus
  114. Coal tit, Periparus ater
  115. Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
  116. Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea
  117. Parrot crossbill, Loxia pytyopsittacus
  118. Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
  119. Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
  120. Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus
  121. Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
Reptiles
  1. Eastern racer, Coluber constrictor
  2. Common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina
  3. Painted turtle, Chrysemys picta
Amphibians
  1. Smooth newt, Lissotriton vulgaris
Invertabrates
  1. White tailed bumblebee, Bombus lucorum
  2. Small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae
  3. Common brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni
  4. Common earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris
  5. Common wasp, Vespula vulgaris
  6. Seven-spot ladybug, Coccinella septempunctata
  7. Black and red bug, Lygaeus equestris
 
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Round-up post of 2022!

First, the last "additions". Got one new butterfly from Greece (identified from a picture) and I've noticed I've neglected to update my fish list here, so I've put the entire (5 whole species!) list below.

Butterflies
47. Pigmy Skipper, Geneges pumilio

Fish
1. Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus
2. European Eel, Anguilla anguilla
3. European Perch, Perca fluvatilis
4. European Chub, Squalius cephalus
5. Common Rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus

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As for my totals:

While I never did reach my ambitious year goals (mostly because of changing circumstances), I nonetheless had my best year ever in terms of birds with 283 species seen of which 46 were lifers (~16%). Of those lifers, 40 were seen in Lesvos (~87%) and 6 in the Netherlands. The Dutch lifers comprised of two common seabirds that I manage to miss so far (Razorbill and Black-legged kittiwake), one rare winter visitor (Atlantic puffin) and three vagrants (Green-winged teal, Great sand plover, Wilson's phalarope). Highlights among the Lesvos lifers are Masked shrike, Cinereous bunting, Eleonora's falcon, Yelkouan shearwater, Rüppell's warbler, Krüper's nuthatch and Spotted crake.

2022 was my second-best year for mammals with 22 species seen, of which 6 were lifers (~27%). The lifers include three species from Lesvos (Mediterranean vole, Caucasian squirrel, Northern white-breasted hedgehog), the European hamster from Vienna, a bat seen at work (Nathusius's pipistrelle) and finally my first wild cetacean (Harbour porpoise). Most surprising is the lack of large mammals (no fallow deer, no red deer, no boar) which is mostly the reason I did better with mammals four years ago.

For herptiles 2022 was also my very best year. I saw 21 species of which 13 were lifers (~62%). Every species from Lesvos was a lifer, and ever life this year came from Lesvos. Highlights include Masked dwarf snake, Starred Agama, Snake-eyed skink and Greek tortoise, but the very best species for me was probably the Sheltopusik or European glass lizard.

In terms of fish 2022 was the second best year, but that does not say much given that I only saw five species total, of which 2 were lifers (40%): European eel and European chub.

For butterflies last year was my very best year ever with 47 species seen, of which 15 were lifers (~32%). One lifer is from the Netherlands (Southern small white), ten from Lesvos (including Spotted Fritillary, Eastern festoon and Nettle-tree butterfly) and four from the small trip to Vienna in summer, which included my favourite butterfly from the year: Lesser purple emperor.

Finally, for dragonflies 2022 was the second best year. Had I managed to free up more time for dragonfly-searching in summer I would likely have broken my record, as a lot of reasonably doable Dutch species were missing. In total, I got 32 species with 3 lifers (~10%). All lifers (Small skimmer, Odalisque and Dark Spreadwing) were from Lesvos.

All things considered I had a great year wildlife year with a lot of very good sightings. Let's hope 2023 will be just as good!
 
Forgot to update this thread after a certain point, my bad! Here's the full 2022 list, 666 species in total - much higher than I ever could have anticipated at the beginning of the year! I have removed a few entries that were either accidentally repeated, or I have lost faith in the ID.

Bold indicates lifers - of which there are loads!

MAMMALS
1 - Platypus
2 - Spectacled Flying Fox
3 - Agile Wallaby
4 - European Rabbit
5 - Red-Bellied Pademelon
6 - Long-finned Pilot Whale
7 - Eastern Grey Kangaroo
8 - Humpback Whale
9 - Wild Pig
10 - Striped Possum
11 - Giant White-tailed Rat
12 - Large-footed Myotis
13 - Eastern Tube-nosed Bat
14 - Red-legged Pademelon
15 - Green Ringtail Possum
16 - Long-nosed Fur Seal
17 - Common Wombat
18 - Bennett's Wallaby
19 - Short-beaked Common Dolphin
20 - Echidna
21 - Southern Brown Bandicoot
22 - Black Rat

BIRDS
1 - Black Butcherbird
2 - Australian Brushturkey
3 - Willie Wagtail
4 - Rainbow Lorikeet
5 - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
6 - Olive-backed Sunbird
7 - Peaceful Dove
8 - Masked Lapwing
9 - Common Myna
10 - Double-barred Finch
11 - Wompoo Fruit-Dove
12 - Crested Pigeon
13 - White-headed Pigeon
14 - Pied Currawong
15 - Magpie-lark
16 - Feral Pigeon
17 - Bush Stone-curlew
18 - Grey Goshawk
19 - Great Crested Grebe
20 - Metallic Starling
21 - Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
22 - Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
23 - White-breasted Woodswallow
24 - Silver Gull
25 - Australian Pelican
26 - Varied Honeyeater
27 - Chestnut-breasted Mannikin
28 - Spangled Drongo
29 - Eastern Reef Egret
30 - Yellow Honeyeater
31 - Rainbow Bee-eater
32 - Australian Pied Oystercatcher
33 - Black-necked Stork
34 - Bar-tailed Godwit
35 - Great Knot
36 - Sacred Kingfisher
37 - Pacific Black Duck
38 - Australian White Ibis
39 - Mistletoebird
40 - Comb-crested Jacana
41 - Orange-footed Scrubfowl
42 - Black Bittern
43 - Australasian Darter
44 - Laughing Kookaburra
45 - Royal Spoonbill
46 - Hornbill Friarbird
47 - Australasian Figbird
48 - Papuan Frogmouth
49 - Scarlet Honeyeater
50 - Red-backed Fairywren
51 - Rufous Whistler
52 - Wandering Whistling-Duck
53 - Australian Wood Duck
54 - Nankeen Night-Heron
55 - Whimbrel
56 - Australian Swiftlet
57 - Great Crested Tern
58 - Torresian Kingfisher
59 - Striated Heron
60 - Spotted Dove
61 - Magpie Goose
62 - Nankeen Kestrel
63 - Great Egret
64 - Blue-faced Honeyeater
65 - Australian Magpie
66 - Black Kite
67 - Forest Kingfisher
68 - Plumed Whistling-Duck
69 - Great Bowerbird
70 - Beach Stone-curlew
71 - Brown Honeyeater
72 - Southern Cassowary
73 - Radjah Shelduck
74 - Nordmann's Greenshank (vagrant)
75 - Red-capped Plover
76 - Grey-tailed Tattler
77 - Terek Sandpiper
78 - Eastern Cattle Egret
79 - Little Kingfisher
80 - Intermediate Egret
81 - White-bellied Cuckooshrike
82 - Osprey
83 - Australian Gull-billed Tern
84 - Pied Stilt
85 - Little Tern
86 - Dusky Honeyeater
87 - Eastern Barn Owl
88 - White-faced Heron
89 - Little Egret
90 - Brahminy Kite
91 - Little Pied Cormorant
92 - Green Oriole
93 - Green Pygmy-goose
94 - Leaden Flycatcher
95 - Brush Cuckoo
96 - Varied Triller
97 - Little Black Cormorant
98 - Scaly-breasted Munia
99 - Double-eyed Fig Parrot
100 - Victoria's Riflebird
101 - Spectacled Monarch
102 - Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
103 - Bar-shouldered Dove
104 - Large-billed Scrubwren
105 - Rufous Shrikethrush
107 - Caspian Tern
108 - Fairy Gerygone
109 - Rufous Fantail
110 - Silvereye
111 - White-eared Monarch
112 - Yellow-breasted Boatbill
113 - Cryptic Honeyeater
114 - Gould's Bronze-Cuckoo
115 - Little Bronze-Cuckoo
116 - Mangrove Robin
117 - White-throated Honeyeater
118 - Large-billed Gerygone
119 - Macleay's Honeyeater
120 - Topknot Pigeon
121 - Tree Martin
122 - Whistling Kite
123 - White-bellied Sea Eagle
124 - Yellow-faced Honeyeater
125 - Northern Fantail
126 - Grey Fantail
127 - Fan-tailed Cuckoo
128 - Oriental Dollarbird
129 - Little Corella
130 - Pied Butcherbird
131 - Red-backed Kingfisher
132 - Grey Butcherbird
133 - Brown Falcon
134 - Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
135 - Blue-winged Kookaburra
136 - Australasian Grebe
139 - Eurasian Coot
140 - Torresian Crow
141 - Brolga
142 - Black Swan
143 - White-gaped Honeyeater
144 - Eastern Curlew
145 - Mangrove Honeyeater
146 - Australian Raven
147 - Kelp Gull
148 - Black-faced Cormorant
149 - Forest Raven
150 - Common Blackbird
151 - Grey Currawong
152 - Tasmanian Native-hen
153 - Eastern Rosella
154 - Yellow Wattlebird
155 - Little Wattlebird
156 - Crescent Honeyeater
157 - Superb Fairywren
158 - European Starling
159 - Brown Thornbill
160 - Musk Lorikeet
161 - Noisy Miner
162 - Galah
163 - Pacific Gull
164 - Yellow-throated Honeyeater
165 - European Goldfinch
166 - Black-headed Honeyeater
167 - Green Rosella
169 - Lewin's Honeyeater
170 - Pale-yellow Robin
171 - Atherton Scrubwren
172 - Sarus Crane
173 - Black-shouldered Kite
174 - Brown Gerygone
175 - Hardhead
176 - Pacific Emerald-Dove
177 - Brown-backed Honeyeater
178 - Sooty Tern
179 - Common Noddy
180 - Brown Booby
181 - Great Frigatebird
182 - Black-naped Tern
183 - Roseate Tern
184 - Red-necked Stint
185 - Ruddy Turnstone
186 - Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
187 - Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
188 - Curlew Sandpiper
189 - Black-fronted Dotterel
190 - Golden-headed Cisticola
191 - Black-faced Monarch
192 - White-cheeked Honeyeater
193 - Grey Teal
194 - Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
195 - Eastern Whipbird
196 - Pacific Baza
197 - Grey-headed Robin
198 - Red-browed Finch
199 - White-throated Treecreeper
200 - Eastern Spinebill
201 - Brown Cuckoo-Dove
202 - Cotton Pygmy-goose
203 - Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
204 - Red-winged Parrot
205 - Bridled Honeyeater
206 - Noisy Friarbird
207 - Grey Shrikethrush
208 - White-naped Honeyeater
209 - Eastern Yellow Robin
210 - Helmeted Guineafowl
211 - Peregrine Falcon
212 - Bower's Shrikethrush
213 - Golden Whistler
214 - Tooth-billed Bowerbird
215 - Spotted Catbird
216 - Yellow-throated Scrubwren
217 - Rufous Owl
218 - Little Friarbird
219 - Little Eagle
220 - Crimson Finch
221 - White-browed Finch
222 - Black-tailed Godwit
223 - Red Knot
224 - Lovely Fairywren
225 - Asian Dowitcher
226 - Greater Sand-Plover
227 - Common Greenshank
228 - Grey Plover
229 - Lesser Sand-Plover
230 - Marsh Sandpiper
231 - Broad-billed Sandpiper
232 - Lemon-bellied Flycatcher
233 - Mountain Thornbill
234 - Cape Barren Goose
235 - New Holland Honeyeater
236 - Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
237 - Scarlet Robin
238 - Striated Pardalote
239 - Swamp Harrier
240 - Tasmanian Scrubwren
241 - Tasmanian Thornbill
242 - Black Currawong
243 - Chestnut Teal
244 - Flame Robin
245 - Dusky Woodswallow
246 - Red Wattlebird
247 - Little Raven
248 - Crimson Rosella
249 - Long-billed Corella
250 - White-browed Scrubwren
251 - Australian Gannet
252 - Pheasant Coucal
253 - Barred Cuckoo-shrike
254 - Pale-headed Rosella
255 - Wedge-tailed Eagle

HERPS
1 - Cane Toad
2 - Asian House Gecko
3 - Krefft's River Turtle
4 - White-lipped Tree Frog
5 - Carpet Python
6 - Closed-litter Rainbow-Skink
7 - Saltwater Crocodile
8 - Black-tailed Bar-lipped Skink
9 - Eastern Saw-shelled Turtle
10 - Green Sea Turtle
11 - Copper-Tailed Skink
12 - Mourning Gecko
13 - Common Tree Snake
14 - Eastern Water Dragon
15 - Rainforest Water-Skink
16 - Keelback Snake
17 - Red-throated Rainbow-Skink
18 - Black-throated Rainbow-Skink
19 - Major Skink
20 - Boyd's Forest Dragon
21 - Tiger Snake
22 - Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog
23 - Southern Brown Tree Frog
24 - Metallic Cool-Skink
25 - Ocellated Cool-Skink
26 - White's Skink
27 - Delicate Garden Skink
28 - Desert Tree Frog
29 - White's Tree Frog

FISHES
1 - Pacific Blue-eye
2 - Guppy
3 - Jungle Perch
4 - Spotted Tilapia
5 - Empire Gudgeon
6 - Australian Longfin Eel
7 - Mouth Almighty
8 - Crescent Grunter
9 - Banded Toadfish
10 - Barred Mudskipper
11 - Mozambique Tilapia
12 - Sevenspot Archerfish
13 - Squaretail Mullet
14 - Northern River Garfish
15 - Blackspot Longtom
16 - Pug-headed Mudskipper
17 - Bearded Mudskipper
18 - Spotted Scat
19 - Striped Scat
20 - Sooty Grunter
21 - Scalloped Glassfish
22 - Brown Sweetlips
23 - Silver Moony
24 - Mangrove Cardinalfish
25 - Mangrove Jack
26 - Queensland Grouper
27 - Threadfin Silverbiddy
28 - Orange-spotted Rabbitfish
29 - Banded Archerfish
30 - Snakehead Gudgeon
31 - Bartail Goatfish
32 - Hyrtl's Tandan
33 - Southern Hulafish
34 - Barred Grunter
35 - Common Weedfish
36 - Eastern Mosquitofish
37 - Pikey Bream
38 - Threespot Wrasse
39 - Picasso Triggerfish
40 - Blacktip Reef Shark
41 - Giant Trevally
42 - Yellowtail Fusilier
43 - Orbicular Batfish
44 - Two-spot Red Snapper
45 - Blackbarred Wrasse
46 - Pastel Green Wrasse
47 - Yellowtail Demoiselle
48 - Lemon Damselfish
49 - Two-lined Monocle Bream
50 - Surf Parrotfish
51 - Vagabond Butterflyfish
52 - Mini-fin Parrotfish
53 - Spiny Chromis
54 - Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish
55 - Manybar Goatfish
56 - Bowtie Damselfish
57 - Blue-green Chromis
58 - Blackaxil Chromis
59 - Pearly Monocle Bream
60 - Bluelined Rabbitfish
61 - Staghorn Damselfish
62 - Blackvent Damselfish
63 - Goldstripe Butterflyfish
64 - Blackspot Snapper
65 - Blacktail Snapper
66 - Sixbar Wrasse
67 - Piano Fangblenny
68 - Epaulette Surgeonfish
69 - Triangle Butterflyfish
70 - Humphead Maori Wrasse
71 - Orangestriped Triggerfish
72 - Chevron Butterflyfish
73 - Blackback Butterflyfish
74 - Oval Butterflyfish
75 - Slingjaw Wrasse
76 - Pacific Sailfin Tang
77 - Schlegel's Parrotfish
78 - Blunthead Wrasse
79 - Hoeven's Wrasse
80 - Coral Rabbitfish
81 - Headband Dascyllus
82 - Sixbar Angelfish
83 - Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
84 - Bluespine Unicornfish
85 - Lined Bristletooth
86 - Blackeye Thicklip
87 - Blue Devil Damselfish
88 - Variegated Wrasse
89 - Citron Butterflyfish
90 - Redspot Wrasse
91 - Flowery Rockcod
92 - Darkcap Parrotfish
93 - Yellowtail Emperor
94 - Harlequin Sweetlips
95 - Scopas Tang
96 - Dot-and-dash Goatfish
97 - Stripey Snapper
98 - Sixband Parrotfish
99 - Whitetail Dascyllus
100 - Darkcap Parrotfish
101 - Flagtail Triggerfish
102 - Goldsaddle Goatfish
103 - Lunar Wrasse
104 - White Damselfish
105 - Threadfin Butterflyfish
106 - Blacktail Grubfish
107 - Yellowstripe Goatfish
108 - Scissortail Sergeant
109 - Floral Maori Wrasse
110 - Smallspotted Dart
111 - Dusky Gregory
112 - Grey Demoiselle
113 - Palenose Parrotfish
114 - Monarch Damselfish
115 - Chestnut Blenny
116 - Bird Wrasse
117 - Greenfin Parrotfish
118 - Red-ribboned Wrasse
119 - Honeyhead Damsel
120 - Coral Beauty
121 - Swarthy Parrotfish
122 - Clown Coris
123 - Longfin Grouper
124 - Bony Bream
125 - Greenback Mullet
126 - Whiteback Damselfish
127 - Sixspot Glidergoby
128 - Twotone Wrasse
129 - Indo-Pacific Tarpon
130 - Silver Sweep
131 - Brown Trout
132 - Inanga
133 - Toothbrush Leatherjacket
134 - Eastern Australian Salmon
135 - Yelloweye Mullet
136 - Trout Galaxias

INVERTS
1 - Ulysses Butterfly
2 - Blue Triangle Butterfly
3 - Monarch Butterfly
4 - Northern Jewelled Spider
5 - Green Tree Ant
6 - Charinus pescotti
7 - Northern Saint Andrew's Cross Spider
8 - Swift Ant-hunter Spider
9 - Great Eggfly
10 - Wandering Percher
11 - Chocolate Argus
12 - Red Arrow
13 - Dodd's Bunyip
14 - Cairns Birdwing
15 - Orchard Swallowtail Butterfly
16 - Tetragonula hockingsi
17 - Australian Lurcher
18 - Green Skimmer
19 - Four O'clock Moth
20 - Indo-Pacific Swamp Crab
21 - Cruiser
22 - Polyrhacis cupreata
23 - Pemphigonotus mirabilis
24 - Parallelia correctata
25 - Venatrix furcillata
26 - Oriental Latrine Fly
27 - Australian Sheep Blowfly
28 - Common House Fly
29 - Asian Honeybee
30 - Shining Pencil-blue
31 - Giant Golden Orbweaver
32 - Orange Plane
33 - Australian Golden Orbweaver
34 - Giant Sentinel Crab
35 - Fiery Skimmer
36 - Powder Blue Isopod
37 - Scarlet Jezebel
38 - Banded Pearl Moth
39 - Mud Creeper
40 - Telostylinus lineolatus
41 - Compressed Fiddler Crab
42 - Hexham Grey
43 - Purple Climber Crab
44 - Hercules Club Mud Whelk
45 - Orange Bushbrown
46 - Purple Cerulean
47 - Common Evening Brown
48 - Asian Magpie Moth
49 - Australian Mopsolodes
50 - Poecilometis armatus
51 - Haddon's Strobe Ant
52 - Red-headed Spider Ant
53 - Common Grass Yellow
54 - Tawny Coster
55 - Australasian Slimwing
56 - Common Grass-blue
57 - Swamp Tiger Butterfly
58 - Tropical Theomolpus
59 - Blue Garden Flatworm
60 - North Pacific Sea Star
61 - New Zealand Common Sea Star
62 - North Queensland Day Moth
63 - Fire-flag Plume Moth
64 - Macrophthalmus banzai
65 - Graphic Flutterer
66 - Redtail Damselfly
67 - Pan-web Orbweaver
68 - Palemouth Dragonfly
69 - Red-banded Jezebel
70 - Common Glider
71 - Slender Skimmer
72 - Bordered Rustic
73 - Limnogonus luctuosus
74 - Pacific Mussel
75 - Snakeskin Chiton
76 - Pie-crust Crab
77 - Bathroom Moth Fly
79 - Tropical Paper Wasp
80 - Mealybug Destroyer
81 - Hypena conscitalis
82 - Myobergella warra
83 - Indo-Pacific Christmas Tree Worm
84 - Boring Giant Clam
85 - Gigas Giant Clam
86 - Pineapple Sea Cucumber
87 - Indian Sea Star
88 - Burnt Sausage Sea Cucumber
89 - Blue Linckia Star
90 - Lollyfish Sea Cucumber
91 - Small Giant Clam
92 - Walker's Frother
93 - Brush Tarantula
94 - Blue-eyed Ensign Wasp
95 - Caper Gull Butterfly
96 - Grey Albatross Butterfly
97 - Hairy Red Hermit Crab
98 - Iridescent Scallop
99 - Black Jezebel
100 - Jumping Jack Ant
101 - Macrobrachium tolmerum
102 - Tenagogerris euphrosyne
103 - Australian Emerald Dragonfly
104 - Common Flatwing
105 - Flame-headed Riverdamsel
106 - Clearwing Swallowtail
107 - Leptomyrmex ruficeps
108 - Blue Skimmer
109 - Scarlet Percher
110 - Chalk White Butterfly
111 - Granny's Cloak Moth
112 - Sapphire Flutterer
113 - Yellow-striped Flutterer
114 - Bleeker's Jumper
115 - Small Dingy Swallowtail
116 - Lemon Migrant
117 - Chalky Percher
118 - Flat-white Jumping Spider
119 - Australian Banded-Digger
120 - Common Albatross Butterfly
121 - Lesser Bladder Cicada
122 - Buff-tailed Bumblebee
123 - Colourful Bluetail
124 - Maroon Mangrove Crab
125 - Silver Orb Spider
126 - Australian Lichen Spider
127 - Spiny Rainforest Katydid
128 - Pied Flat
129 - Red-bodied Swallowtail
130 - Geosonia obeditalis
131 - Yellow Tussock Moth
132 - Wide-brand Grass-Dart
133 - Sphex fumipennis
134 - Rufous Net-casting Spider
135 - Plain Lacewing Butterfly
136 - Leaping Northern Jumping Spider
137 - Black-spotted Flash
138 - Bromocoris souefi
139 - Fluted Giant Clam
140 - Australian Rhinoceros Beetle
141 - Scopula hypochra
142 - Tetragonula sapiens
143 - Brown Bean Bug
144 - Pale Triangle Butterfly
145 - Australian Tiger Dragonfly
146 - Limnometra cursitans
147 - Painted Grasshawk
148 - Yellow-eyed Plane
149 - Common Crow Butterfly
150 - Dome Web Spider
151 - Common Bluetail
152 - Jewel Flutterer
153 - Anthrax incomptus
154 - New Zealand Half Crab
155 - Siphonaria diemensis
156 - Beaked Barnacle
157 - Tropical Rockmaster
158 - Green-blue Threadtail
159 - White Banded House Jumper
160 - Green Barrel Sea Squirt
161 - Green Ant-hunter Spider
162 - Acropora muricata
163 - Acropora spathulata
164 - Palythoa tuberculosa
165 - Diploastrea heliopora
166 - Sclerophytum flexibilis
167 - Acropora pulchra
168 - Acropora millepora
169 - Giant Rockmaster
170 - Ochre-tipped Darner
171 - Black-banded Hoverfly
172 - Waratah Anemone
173 - Parvulastra exigua
174 - Cream-spotted Ichneumon
175 - Yellow Admiral
176 - Macleay's Swallowtail
177 - Brown Huntsman Spider
178 - Red and Blue Damselfly
179 - Australian Painted Lady
180 - Cardiodactylus novaeguineae
181 - Strong Stick Insect
182 - Sentinel Crab
183 - Bright Orange Darter
184 - Orange-Edged Limpet
185 - Rosette Barnacle
186 - Blue-spotted Hawker
187 - Orcus bilunulatus
188 - Tall-ribbed Limpet
189 - Notoacmea corrodenda
190 - Tasmanian Inchman Ant
191 - Black Jumper Ant
192 - Inchman Ant
193 - Notius depressus
194 - Pseudopantilius australis
195 - Ocrisiona leucocomis
196 - Paropsis aegrota
197 - Anthrax maculatus
198 - Steelblue Lady Beetle
199 - Cabbage White
200 - Banded Demon
201 - Intertidal Tubeworm
202 - Orange Palm Dart
203 - Longhorn Crazy Ant
204 - Northern Grass Pyrgomorph
205 - Greyback Cane Beetle
206 - Rusicada combinans
207 - Lined Nerite
208 - Lawn Armyworm Moth
209 - Grass Webworm Moth
210 - Nacoleia amphidecalis
211 - Nassarius dorsatus
212 - Mecodina praecipua
213 - Tasmanian Ladybird
214 - Tau Emerald
215 - Common Brown
216 - Aedes alboannulatus
217 - Calliphora stygia
218 - Helicarion cuvieri
219 - Laphria telecles
220 - Crenate Swimming Crab
221 - Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth
222 - Tasmanian Grasshopper
223 - Tassie Hopper
224 - European Honeybee
 
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Chlidonias said:
I had you on five fishes. Is 7 correct?
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Yeah, looks like I never posted two from Langford Lowfields back in August:

6. Rudd - Scardinus erythrophthalmus
7. European Perch - Perca fluviatilis

Not sure where they got to..!
 
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