Zoochat Big Year 2024
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Prochilodus246
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Some lovely moths today within the meadows at work:
211) Cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae
212) Six-spot burnet Zygaena filipendulae
213) Yarrow plume Gillmeria pallidactyla
211) Cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae
212) Six-spot burnet Zygaena filipendulae
213) Yarrow plume Gillmeria pallidactyla
Not a new species for the year, but today I saw my first ever wild Chicago Garter Snake, which is a very distinctive subspecies of the widespread Common Garter Snake. Neat!
I visited Fisherman's Island State Park a few days ago to see piping plovers. During my hike to their breeding site, I briefly encountered a ruffed grouse. I was walking along when I heard it call and saw it flying away from me. I heard some loud wing flaps close to the ground earlier along my hike, so it's possible there were two grouses. Once I finally got to the piping plover breeding area I found three with one actively nesting.
I walked along Lake Michigan to get back to my car. I wasn't expecting to see anything interesting, but to my surprise, there was a lone willet! I saw a bunch of them in Key West earlier this year, but this was my first in breeding plumage.
7/3/24
Birds:
171. American redstart Setophaga ruticilla
172. Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus
173. Eastern wood-pewee Contopus virens
174. Veery Catharus fuscescens
175. Piping plover Charadrius melodus
Total Species: 220
Birds: 175
Mammals: 12
Reptiles: 12
Amphibians: 3
Fish: 18
CarnotaurusSastrei
Well-Known Member
Was up in Wisconsin earlier today and was able to add 2 more species to my list, including what could possibly be my first ever wild bald eagle sighting.
Birds
133. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
134. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Total: 176 Vertebrates (134 Birds, 16 Mammals, 19 Reptiles, 5 Fishes, 2 Amphibians)
And so it happened. I've just returned from spending about ten days in Austria. Most people associate Austria with mountains, alpine meadows and snow, a land of ibex, chamois and grouse. However, I found myself in a world of salt lakes, vineyards and unfathomably large reed beds, where stilts, tree frogs and southern darters where the most consistent elements of the local fauna. The list is very typical for the region, but perhaps a bit atypical for Austria.
The impetus of the trip was a social event, not wildlife. However, I added a few days afterwards to explore some of the most beautiful sites the Nationalpark Neusiedler See - Seewinkel and the Austrian-Hungarian border region had to offer. We peered out over flocks of waders at the salt lakes, searched for butterflies and grasshoppers on flower-rich hills, and explored the mosaic of forests, wetlands and culture steppes of the Waasen/Hansag region. Among the highlights were both major prizes of the local avifauna, great bustard (a whole new bird order for me!) and imperial eagle. There were rare butterflies a plenty, several really good dragonflies and many grasshoppers I had never seen before. Furthermore, after two years of waiting since my failed first chance I was finally able to connect with a European ground squirrel, and a surprise sighting of an otter tumbling through the grass was especially exhilarating. Perhaps best of all was the sheer abundance of life - the sky was a never-ended cacophony of martins, sparrows and finches, the songs of grasshoppers regularly became almost deafening, and there were vast numbers of wildflowers everywhere.
The list is complete in terms of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and dragonflies. For butterflies a handful of pictures of blues need further examining, though I'm positive most if not all will turn out to be common or silver-studded blue. There's quite a few grasshoppers yet to be identified and we aren't certain yet on any of the bees. Those will be added as they are identified.
I'm contemplating writing a more extensive trip report for the wildlife portion of my travels, if there's any interest in that. But I'll write it out in full before posting the first chapter, so it may take a while.
Birds
195. Hooded Crow, Corvus cornix
196. Bearded Reedling, Panurus biarmicus
197. Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus
198. Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybrida
199. Pygmy Cormorant, Microcarbo pygmeus
200. European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster
201. Corn Bunting, Emberiza calandra
202. Great Bustard, Otis tarda
203. Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
204. Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola
205. Syrian Woodpecker, Dendrocopus syriacus
206. Black Stork, Ciconia nigra
207. Ferruginous Duck, Aythya nyroca
208. European Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur
209. Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea
210. Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus
211. European Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus
212. Crested Lark, Galerida cristata
213. Grey-headed Woodpecker, Picus canus
214. Eurasian Hoopoe, Upupa epops
215. Eastern Imperal Eagle, Aquila heliaca
Mammals
21. Nutria, Myocastor coypus
22. European Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus citellus
23. European Otter, Lutra lutra
24. European Hamster, Cricetus cricetus
Amphibians
13. European Green Toad, Bufotes viridis
14. European Fire-bellied Toad, Bombina bombina
Reptiles
7. European Green Lizard, Lacerta viridis
Butterflies
19. Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus
20. Marbled White, Melanargia galathea
21. Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages
22. Eastern Short-tailed Blue, Cupido decolorata
23. Wall Brown, Lasiommata megera
24. Silver-washed Fritillary, Argynnis paphia
25. Queen of Spain Fritillary, Issoria lathonia
26. Brown Argus, Aricia agestis
27. Scarce Swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius
28. Silver-studded Blue, Plebejus argus
29. Short-tailed Blue, Cupido argiades
30. Large Chequered Skipper, Heteropterus morpheus
31. Lesser Purple Emperor, Apatura ilia
32. Great Banded Greyling, Brintesia circe
33. Spotted Fritillary, Melitaea didyma
34. Small Copper, Lycaena phlaeas
35. Violet Fritillary, Boloria dia
36. Chestnut Heath, Coenonympha glycerion
37. Knapweed Fritillary, Melitaea phoebe
38. Pearly Heath, Coenonympha arcania
39. Blue-spot Hairstreak, Satyrium spini
40. Eastern Bath White, Pontia edusa
41. Meadow Skipper, Carcharodus alceae
42. Reverdin's Blue, Plebejus argyrognomon
Moths
89. Hummingbird Hawk Moth, Macroglossum stellatarum
90. Spotted Sulphur, Emmelia trabealis
91. Yellow-belted Burnet, Amata phegea
92. Water Betony, Shargacucullia scrophulariae
93. Small Dotted Footman, Pelosia obtusa
94. Reed Leopard, Phragmataecia castaneae
95. Bright Wave, Idaea ochrata
96. Burnet Companion Moth, Euclidia glyphica
97. Giant Looper, Ascotis selenaria
98. Mother of Pearl Moth, Patania ruralis
99. Handmaid, Dysauxes ancilla
Dragonflies
26. Ruddy Darter, Sympetrum sanguineum
27. Southern Darter, Sympetrum meridionale
28. White-tailed Skimmer, Orthetrum albistylum
29. Small Bluetail, Ischnura pumilio
30. Small Red-eye, Erythromma viridulum
31. Dainty Bluet, Coenagrion scitulum
32. Blue-eyed Hawker, Aeshna affinis
33. Keeled Skimmer, Orthetrum coerulescens
34. Vagrant Darter, Sympetrum vulgatum
Grasshoppers
06. Striped Bush-cricket, Leptophyes albovittata
07. Roesel's Bush-cricket, Roeseliana roeselii
08. Wart-biter, Decticus verrucivorus
09. Italian Locust, Calliptamus italicus
10. Blue-winged Grasshopper, Oedipoda caerulescens
11. Black-spotted Toothed Grasshopper, Stenobothrus nigromaculatus
12. Gold Grasshopper, Chrysochraon dispar
13. Nosed Grasshopper, Acrida ungarica
14. Large Conehead, Ruspolia nitidula
15. Two-coloured Bush-cricket, Bicolorana bicolor
Prochilodus246
Well-Known Member
A very prolific day of an all manner of different species yesterday:
I initially started the day with helping out at a bioblitz at a country park with wet marshy grassland seeing lots of plants such as Yellow loosestrife & Lesser spearwort. We had caught lots of moths the night before and only checked the species once we had set up for the bioblitz in order to show people what we had caught.
Then I arrived at my friend's house for a rare plant safari looking for an all manner of exciting limestone specialists such as Lesser butterfly orchid (!), Frog orchid, Moonwort, Mountain everlasting & Grass of Parnassus plus much more!
Then as the afternoon progressed into the evening we set off for moth trapping at arguably Derbyshire's best butterfly location: Hoe Grange Quarry, which has recorded 26 of the 60 or so UK butterfly species on the site. Unfortunately, the temperature kept falling so we only recorded around 30 or so moth species but plenty of of year ticks and lifers obtained. We also had some other inverts including my first ever pseudoscorpion!!
Here is the list:
The Bioblitz:
214) Forest bug Pentatoma rufipes
215) Foxglove pug Eupithecia pulchellata
216) Beautiful golden Y Autographa pulchrina
217) Poplar hawk-moth Laothoe populi
218) Swallow-tailed moth Ourapteryx sambucaria
219) Box tree moth Cydalima perspectalis
220) Brimstone moth Opisthograptis luteolata
221) Scalloped oak Crocallis elinguaria
222) Clouded border Lomaspilis marginata
223) Elderberry pearl Anania coronata
224) Sycamore Acronicta aceris
225) Inlaid grass-veneer Crambus pascuella
226) Common footman Manulea lurideola
227) Ghost moth Hepialus humuli
228) Buff ermine Spilarctia luteum
229) Common emerald Hemithea aestivaria
230) The Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria
Hoe Grange Quarry:
231) Barred straw Eulithis pyraliata
232) The Rivulet Perizoma affinitata
233) Small dotted buff Photedes minima
234) Brown-line bright-eye Mythimna conigera
235) Common wave Cabera exanthemata
236) Broad-bordered yellow underwing Noctua fimbriata
237) Light arches Apamea lithoxylaea
238) Latticed heath Chiasmia clathrata
239) Map-winged swift Pharmacis fusconebulosa
240) Marbled coronet Hadena confusa
241) Dusky brocade Apamea remissa
242) Gallium carpet Epirrhoe galiata
243) Smoky wainscot Mythimna impura
244) Rough violet ground beetle Carabus problematicus
245) Common field grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
246) Chthonius ischnocheles (Pseudoscorpion species!!)
When I returned home this morning, yet another moth. This time it was a larva feeding on my new blue Buddleja davidii nanhoensis:
247) Mullein moth Cucullia verbasci
I initially started the day with helping out at a bioblitz at a country park with wet marshy grassland seeing lots of plants such as Yellow loosestrife & Lesser spearwort. We had caught lots of moths the night before and only checked the species once we had set up for the bioblitz in order to show people what we had caught.
Then I arrived at my friend's house for a rare plant safari looking for an all manner of exciting limestone specialists such as Lesser butterfly orchid (!), Frog orchid, Moonwort, Mountain everlasting & Grass of Parnassus plus much more!
Then as the afternoon progressed into the evening we set off for moth trapping at arguably Derbyshire's best butterfly location: Hoe Grange Quarry, which has recorded 26 of the 60 or so UK butterfly species on the site. Unfortunately, the temperature kept falling so we only recorded around 30 or so moth species but plenty of of year ticks and lifers obtained. We also had some other inverts including my first ever pseudoscorpion!!
Here is the list:
The Bioblitz:
214) Forest bug Pentatoma rufipes
215) Foxglove pug Eupithecia pulchellata
216) Beautiful golden Y Autographa pulchrina
217) Poplar hawk-moth Laothoe populi
218) Swallow-tailed moth Ourapteryx sambucaria
219) Box tree moth Cydalima perspectalis
220) Brimstone moth Opisthograptis luteolata
221) Scalloped oak Crocallis elinguaria
222) Clouded border Lomaspilis marginata
223) Elderberry pearl Anania coronata
224) Sycamore Acronicta aceris
225) Inlaid grass-veneer Crambus pascuella
226) Common footman Manulea lurideola
227) Ghost moth Hepialus humuli
228) Buff ermine Spilarctia luteum
229) Common emerald Hemithea aestivaria
230) The Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria
Hoe Grange Quarry:
231) Barred straw Eulithis pyraliata
232) The Rivulet Perizoma affinitata
233) Small dotted buff Photedes minima
234) Brown-line bright-eye Mythimna conigera
235) Common wave Cabera exanthemata
236) Broad-bordered yellow underwing Noctua fimbriata
237) Light arches Apamea lithoxylaea
238) Latticed heath Chiasmia clathrata
239) Map-winged swift Pharmacis fusconebulosa
240) Marbled coronet Hadena confusa
241) Dusky brocade Apamea remissa
242) Gallium carpet Epirrhoe galiata
243) Smoky wainscot Mythimna impura
244) Rough violet ground beetle Carabus problematicus
245) Common field grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
246) Chthonius ischnocheles (Pseudoscorpion species!!)
When I returned home this morning, yet another moth. This time it was a larva feeding on my new blue Buddleja davidii nanhoensis:
247) Mullein moth Cucullia verbasci
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Birds
487. Kirtland's Warbler Setophaga kirtlandii
488. Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido
489. Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
490. Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
I've had a string of long-awaited mammal sightings
Mammals
Meadowbrook park, Champaign
20. American Beaver (Castor canadensis) (Lifer)Smokey mtns. NP, TN
21. American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) (Lifer)Rainforest Adventure Zoo, Sevierville TN
22. House Mouse (Mus musculus) (Lifer)Pratt's Wayne Woods, Dupage co IL
23. Common Racoon (Procyon lotor)Maple Grove, Dupage co IL
24. Northern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda)I've also had some nice summer invert species
Inverts
125. Prince baskettail (Epitheca princeps)
126. Orange bluet (Enallagma signatum)
127. Blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)
128. Eastern amberwing (Perithemis tenera)
129. Gray petaltail (Tachopteryx thoreyi) (Lifer)
130. Leaf-footed bug (Acanthocephala terminalis)
131. Pocock’ lampshade-web spider (Hypochilus pococki) (Lifer)
132. Agreeable tiger moth (Spilosoma congrua) (Lifer)
133. Chestnut bark borer (Strophiona nitens) (Lifer)
134. Emerald jumping spider (Paraphidippus aurantius) (Lifer)
135. Black-spotted falsehorn (Temnostoma excentrica) (Lifer)
136. Elm Sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor) (Lifer)
137. Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor)
138. Sycamore seed bug (Belonochilus numenius) (Lifer)
139. Yellow-winged oak leafroller moth (Argyrotaenia quercifoliana)
140. Common drone fly (Eristalis tenax)
141. Grapeleaf skeletonizer moth (Harrisina americana) (Lifer)
142. Eastern Crayfish (Cambarus bartonii) (Lifer)
143. Tan jumping spider (Platycryptus undatus)
144. Gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata) (Lifer)
145. Painted lichen moth (Hypoprepia fucosa)
146. Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
147. Polished lady beetle (Cycloneda munda)
148. Brown Stink Bug (Euschistus servus)
149. Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica)
150. White-striped round-necked longhorn beetle (Euderces picipes) (Lifer)
151. Red milkweed beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)
152. Large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
153. Eye-spotted tumbling flower beetle (Glipa oculata) (Lifer)
154. White-spotted snipe fly (Chrysopilus connexus) (Lifer)
155. Brown-belted bumble bee (Bombus griseocollis)
156. Typical treehopper (Acutalis tartarea)
157. Common striped woodlouse (Philoscia muscorum)
158. Milkweed tussock moth (Euchaetes egle) (Lifer)
159. Spotted grass moth (Rivula propinqualis)
160. Little underwing (Catocala minuta)
161. Cassin’s 13-year cicada (Magicicada tredecassini) (Lifer)
What a fantastic trip!
Mammals
1) Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
2) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
3) Brown rat/Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
4) Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
5) Greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula)
6) House mouse (Mus musculus)
7) Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
8) European hare (Lepus europaeus)
Birds
1) Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
2) Carrion crow (Corvus corone)
3) Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
4) Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
5) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
6) Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
7) House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
8) Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
9) Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
10) European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
11) Great tit (Parus major)
12) Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
13) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
14) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
15) Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
16) Western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
17) Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
18) Feral pigeon (Columba livia)
19) Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
20) Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
21) Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
22) Common starling/European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
23) European white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
24) Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
25) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
26) Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
27) Great egret (Ardea alba)
28) Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
29) Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
30) Greylag goose (Anser anser)
31) Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
32) Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
33) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
34) Eurasian chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
35) Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
36) Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
37) Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
38) Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
39) Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
40) Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
41) Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
42) Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
43) Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)
44) Western house martin (Delichon urbicum)
45) Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
46) Black kite (Milvus migrans)
47) European greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
48) Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
49) Common swift (Apus apus)
50) Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
51) Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Amphibians
1) Edible frog (Pelophylax kl. esculentus)
Invertebrates
1) Seven-spot ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
2) Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni)
3) Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)
4) Common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
5) Small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
6) Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
7) Common house mosquito (Culex pipiens)
8) Housefly (Musca domestica)
9) Great grey slug/Leopard slug (Limax maximus)
10) Red slug (Arion rufus)
11) Common garden snail (Cornu aspersum)
12) Black garden ant (Lasius niger)
13) Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
14) Lemon snail (Cepaea nemoralis)
15) Black field slug (Arion hortensis)
16) Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis)
17) Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae)
18) Black-headed cardinal beetle (Pyrochroa coccinea)
19) Northern damselfly or Spearhead blue (Coenagrion hastulatum)
20) Black-tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum)
21) Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
22) Common rough woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)
23) Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
24) Yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus)
25) Common gooseberry sawfly (Nematus ribesii)
26) Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
27) House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
1) Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
2) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
3) Brown rat/Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
4) Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
5) Greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula)
6) House mouse (Mus musculus)
7) Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
8) European hare (Lepus europaeus)
Birds
1) Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
2) Carrion crow (Corvus corone)
3) Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
4) Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
5) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
6) Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
7) House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
8) Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
9) Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
10) European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
11) Great tit (Parus major)
12) Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
13) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
14) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
15) Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
16) Western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
17) Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
18) Feral pigeon (Columba livia)
19) Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
20) Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
21) Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
22) Common starling/European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
23) European white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
24) Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
25) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
26) Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
27) Great egret (Ardea alba)
28) Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
29) Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
30) Greylag goose (Anser anser)
31) Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
32) Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
33) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
34) Eurasian chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
35) Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
36) Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
37) Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
38) Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
39) Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
40) Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
41) Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
42) Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
43) Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)
44) Western house martin (Delichon urbicum)
45) Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
46) Black kite (Milvus migrans)
47) European greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
48) Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
49) Common swift (Apus apus)
50) Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
51) Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Amphibians
1) Edible frog (Pelophylax kl. esculentus)
Invertebrates
1) Seven-spot ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
2) Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni)
3) Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)
4) Common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
5) Small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
6) Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
7) Common house mosquito (Culex pipiens)
8) Housefly (Musca domestica)
9) Great grey slug/Leopard slug (Limax maximus)
10) Red slug (Arion rufus)
11) Common garden snail (Cornu aspersum)
12) Black garden ant (Lasius niger)
13) Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
14) Lemon snail (Cepaea nemoralis)
15) Black field slug (Arion hortensis)
16) Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis)
17) Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae)
18) Black-headed cardinal beetle (Pyrochroa coccinea)
19) Northern damselfly or Spearhead blue (Coenagrion hastulatum)
20) Black-tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum)
21) Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
22) Common rough woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)
23) Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
24) Yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus)
25) Common gooseberry sawfly (Nematus ribesii)
26) Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
27) House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
Lafone
Well-Known Member
Good views and a couple of shots of a Hobby hunting over the Viewpoint shelter at Lakenheath Fen on Saturday. Then a nice group of Cormorants with a youngster at Frampton Marsh on Sunday.
79. Hobby, (Falco subbuteo) 06/07/2024 Lakenheath Fen
80. Cormorant, (Phalacrocorax carbo) 07/07/2024 Frampton Marsh
Birds: 80
Mammals: 8
Other: 4
Total: 92
79. Hobby, (Falco subbuteo) 06/07/2024 Lakenheath Fen
80. Cormorant, (Phalacrocorax carbo) 07/07/2024 Frampton Marsh
Birds: 80
Mammals: 8
Other: 4
Total: 92
Prochilodus246
Well-Known Member
A soldier beetle from Saturday's bioblitz that I got identified:
248) Cantharis flavilabris
248) Cantharis flavilabris
Mammals:
17. Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
18. Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger)
19. Wyoming ground squirrel (Urocitellus elegans)
20. American black bear (Ursus americanus)
21. Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)
22. Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
23. Southwestern red squirrel (Tamiasciurus fremonti)
24. Mountain cottontail (Sylvilagus nuttallii)
Birds:
120. Ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis)
121. Northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripinnis)
122. Black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia)
123. Common loon (Gavia immer)
124. Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
125. Broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)
126. Violet-green swallow (Tachycineata thalassina)
127. American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)
128. Green-tailed towhee (Pipilo chlorurus)
129. Mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
130. Canada jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
131. Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
132. Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsonii)
Fishes:
11. Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Invertebrates:
83. Great spreadwing (Archilestes grandis)
84. Western carpenter ant (Camponotus modoc)
85. Woodland skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
86. Persius duskywing (Erynnis persius)
87. Lupine blue (Icaricia lupini)
88. Two-striped grasshopper (Melanoplus bivitattus)
89. Western thatching ant (Formica obscuripes)
90. Inland floodwater mosquito (Aedes vexans)
91. Colorado black-notched bumblebee (Bombus bifarius)
92. Pale swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
93. Boreal bluet (Enallagma boreale)
94. Four-spotted skimmer (Libellula quadrimaculata)
95. Boreal whiteface (Leucorrhinia borealis)
96. Small wood-nymph (Cercyonis oetus)
97. Mormon fritillary (Argynnis mormonia)
98. Nevada cloudywing (Thorybes nevada)
99. Greenish blue (Icaricia saepiolus)
100. Western tiger swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
Mammals: 24
Birds: 132
Herptiles: 18
Fishes: 11
Invertebrates: 100
Total: 282
Took a day-trip to the southwestern end of the state, right across the Mississippi from St. Louis, to see the only painted bunting breeding area in Illinois. After much searching, I finally breifly saw a beautiful male singing up a tree!
Birds
265. Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)
266. Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) (Lifer)
Inverts
163. Eastern calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus)
164. Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina)
165. Peach root weevil (Pseudoedophrys hilleri)
166. White-margined burrower bug (Sehirus cinctus)
167. Green stink bug (Chinavia hilaris)
168. Tulip-tree beauty (Epimecis hortaria) (Lifer)
169. Eastern black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) (Lifer)
170. Green immigrant leaf weevil (Polydrusus formosus) (Lifer)
171. Bent-spined acorn ant (Temnothorax curvispinosus)
172. Bent-lined carpet (Costaconvexa centrostrigaria) (Lifer)
173. Brown rove beetle (Platydracus maculosus) (Lifer)
174. Double-striped bluet (Enallagma basidens)
175. Variable dancer (Argia fumipennis) (Lister)
176. Io moth (Automeris io) (Lifer)
177. Punctured tiger beetle (Cicindela punctulata)
178. Little gray firefly (Photinus marginellus) (Lifer)
179. Tawny emperor (Asterocampa clyton) (Lifer)
180. Swamp milkweed leaf beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)
181. Margined leatherwing soldier beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)
182. Red-banded leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)
183. Northern flatid planthopper (Flatormenis proxima)
184. Four-lined plant bug (Poecilocapsus lineatus)
185. Brilliant jumping spider (Phidippus clarus)
186. Dainty sulphur (Nathalis iole) (Lifer)
187. Seven-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
188. Common eastern ray spider (Theridiosoma gemmosum) (Lifer)
189. Sleepy orange (Abaeis nicippe) (Lifer)
190. Yellow-legged mud-dauber wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)
191. Summer azure (Celastrina neglecta)
The numbering for inverts was off in my last post, this list should be correct
Dr. Loxodonta
Well-Known Member
Local Reserve, 07,06,24
After a cancelled trip due to the patching and unpredictable weather, I decided to head down to my local reserve at dusk to see what would appear. I managed to count over 10 Oystercatchers which was a treat and see 2 recently fledged Tern chicks. Sadly no bats turned up but I did manage to spot the following, including one which had evaded me way too often:
Birds
132. Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
133. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Total Species: 151
Birds: 133
Mammals: 11
Herptiles: 7
After a cancelled trip due to the patching and unpredictable weather, I decided to head down to my local reserve at dusk to see what would appear. I managed to count over 10 Oystercatchers which was a treat and see 2 recently fledged Tern chicks. Sadly no bats turned up but I did manage to spot the following, including one which had evaded me way too often:
Birds
132. Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
133. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Total Species: 151
Birds: 133
Mammals: 11
Herptiles: 7
endogenylove
Active Member
A few miscellaneous additions, the fox was spotted just outside of Washington D.C. and was my first ever grey fox!
Mammals:
87. Grey Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Birds:
307. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
308. Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
309. Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
Mammals:
87. Grey Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Birds:
307. Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
308. Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
309. Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
Lafone
Well-Known Member
Looking at my Frampton Marsh photos I found the Sandmartins had come out, such fun to watch them hunting insects in the rain last Sunday.
Some of these bird lists are enviable stuff!
81. Sandmartin (Riparia riparia) 07/07/2024 Frampton Marsh
Birds: 81
Mammals: 8
Other: 4
Total: 93
Some of these bird lists are enviable stuff!
81. Sandmartin (Riparia riparia) 07/07/2024 Frampton Marsh
Birds: 81
Mammals: 8
Other: 4
Total: 93
Osedax
Well-Known Member
Just got back two days ago from a 10-day trip to the Top End of the Northern Territory. This was my third time visiting the area, so I wasn't expecting many lifers, but I still got a large amount of lifers and yearticks. Proof that I am getting better at IDing birds, I suppose!
30/6/24
Free Spirit Resort, Darwin
Birds
145. White-quilled Honeyeater (Entomyzon albipennis)
146. Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis)
147. Silver-crowned Friarbird (Philemon argenticeps)
148. White-throated Gerygone (Gerygone olivacea)
149. Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus)
150. White-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina papuensis)
151. Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus)
152. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
153. Arafura Shrikethrush (Colluricincla megarhyncha)
154. White-gaped Honeyeater (Stomiopera unicolor)
155. Varied Triller (Lalage leucomela)
156. Crimson Finch (Neochmia phaeton)
157. Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
158. Lemon-bellied Flycatcher (Microeca flavigaster)
159. Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)
160. Rufous-banded Honeyeater (Conopophila albogularis)
Reptiles
9. Metallic Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus metallicus)
Stokes Hill Wharf, Darwin
Birds
161. Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)
162. Australian Tern (Gelochelidon macrotarsa)
163. Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
Gardens Rd, Darwin
Birds
164. Orange-footed Megapode (Megapodius reinwardt)
Free Spirit Resort, Darwin
Mammals
14. Little Red Flying Fox (Pteropus scapulatus)
Amphibians
3. Striped Rocket Frog (Litoria nasuta)
1/7/24
Free Spirit Resort, Darwin
Birds
165. Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)
166. Helmeted Friarbird (Philemon buceroides)
167. Green Oriole (Oriolus flavocinctus)
168. Broad-billed Flycatcher (Myiagra ruficollis)
169. Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
170. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii)
Amphibians
4. Western Laughing Tree Frog (Litoria ridibunda)
Litchfield Park Rd
Mammals
15. Agile Wallaby (Notamacropus agilis)
Litchfield Tourist Park
Birds
171. Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
Amphibians
5. Desert Tree Frog (Litoria rubella)
6. Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
2/7/24
Litchfield Tourist Park
Birds
172. Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis)
173. Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii)
174. Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii)
175. Black-faced Woodswallow (Artarmus cinereus)
Litchfield National Park entrance sign
Reptiles
10. Shaded-litter Rainbowskink (Carlia munda)
Wangi Falls, Litchfield National Park
Reptiles
11. Robust Ctenotus (Ctenotus robustus)
3/7/24
Port Keats Rd, Daly River
Reptiles
12. Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Wudicupildiya (Woodycupaldiya)
Mammals
16. Feral Horse / Brumby (Equus caballus)
17. Feral Zebu / Feral Brahman / Scrub Bull (Bos indicus)
Birds
176. Red-browed Pardalote (Pardalotus rubricatus)
Reptiles
13. Red-sided Rainbowskink (Carlia rufilatus)
14. Bynoe’s Gecko (Heteronotia binoei)
Port Keats Rd
Birds
177. Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus)
4/7/24
Daly River Rd, Daly River
Mammals
18. Asiatic Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)
Port Keats Rd
Birds
178. Paperbark Flycatcher (Myiagra nana)
179. White-throated Honeyeater (Melithreptus albogularis)
5/7/24
Daly River Rd
Mammals
19. Dingo (Canis dingo)
Leliyn (Edith Falls), Nitmiluk National Park
Birds
180. Northern Fantail (Rhipidura rufiventris)
181. Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)
182. Shining Flycatcher (Myiagra alecto)
6/7/24
Katherine Outback Experience
Birds
183. Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)
Nitmiluk (Katherine) Gorge
Reptiles
15. Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni)
Aurora Kakadu Lodge and Caravan Park, Jabiru
Birds
184. Bush Stone Curlew (Burhinus grallarius)
7/7/24
Aurora Kakadu Lodge and Caravan Park, Jabiru
Mammals
20. Northern Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus arnhemensis)
Birds
185. Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii)
186. Dusky Honeyeater (Myzomela obscura)
187. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
8/7/24
Arnhem Highway, near Humpty Doo
Birds
188. Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
189. Brolga (Grus rubicunda)
Woolworths Humpty Doo
Reptiles
16. Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
Free Spirit Resort, Darwin
Reptiles
17. Gilbert’s Dragon (Lophognathus gilberti)