Zoochat Big Year 2025

[MRJ]

Monday morning, I flew into LA for my final event, which ran from after lunch till Wednesday night. This meant I had most of Thursday free before my flight home. I visited Madrona Marsh, which was only a short distance from the hotel. I had visited here a number of other times, including at the start of the year. It was totally dry and very quiet, no doubt as I was visiting right at the end of summer.

Mammals
34. Desert cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii

Birds
7 species seen
334. Californian towhee Melozone crissalis
335. American bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
336. Swinhoe's white-eye Zosterops simplex (introduced)

Reptiles
22. Western fence lizard Sceloporus occidentalis

Invertebrates
26. Western tiger swallowtail Papilio rutulus

 

[MRJ]

Nevada extras

Reptiles
23. Common sagebush lizard Sceloporus graciosus

Invertebrates
27. Valley carpenter bee Xylocopa sonorina
28. Flame skimmer Libellula saturata
29. Blue dasher Pachydiplax longipennis
30. Mexican amberwing Perithemis intensa

 

[BerdNerd]

8/26/25

124. Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
125. Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)

9/23/25


126. Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)

8/25/25

9. Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)

9/23/25

10. Common Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)


Total:
Mammals: 8
Birds: 126
Reptiles: 10
Amphibians: 3
Fish: 37
Invertebrates: 28

 

[CarnotaurusSastrei]

Invertebrates
19. Brown-Belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)
20. Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus)
21. Cedar Beetle (Sandalus niger)

Totals: 108 Birds, 15 Mammals, 3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians, 5 Fishes, 21 Invertebrates (154 Total)
New Life List Entries: 46 Birds, 7 Mammals, 1 Reptile, 3 Fishes, 15 Invertebrates (72 Total)

First addition to my list from London
Birds
109. Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
Totals: 109 Birds, 15 Mammals, 3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians, 5 Fishes, 21 Invertebrates (155 Total)
New Life List Entries: 46 Birds, 7 Mammals, 1 Reptile, 3 Fishes, 15 Invertebrates (72 Total)

 

[DaLilFishie]

BIRDS
239 - Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides

HERPS
24 - Carpet Python Morelia spilota

INVERTS
135 - Giant Grasshopper Valanga irregularis
136 - Quick Stick Insect Acrophylla thoon

INVERTS
137 - Monarch Danaus plexippus

 

[CarnotaurusSastrei]

First addition to my list from London
Birds
109. Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
Totals: 109 Birds, 15 Mammals, 3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians, 5 Fishes, 21 Invertebrates (155 Total)
New Life List Entries: 46 Birds, 7 Mammals, 1 Reptile, 3 Fishes, 15 Invertebrates (72 Total)

Swung by St. James's Park this evening after visiting the British Museum. Though it was too dark to identify some of the birds I saw (namely some species of grebe), here's what I was able to confidently identify (and I'm pretty sure I've excluded all the captive birds with clipped wings that are present in the park, though of those I think I only saw the pelicans)

Birds
110. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
111. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
112. Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
113. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
114. Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)

Totals: 114 Birds, 15 Mammals, 3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians, 5 Fishes, 21 Invertebrates (160 Total)
New Life List Entries: 50 Birds, 7 Mammals, 1 Reptile, 3 Fishes, 15 Invertebrates (76 Total)

 

[CarnotaurusSastrei]

Swung by St. James's Park this evening after visiting the British Museum. Though it was too dark to identify some of the birds I saw (namely some species of grebe), here's what I was able to confidently identify (and I'm pretty sure I've excluded all the captive birds with clipped wings that are present in the park, though of those I think I only saw the pelicans)

Birds
110. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
111. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
112. Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
113. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
114. Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)

Totals: 114 Birds, 15 Mammals, 3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians, 5 Fishes, 21 Invertebrates (160 Total)
New Life List Entries: 50 Birds, 7 Mammals, 1 Reptile, 3 Fishes, 15 Invertebrates (76 Total)

Birds
115. Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
116. Rose-Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
117. Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
118. European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Totals: 118 Birds, 15 Mammals, 3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians, 5 Fishes, 21 Invertebrates (164 Total)
New Life List Entries: 54 Birds, 7 Mammals, 1 Reptile, 3 Fishes, 15 Invertebrates (80 Total)

 

[CarnotaurusSastrei]

Birds
115. Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
116. Rose-Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
117. Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
118. European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Totals: 118 Birds, 15 Mammals, 3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians, 5 Fishes, 21 Invertebrates (164 Total)
New Life List Entries: 54 Birds, 7 Mammals, 1 Reptile, 3 Fishes, 15 Invertebrates (80 Total)

Birds
119. Common blackbird (Turdus merula)
120. European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
121. Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
122. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)

Totals: 122 Birds, 15 Mammals, 3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians, 5 Fishes, 21 Invertebrates (168 Total)
New Life List Entries: 58 Birds, 7 Mammals, 1 Reptile, 3 Fishes, 15 Invertebrates (84 Total)

 

[Chlidonias]

The next set of birds and mammals from my Australia trip, these ones all from the Adelaide area. Details can be found in my trip thread here: https://www.zoochat.com/community/threads/chlidonias-presents-bustralia.495102/page-3#post-1653401


BIRDS:

512) White-eyed Duck Aythya australis
513) Australian Little Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
514) Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides
515) Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
516) Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
517) Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
518) Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata
519) Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
520) Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius
521) Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris
522) Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus
523) Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens
524) Elegant Parrot Neophema elegans
525) Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
526) Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii
527) White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus
528) Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
529) Grey Shrike-Thrush Colluricincla harmonica
530) Redrump Psephotus haematonotus
531) Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana
532) Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata
533) Bush Bronzewing Phaps elegans
534) Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
535) Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina novaehollandiae
536) Australian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus australis
537) Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus
538) Black-fronted Dotterel Charadrius melanops
539) Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa
540) Black-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscescens
541) Australian Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris


MAMMALS:

53) Grey-headed Flying Fox Pteropus poliocephalus
54) Western Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus
55) Koala Phascolarctos cinereus
56) Fallow Deer Dama dama
57) Red Kangaroo Osphranter rufa

The next set of birds and mammals from my Australia trip, these ones from the areas around Alice Springs and Pine Creek in the Northern Territory. Details can be found in my trip thread here (albeit still being written): Chlidonias presents: Bustralia


BIRDS:

Alice Springs (the first few are “on the way to”):

542) Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
543) Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula
544) Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis
545) Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
546) Little Crow Corvus bennetti
547) Rainbow Bee-eater [Merops ornatus
548) Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis
549) Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris
550) Western Bowerbird Chlamydera guttata
551) Splendid Blue Wren Malurus splendens
552) Australian Zebra Finch Taeniopyga castanotis
553) Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis
554) Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca
555) Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
556) Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris
557) Redthroat Pyrrholaemus brunneus
558) Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum
559) Torresian Crow Corvus orru
560) Purple-backed Fairy-Wren Malurus assimilis
561) Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
562) Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
563) Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel
564) Brown Falcon Falco berigora
565) Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
566) Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
567) Pallid Cuckoo Cacomantis pallidus
568) Pink Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri
569) Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus
570) Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor
571) White-winged Fairy-Wren Malurus leucopterus


Pine Creek (the first few on the way between Alice Springs and Pine Creek):

572) Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea
573) Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
574) Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
575) Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis
576) White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorhynchus
577) Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
578) Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis
579) Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis
580) Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens
581) White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina papuensis
582) White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor
583) White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
584) Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis
585) Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis
586) Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida
587) Australian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti
588) Hooded Parrot Psephotellus dissimilis
589) White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis
590) Dusky Myzomela Myzomela obscura
591) Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii
592) Australian Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus
593) Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps
594) Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus
595) Masked Finch Poephila personata
596) Australian Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
597) Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis
598) Plumed Egret Egretta plumifera
599) Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah
600) Wandering Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arcuata
601) Paperbark Flycatcher Myiagra nana
602) Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus
603) Australian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae
604) Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton
605) Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
606) Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus
607) Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii
608) Varied Triller Lalage leucomela
609) Red-backed Fairy-Wren Malurus melanocephalus
610) Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris
611) Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
612) Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus


MAMMALS:

Alice Springs:

58) Black-flanked Rock Wallaby Petrogale lateralis
59) Euro Osphranter robustus

Pine Creek:

60) Ghost Bat Macroderma gigas
61) Black Flying Fox Pteropus alecto

 

[WhistlingKite24]

About time! The local mammal species that I had been wanting to see for probably the longest. As I type this I have clear views of a pup that has emerged from its grassy den, resting in sunshine. It has been returning to cover every so often.

22) Rakali/Australian Water Rat Hydromys chrysogaster

Back from sunny Cairns. I’m happy with the overall results. The only major dip was Lumholtz’s Tree-Kangaroo (again…) and a few common birds like Papuan Frogmouth and Yellow Honeyeater. But the big three – cassowary, croc and striped possum were achieved. A few additional highlights; a fleeting glimpse of a Musky Rat-Kangaroo in the late afternoon, large flocks of Sarus Cranes over farmland, around 40 sightings of Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves on Green Island, wild reef sharks and fantail rays, huge green frogs and a double mega rodent sighting with a Rakali and White-tailed Giant Rat within minutes of each other in the heart of Cairns. The Daintree was particularly unique I found and I want to spend more time there; beachy mangrove forest with rainforest made for an interesting blend of species. One minute fiddler crabs and archerfish were emerging while I walked past cassowary poo and calling riflebirds. A special place. In terms of bugs, lots of enormous katydids on night walks including the Spiny Rainforest Katydid which a few Australian zoos are acquiring which was so cool to see in the wild. Peppermint Stick Insect was another bucket list insect. Finally, a tropical flush of butterflies and spiders was most welcome. More identifications will come through in the coming days.

Mammals:
23) Striped Possum Dactylopsila trivirgata
24) Krefft’s Glider Petaurus notatus
25) Agile Wallaby Notamacropus agilis
26) Green Ringtail Possum Pseudochirops archeri
27) Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus
28) Mareeba Rock-Wallaby Petrogale mareeba
29) Musky Rat-Kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
30) Queensland Barred Bandicoot Perameles pallescens
31) Northern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon macrourus
32) Giant White-tailed Rat Uromys caudimaculatus

Birds:
249) Varied Sitella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
250) Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
251) Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa
252) Orange-footed Megapode Megapodius reinwardt
253) Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
254) Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus maculosus
255) Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura
256) Bower’s Shrike-thrush Colluricincla boweri
257) Yellow-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
258) Victoria’s Riflebird Ptiloris victoriae
259) Grey-headed Robin Heteromyias cinereifrons
260) Sahul Sunbird Cinnyris frenatus
261) Pied Monarch Arses kaupi
262) Bridled Honeyeater Bolemoreus frenatus
263) Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina
264) Double-eyed Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma
265) Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica
266) Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
267) Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris
268) Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa
269) Sarus Crane Antigone antigone
270) Varied Honeyeater Gavicalis versicolor
271) Green Pygmy-Goose Nettapus pulchellus
272) Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
273) Brown-backed Honeyeater Ramsayornis modestus
274) Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus
275) Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
276) Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
277) Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
278) Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
279) Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae
280) Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
281) Greater Sand-Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
282) Sahul Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris
283) Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi
284) Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
285) Atherton Scrubwren Sericornis keri
286) Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus

Herptiles:
33) Eastern Bearded Dragon Pogona barbata
34) Yellow-blotched Forest Skink Concinnia tigrina
35) Prickly Forest Skink Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae
36) White-lipped Tree Frog Nyctimystes infrafrenatus
37) Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus
38) Pale-lipped Shadeskink Saproscincus basiliscus
39) Closed-litter Rainbow Skink Carlia longipes

Fish:
24) Spotted Tilapia Pelmatolapia mariae
25) Snakehead Gudgeon Giuris aporocephalus.
26) Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus
27) Blue-spotted Fantail-Ray Taeniura lymma
28) Spotted Archerfish Toxotes chatareus
29) Surf Parrotfish Scarus rivulatus

Invertebrates:
330) Iridomyrmex mayri [ant]
331) Apricia bracteata [jumping spider]
332) Long-palped Basking Jumping Spider Apricia longipalpis
333) Metallic Green Acacia Beetle Calomela ruficeps
334) Australocoris fuscomaculatus [big-eyed bug]
335) Small Round Orbweaver Araneus rotundulus
336) Lychee Stink Bug Lyramorpha rosea
337) Southern Pearl White Elodina angulipennis
338) Broken-backed Bug Taylorilygus apicalis
339) Ulysses Butterfly Papilio ulysses
340) Hamadryad Tellervo zoilus
341) Copper Jewel Hypochrysops apelles
342) Narcicus Jewel Hypochrysops narcissus
343) Lurcher Yoma sabina
344) Shining Oak-Blue Arhopala micale
345) Mud Creeper Telescopium telescopium
346) Compressed Fiddler Crab Tubuca coarctata
347) Chocolate Argus Junonia hedonia
348) North Queensland Day Moth Alcides metaurus
349) Common Archtail Nannophlebia risi
350) Purple Oakblue Arhopala eupolis
351) Orange Bush-Brown Mycalesis terminus
352) Serrated Bush Katydid Paracaedicia serrata
353) Spiny Rainforest Katydid Phricta spinosa
354) Polyrhachis foreli [ant]
355) Camponotus confusus [ant]
356) Cooktown Bicoloured Snail Hadra bipartita
357) Yellow-streaked Swift Sabera dobboe
358) Northern Jewel Spider Gasteracantha fornicata
359) Australian Lichen Spider Pandercetes gracilis
360) Spotted Pea-Blue Euchrysops cnejus
361) Capaneus Swallowtail Papilio capaneus
362) Green Tree Ant Oecophylla smaragdina
363) Opalescent Pendant-Snail Leptopoma perlucida
364) Destructive Katydid Austrosalomona destructor
365) Calliphara regalis [orange shield bug]
366) Northern Lined Hygropoda Hygropoda lineata
367) Large Forest Pyrgomorph Desmoptera truncatipennis
368) Cyclone Larry Stick Insect Sipyloidea larryi
369) Peppermint Stick Insect Megacrania batesii
370) Banded Demon Notocrypta paralysos
371) Poecilometis elongatus [shield bug]
372) Papuan Hermit Spider Nephilengys papuana
373) Rufous Net-casting Spider Asianopis subrufa
374) Mastighaphoides tuberculatus [katydid]
375) Dingy Bush-Brown Mycalesis perseus
376) Sapphire Flutterer Rhyothemis princeps
377) Allacta australiensis [cockroach]
378) Red-banded Jezebel Delias mysis
379) Priestly Spiny Orbweaver Gasteracantha sacerdotalis

 

[Yoshistar888]

Back from sunny Cairns. I’m happy with the overall results. The only major dip was Lumholtz’s Tree-Kangaroo (again…) and a few common birds like Papuan Frogmouth and Yellow Honeyeater. But the big three – cassowary, croc and striped possum were achieved. A few additional highlights; a fleeting glimpse of a Musky Rat-Kangaroo in the late afternoon, large flocks of Sarus Cranes over farmland, around 40 sightings of Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves on Green Island, wild reef sharks and fantail rays, huge green frogs and a double mega rodent sighting with a Rakali and White-tailed Giant Rat within minutes of each other in the heart of Cairns. The Daintree was particularly unique I found and I want to spend more time there; beachy mangrove forest with rainforest made for an interesting blend of species. One minute fiddler crabs and archerfish were emerging while I walked past cassowary poo and calling riflebirds. A special place. In terms of bugs, lots of enormous katydids on night walks including the Spiny Rainforest Katydid which a few Australian zoos are acquiring which was so cool to see in the wild. Peppermint Stick Insect was another bucket list insect. Finally, a tropical flush of butterflies and spiders was most welcome. More identifications will come through in the coming days.

Mammals:
23) Striped Possum Dactylopsila trivirgata
24) Krefft’s Glider Petaurus notatus
25) Agile Wallaby Notamacropus agilis
26) Green Ringtail Possum Pseudochirops archeri
27) Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus
28) Mareeba Rock-Wallaby Petrogale mareeba
29) Musky Rat-Kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
30) Queensland Barred Bandicoot Perameles pallescens
31) Northern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon macrourus
32) Giant White-tailed Rat Uromys caudimaculatus

Birds:
249) Varied Sitella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
250) Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
251) Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa
252) Orange-footed Megapode Megapodius reinwardt
253) Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
254) Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus maculosus
255) Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura
256) Bower’s Shrike-thrush Colluricincla boweri
257) Yellow-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
258) Victoria’s Riflebird Ptiloris victoriae
259) Grey-headed Robin Heteromyias cinereifrons
260) Sahul Sunbird Cinnyris frenatus
261) Pied Monarch Arses kaupi
262) Bridled Honeyeater Bolemoreus frenatus
263) Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina
264) Double-eyed Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma
265) Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica
266) Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
267) Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris
268) Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa
269) Sarus Crane Antigone antigone
270) Varied Honeyeater Gavicalis versicolor
271) Green Pygmy-Goose Nettapus pulchellus
272) Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
273) Brown-backed Honeyeater Ramsayornis modestus
274) Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus
275) Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
276) Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
277) Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
278) Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
279) Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae
280) Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
281) Greater Sand-Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
282) Sahul Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris
283) Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi
284) Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
285) Atherton Scrubwren Sericornis keri
286) Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus

Herptiles:
33) Eastern Bearded Dragon Pogona barbata
34) Yellow-blotched Forest Skink Concinnia tigrina
35) Prickly Forest Skink Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae
36) White-lipped Tree Frog Nyctimystes infrafrenatus
37) Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus
38) Pale-lipped Shadeskink Saproscincus basiliscus
39) Closed-litter Rainbow Skink Carlia longipes

Fish:
24) Spotted Tilapia Pelmatolapia mariae
25) Snakehead Gudgeon Giuris margaritacea
26) Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus
27) Blue-spotted Fantail-Ray Taeniura lymma
28) Spotted Archerfish Toxotes chatareus
29) Surf Parrotfish Scarus rivulatus

Invertebrates:
330) Iridomyrmex mayri [ant]
331) Apricia bracteata [jumping spider]
332) Long-palped Basking Jumping Spider Apricia longipalpis
333) Metallic Green Acacia Beetle Calomela ruficeps
334) Australocoris fuscomaculatus [big-eyed bug]
335) Small Round Orbweaver Araneus rotundulus
336) Lychee Stink Bug Lyramorpha rosea
337) Southern Pearl White Elodina angulipennis
338) Broken-backed Bug Taylorilygus apicalis
339) Ulysses Butterfly Papilio ulysses
340) Hamadryad Tellervo zoilus
341) Copper Jewel Hypochrysops apelles
342) Narcicus Jewel Hypochrysops narcissus
343) Lurcher Yoma sabina
344) Shining Oak-Blue Arhopala micale
345) Mud Creeper Telescopium telescopium
346) Compressed Fiddler Crab Tubuca coarctata
347) Chocolate Argus Junonia hedonia
348) North Queensland Day Moth Alcides metaurus
349) Common Archtail Nannophlebia risi
350) Purple Oakblue Arhopala eupolis
351) Orange Bush-Brown Mycalesis terminus
352) Serrated Bush Katydid Paracaedicia serrata
353) Spiny Rainforest Katydid Phricta spinosa
354) Polyrhachis foreli [ant]
355) Camponotus confusus [ant]
356) Cooktown Bicoloured Snail Hadra bipartita
357) Yellow-streaked Swift Sabera dobboe
358) Northern Jewel Spider Gasteracantha fornicata
359) Australian Lichen Spider Pandercetes gracilis
360) Spotted Pea-Blue Euchrysops cnejus
361) Capaneus Swallowtail Papilio capaneus
362) Green Tree Ant Oecophylla smaragdina
363) Opalescent Pendant-Snail Leptopoma perlucida
364) Destructive Katydid Austrosalomona destructor
365) Calliphara regalis [orange shield bug]
366) Northern Lined Hygropoda Hygropoda lineata
367) Large Forest Pyrgomorph Desmoptera truncatipennis
368) Cyclone Larry Stick Insect Sipyloidea larryi
369) Peppermint Stick Insect Megacrania batesii
370) Banded Demon Notocrypta paralysos
371) Poecilometis elongatus [shield bug]
372) Papuan Hermit Spider Nephilengys papuana
373) Rufous Net-casting Spider Asianopis subrufa
374) Mastighaphoides tuberculatus [katydid]
375) Dingy Bush-Brown Mycalesis perseus
376) Sapphire Flutterer Rhyothemis princeps
377) Allacta australiensis [cockroach]
378) Red-banded Jezebel Delias mysis
379) Priestly Spiny Orbweaver Gasteracantha sacerdotalis

All Snakehead Gudgeon’s in Australia are of the species Giuris aporocephalus. Great assortment of critters including many I missed out on in my time up north.

 

[akasha]

Mammals:

11. Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster)
12. Feral Goat (Capra hircus)
13. Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)

Birds:

89. Straw-necked Ibis
90. Nankeen Kestrel
91. Pied Butcherbird
92. Yellow-rumped Thornbill
93. Little Raven
94. Double-barred Finch
95. Masked Lapwing
96. Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
97. Little Friarbird
98. White-naped Honeyeater
99. Blue-billed Duck
100. Musk Duck
101. Great Crested Grebe
102. Silverye
103. Fairy Martin
104. Dusky Woodswallow
105. Restless Flycatcher
106. Freckled Duck
107. Pink-eared Duck
108. Black-shouldered Kite
109. Whistling Kite
110. Cockatiel
111. Brown Treecreeper
112. Western Gerygone
113. White-browed Babbler
114. Stubble Quail

Reptiles:

2. Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa)
3. Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)
4. Eastern Short-necked Turtle (Emydura macquarii)
5. Eastern Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina longicollis)
6. Tree Skink (Egernia striolata)
7. Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata)

Invertebrates:

15. Little Marbled Scorpion (Lychas marmoreus)
16. Black Rock Scorpion (Urodacus manicatus)

Mammals:

14. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
15. Krefft's Glider (Petaurus notatus)
16. Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

Birds:

115. Hoary-headed Grebe
116. Spotted Dove
117. Fan-tailed Cuckoo
118. Eastern Spinebill
119. Azure Kingfisher
120. Peregrine Falcon

Reptiles:

8. Eastern Water Skink (Eulamprus quoyii)

 

[MRJ]

Back from sunny Cairns. I’m happy with the overall results. The only major dip was Lumholtz’s Tree-Kangaroo (again…) and a few common birds like Papuan Frogmouth and Yellow Honeyeater. But the big three – cassowary, croc and striped possum were achieved. A few additional highlights; a fleeting glimpse of a Musky Rat-Kangaroo in the late afternoon, large flocks of Sarus Cranes over farmland, around 40 sightings of Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves on Green Island, wild reef sharks and fantail rays, huge green frogs and a double mega rodent sighting with a Rakali and White-tailed Giant Rat within minutes of each other in the heart of Cairns. The Daintree was particularly unique I found and I want to spend more time there; beachy mangrove forest with rainforest made for an interesting blend of species. One minute fiddler crabs and archerfish were emerging while I walked past cassowary poo and calling riflebirds. A special place. In terms of bugs, lots of enormous katydids on night walks including the Spiny Rainforest Katydid which a few Australian zoos are acquiring which was so cool to see in the wild. Peppermint Stick Insect was another bucket list insect. Finally, a tropical flush of butterflies and spiders was most welcome. More identifications will come through in the coming days.

Mammals:
23) Striped Possum Dactylopsila trivirgata
24) Krefft’s Glider Petaurus notatus
25) Agile Wallaby Notamacropus agilis
26) Green Ringtail Possum Pseudochirops archeri
27) Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus
28) Mareeba Rock-Wallaby Petrogale mareeba
29) Musky Rat-Kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
30) Queensland Barred Bandicoot Perameles pallescens
31) Northern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon macrourus
32) Giant White-tailed Rat Uromys caudimaculatus

Birds:
249) Varied Sitella Daphoenositta chrysoptera
250) Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
251) Torresian Imperial Pigeon Ducula spilorrhoa
252) Orange-footed Megapode Megapodius reinwardt
253) Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps longirostris
254) Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus maculosus
255) Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura
256) Bower’s Shrike-thrush Colluricincla boweri
257) Yellow-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus flaviventer
258) Victoria’s Riflebird Ptiloris victoriae
259) Grey-headed Robin Heteromyias cinereifrons
260) Sahul Sunbird Cinnyris frenatus
261) Pied Monarch Arses kaupi
262) Bridled Honeyeater Bolemoreus frenatus
263) Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina
264) Double-eyed Fig Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma
265) Metallic Starling Aplonis metallica
266) Southern Cassowary Casuarius casuarius
267) Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris
268) Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa
269) Sarus Crane Antigone antigone
270) Varied Honeyeater Gavicalis versicolor
271) Green Pygmy-Goose Nettapus pulchellus
272) Little Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus
273) Brown-backed Honeyeater Ramsayornis modestus
274) Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus
275) Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
276) Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
277) Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
278) Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
279) Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae
280) Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides
281) Greater Sand-Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
282) Sahul Cicadabird Coracina tenuirostris
283) Black Butcherbird Cracticus quoyi
284) Pacific Koel Eudynamys orientalis
285) Atherton Scrubwren Sericornis keri
286) Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus

Herptiles:
33) Eastern Bearded Dragon Pogona barbata
34) Yellow-blotched Forest Skink Concinnia tigrina
35) Prickly Forest Skink Gnypetoscincus queenslandiae
36) White-lipped Tree Frog Nyctimystes infrafrenatus
37) Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus
38) Pale-lipped Shadeskink Saproscincus basiliscus
39) Closed-litter Rainbow Skink Carlia longipes

Fish:
24) Spotted Tilapia Pelmatolapia mariae
25) Snakehead Gudgeon Giuris aporocephalus.
26) Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus
27) Blue-spotted Fantail-Ray Taeniura lymma
28) Spotted Archerfish Toxotes chatareus
29) Surf Parrotfish Scarus rivulatus

Invertebrates:
330) Iridomyrmex mayri [ant]
331) Apricia bracteata [jumping spider]
332) Long-palped Basking Jumping Spider Apricia longipalpis
333) Metallic Green Acacia Beetle Calomela ruficeps
334) Australocoris fuscomaculatus [big-eyed bug]
335) Small Round Orbweaver Araneus rotundulus
336) Lychee Stink Bug Lyramorpha rosea
337) Southern Pearl White Elodina angulipennis
338) Broken-backed Bug Taylorilygus apicalis
339) Ulysses Butterfly Papilio ulysses
340) Hamadryad Tellervo zoilus
341) Copper Jewel Hypochrysops apelles
342) Narcicus Jewel Hypochrysops narcissus
343) Lurcher Yoma sabina
344) Shining Oak-Blue Arhopala micale
345) Mud Creeper Telescopium telescopium
346) Compressed Fiddler Crab Tubuca coarctata
347) Chocolate Argus Junonia hedonia
348) North Queensland Day Moth Alcides metaurus
349) Common Archtail Nannophlebia risi
350) Purple Oakblue Arhopala eupolis
351) Orange Bush-Brown Mycalesis terminus
352) Serrated Bush Katydid Paracaedicia serrata
353) Spiny Rainforest Katydid Phricta spinosa
354) Polyrhachis foreli [ant]
355) Camponotus confusus [ant]
356) Cooktown Bicoloured Snail Hadra bipartita
357) Yellow-streaked Swift Sabera dobboe
358) Northern Jewel Spider Gasteracantha fornicata
359) Australian Lichen Spider Pandercetes gracilis
360) Spotted Pea-Blue Euchrysops cnejus
361) Capaneus Swallowtail Papilio capaneus
362) Green Tree Ant Oecophylla smaragdina
363) Opalescent Pendant-Snail Leptopoma perlucida
364) Destructive Katydid Austrosalomona destructor
365) Calliphara regalis [orange shield bug]
366) Northern Lined Hygropoda Hygropoda lineata
367) Large Forest Pyrgomorph Desmoptera truncatipennis
368) Cyclone Larry Stick Insect Sipyloidea larryi
369) Peppermint Stick Insect Megacrania batesii
370) Banded Demon Notocrypta paralysos
371) Poecilometis elongatus [shield bug]
372) Papuan Hermit Spider Nephilengys papuana
373) Rufous Net-casting Spider Asianopis subrufa
374) Mastighaphoides tuberculatus [katydid]
375) Dingy Bush-Brown Mycalesis perseus
376) Sapphire Flutterer Rhyothemis princeps
377) Allacta australiensis [cockroach]
378) Red-banded Jezebel Delias mysis
379) Priestly Spiny Orbweaver Gasteracantha sacerdotalis

Great list. Lumholtz tree kangaroos are a nemesis of mine too. I've also missed the Papuan frogmouth a couple of times. On one occasion I was closing in on one calling only to have my way barred by a scrub python curled up over the path. Win some and loose some.

 

[RatioTile]

first time wild, first time ever

49. Fulvous Pocket Gopher (Megascapheus fulvus)

50. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

51. Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis)

52. Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

53. Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)

54. Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)

 

[Osedax]

134. Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
135. Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)

Just got back yesterday morning from an 11-day trip to Cambodia. Wildlife-watching was not the main purpose of the trip, as I was not the one organising it; I just tagged along, and if I had been organising the trip, I would have gone to many different places in search of more wildlife.
Nevertheless, I was happy with what I did see.


20/9 - Seen during the stopover at Singapore airport

Birds
135. House Crow (Corvus splendens)
136. Pacific Swallow (Hirundo javanica)
137. Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)


20-22/9 - Phnom Penh

Mammals
16. Lesser Large-footed Bat (Myotis hasseltii)
17. Lyle’s Flying Fox (Pteropus lylei)

Birds
138. Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
139. Red Collared Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
140. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
141. Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)
142. Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus)
143. Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
144. Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)
145. Malaysian Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica)
146. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
147. Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
148. Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
149. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
150. Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)
151. Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris)
152. Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
153. House Swift (Apus nipalensis)

Reptiles
12. Indo-Pacific House Gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii)



23-27/9 - Kampong Cham Province

Birds
154. Plain-backed Sparrow (Passer flaveolus)
155. Indochinese Roller (Coracias affinis)
156. Streak-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus conradi)
157. Javan Pond-heron (Ardeola speciosa)
158. Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
159. Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
160. Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)
161. Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
162. Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

Reptiles
13. Flat-tailed House Gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus)
14. Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
15. Common Four-clawed Gecko (Gehyra mutilata)

Amphibians
2. Deli Little Pygmy Frog (Micryletta inornata)
3. Burmese Squat Frog (Glyphoglossus guttulatus)
4. Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
5. Paddy Field Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis)
6. Banded Bullfrog (Kaloula picta)
7. Green Puddle Frog (Occidozyga lima)


28-29/9 - Siem Reap

Mammals
18. Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
19. Northern Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca leonina)
20. Variable Squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii)

Birds
163. Great Mynah (Acridotheres grandis)
164. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
165. Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
166. Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus)

Reptiles
16. Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor)
17. East Indian Brown Mabuya (Eutropis multifasciata)


30/9 - seen during the stopover in Singapore

Birds
167. Javan Mynah (Acridotheres javanicus)
168. Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)

 

[Osedax]

Just got back yesterday morning from an 11-day trip to Cambodia. Wildlife-watching was not the main purpose of the trip, as I was not the one organising it; I just tagged along, and if I had been organising the trip, I would have gone to many different places in search of more wildlife.
Nevertheless, I was happy with what I did see.


20/9 - Seen during the stopover at Singapore airport

Birds
135. House Crow (Corvus splendens)
136. Pacific Swallow (Hirundo javanica)
137. Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja)


20-22/9 - Phnom Penh

Mammals
16. Lesser Large-footed Bat (Myotis hasseltii)
17. Lyle’s Flying Fox (Pteropus lylei)

Birds
138. Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
139. Red Collared Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
140. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
141. Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier)
142. Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus)
143. Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
144. Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)
145. Malaysian Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica)
146. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
147. Lesser Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
148. Asian Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
149. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)
150. Edible-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)
151. Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris)
152. Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
153. House Swift (Apus nipalensis)

Reptiles
12. Indo-Pacific House Gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii)



23-27/9 - Kampong Cham Province

Birds
154. Plain-backed Sparrow (Passer flaveolus)
155. Indochinese Roller (Coracias affinis)
156. Streak-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus conradi)
157. Javan Pond-heron (Ardeola speciosa)
158. Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
159. Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
160. Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedia)
161. Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
162. Hair-crested Drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

Reptiles
13. Flat-tailed House Gecko (Hemidactylus platyurus)
14. Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
15. Common Four-clawed Gecko (Gehyra mutilata)

Amphibians
2. Deli Little Pygmy Frog (Micryletta inornata)
3. Burmese Squat Frog (Glyphoglossus guttulatus)
4. Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
5. Paddy Field Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis)
6. Banded Bullfrog (Kaloula picta)
7. Green Puddle Frog (Occidozyga lima)


28-29/9 - Siem Reap

Mammals
18. Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
19. Northern Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca leonina)
20. Variable Squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii)

Birds
163. Great Mynah (Acridotheres grandis)
164. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
165. Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
166. Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus)

Reptiles
16. Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor)
17. East Indian Brown Mabuya (Eutropis multifasciata)


30/9 - seen during the stopover in Singapore

Birds
167. Javan Mynah (Acridotheres javanicus)
168. Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)

Just realised I counted 135 twice. I should be on 169 birds.

 

[MRJ]

I have seen this bird on three continents this year but somehow have not listed it here.

337 European starling Sturnus vulgaris

An interesting visitor to our little dam, the joke being there are no fish in it.

338. Little pied cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos

 

[BerdNerd]

There are plenty of good birdwatching locations near my university campus but it's unfortunately too far inland to see most of the wading and shorebirds. Luckily, I had my fall break this weekend so I drove back home and made sure to take advantage of the last time this year I could see these birds before most of them left for migration and the weather became too cold. I went to a small coastal town called Topsail Beach, a beautiful and somewhat secluded location with vast areas of marshland and beaches. I had two target species for the day: Black Skimmer, a bird I've been trying to see for years with no success, and Reddish Egret, an uncommon visitor to North Carolina that was reported on eBird at this location just two days before my visit. When I got there, I was surprised to see just how many birds there actually were: huge flocks of gulls, pelicans, and plovers were constantly flying overhead. Running alongside the side of the beach was the estuary, where there was a huge mixed flock of white ibises, terns, and the skimmers I have been looking forward to finding for so long. Most of my time was spent just standing still in one spot; the flocks of birds flying past or overhead seemed to be endless! I was only there for just shy of an hour and a half, but I walked away with five new lifers! One of those five was unfortunately not the Reddish Egret, but I guess it gives me an excuse to come back again, which I definitely will be doing in the future.

9/23/25

126. Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)

10/4/25

127. Sanderling (Calidris alba)
128. Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
129. American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
130. Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
131. Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
132. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
133. Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
134. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
135. Short-Billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
136. American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
137. Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
138. Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
139. Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri)


Total:
Mammals: 8
Birds: 139
Reptiles: 10
Amphibians: 3
Fish: 37
Invertebrates: 28

 

[DaLilFishie]

BIRDS
239 - Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides

HERPS
24 - Carpet Python Morelia spilota

INVERTS
135 - Giant Grasshopper Valanga irregularis
136 - Quick Stick Insect Acrophylla thoon

HERPS
25 - Orange-flanked Rainbow-Skink Carlia rubigo

FISHES
193 - Ceram Cardinalfish Fibramia ceramensis

INVERTS
137 - Monarch Danaus plexippus
138 - Golden Bristleworm Chloeia flava
139 - a shore crab, Metopograpsus latifrons
140 - Blue Tiger Tirumala hamata

 

[DaLilFishie]

HERPS
25 - Orange-flanked Rainbow-Skink Carlia rubigo

FISHES
193 - Ceram Cardinalfish Fibramia ceramensis

INVERTS
137 - Monarch Danaus plexippus
138 - Golden Bristleworm Chloeia flava
139 - a shore crab, Metopograpsus latifrons
140 - Blue Tiger Tirumala hamata

Forgot one
INVERTS
141 - European Honeybee Apis mellifera