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143 - a leaf-footed bug, Cletomorpha mackayensis
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143 - a leaf-footed bug, Cletomorpha mackayensis
14.10.25 - road (208), Olinda road area (381, 382, 389, 390), road (383), Kealia Pond NWR (-— - 386, 391, 392), Kama’ole Beach Park III area (387, 388, 393 - 395), Maui, Hawai’i, USA
Mammals
208. Feral Goat (Capra hircus)
Birds (non-passerines)
381. Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
382. Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
383. Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
—-. Hawaiian Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni)
384. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
385. Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
386. Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai) (red & white shield)
387. Rosy-faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)
388. Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica)
Birds (passerines)
389. Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
390. Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora)
391. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
392. African Silverbill (Euodice cantans)
393. Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
394. Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
395. Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)
also House Finch, Western Cattle Egret, Feral Pigeon, Black-crowned Night-heron, Wandering Tattler
Platypusboy
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Haven't updated in an embarrassingly long tíme, but I guess it's better late than never. 
Birds
202. Spotted crake, Porzana porzana 28/8/25
203. Bluethroat, Luscinia svevica 28/8/25
204. Little stint, Calidris minuta 6/9/25
205. Pink-footed goose, Anas brachyrhynchus 26/9/25
206. European golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria 26/9/25
207. Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos 3/10/25
208. Pallas's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus 8/10/25
209. Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos 14/10/25
Birds
202. Spotted crake, Porzana porzana 28/8/25
203. Bluethroat, Luscinia svevica 28/8/25
204. Little stint, Calidris minuta 6/9/25
205. Pink-footed goose, Anas brachyrhynchus 26/9/25
206. European golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria 26/9/25
207. Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos 3/10/25
208. Pallas's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus 8/10/25
209. Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos 14/10/25
Was walking through the forest up on Haleakala. It started to rain and one ran across the path while I was going for shelter under some trees. I just thought “ Oh another plastic.” and carried on with my day. Didn’t know they were difficult.
Male or female?
Male
15.10.25 - Panaewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens (397-399, 18), Hawai’i Volcanoes NP: start of Devastation Trail (—-, 400), Holei Sea Arch (396), Big Island, Hawai’i, USA
Birds (non-passerines)
396. Black Noddy (Anous minutus melanogenys)
Birds (passerines)
397. Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
398. Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica)
399. Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)
—-. Hawaiʻi ʻAmakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens virens)
400. ʻŌmaʻo (Myadestes obscurus)
Reptiles
18. Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda)
also captive ʻAlalā (Hawaiian Crow) (extinct in the wild), (Hawaiian) Short-eared Owl (Pueo), Hawaiian Hawk (‘Io)
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16.10.25 - Saddle Road (401,402), road to Hakalau Forest NWR (209, 210, 403, 404, 406), Hakalau Forest NWR (407-410), road out (405), Palila Discovery Trail (—-), Pahoa (18), Big Island, Hawai’i, USA
Mammals
209. Mouflon (Ovis gmelini)
210. Feral Pig (Sus scrofa)
Birds (non-passerines)
401. Hawaiian Hawk (Buteo solitarius)
402. Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
403. Erckel’s Spurfowl (Pternistis erckelii)
404. Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
405. Hawaii Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus sandwichensis)
Birds (passerines)
406. Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
407. Alawī (Loxops mana)
408. ʻAkiapōlāʻau (Hemignathus wilsoni)
409. Hawaiʻi ʻĀkepa (Loxops coccineus)
410. Hawaiʻi ʻElepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis ridgwayi)
—-. Hawaiʻi ʻElepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis bryani)
Amphibians
18. Common Coqui (Eleutherodactylus coqui)
also Wild Turkey, California Quail
CarnotaurusSastrei
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Cambridge - 10/11
Birds
135. Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
136. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
137. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Invertebrates
39. Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)
Portsmouth - 10/12
Birds
138. Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Fishes
6. European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Invertebrates
40. Mediterranean Fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii)
Totals: 138 Birds, 15 Mammals, 3 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians, 6 Fishes, 40 Invertebrates (204 Total)
New Life List Entries: 74 Birds, 7 Mammals, 1 Reptile, 4 Fishes, 33 Invertebrates (119 Total)
I went to the Western Treatment Plant with a friend yesterday afternoon. I thought it a little quiet and saw comments to that effect online. Opinion was that there is a lot of water up north at the moment, plus birds are currently nesting. My friend is a photographer, more interested in the art than the birds, so there was a fair bit of the car moving back or forwards to get the best shot. Total 36 species seen.
339. Hardhead Aythya australis
340. Musk duck Biziura lobata
341. Australian shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
342. Hoary-headed grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
343. Brolga Antigone rubicunda
344. White-necked heron Ardea pacifica
345. Pied oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
346. Pied stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
347. Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata
348. Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybrida
349. Swamp harrier Circus approximans
350. Brown falcon Falco berigora
351. White-fronted chat Epthianura albifrons
352. Little grassbird Poodytes gramineus
339. Hardhead Aythya australis
340. Musk duck Biziura lobata
341. Australian shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
342. Hoary-headed grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus
343. Brolga Antigone rubicunda
344. White-necked heron Ardea pacifica
345. Pied oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris
346. Pied stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
347. Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata
348. Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybrida
349. Swamp harrier Circus approximans
350. Brown falcon Falco berigora
351. White-fronted chat Epthianura albifrons
352. Little grassbird Poodytes gramineus
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17.10.25 - R12 (just under intersection with R10), Big Island, Hawai’i, USA
Birds (passerines)
411. Palila (Loxioides bailleui)
also Mourning Dove
18.10.25 - Waikoloa Skate Park (412), Mauna Lani South Golf Course (413), Manuka State Park (—-), Big Island, Hawai’i, USA
Birds (non-passerines)
412. Grey Francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus)
413. Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
Birds (passerines)
—-. Hawaiʻi ʻElepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis sandwichensis)
Very successful bat box check with the county bat group at Hilton Gravel Pits this morning. Box checks are often dominated by pipistrelles, but this site is traditionally good for a bit of variety. As such, I always mean to attend this check, but I haven't actually managed to make it for some years. In particular, there is typically one box (not the same one every time, to add jeopardy!) with a big roost of Natterer's hiding out in it - but the Nyctalus were out in force (or I guess, given it was a box check, in in force) today as well.
Mammals:
28. Common Noctule - Nyctalus noctula
29. Leisler's Bat - Nyctalus leisleri
30. Natterer's Bat - Myotis nattereri
Mammals:
28. Common Noctule - Nyctalus noctula
29. Leisler's Bat - Nyctalus leisleri
30. Natterer's Bat - Myotis nattereri
Birds
348. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata
KiwiBirb
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Decided to go to Lidl’s the other day. Not for food or anything, just for a rare SparrowWith school starting up again, I haven’t been able to go birding as much, and when I have, I haven’t had the best of luck when it comes to year species. Not too many species to note in the rest of September, though I’ve been enjoying seeing many birds again, often with better looks on their fall migration with a highlight being a slightly late Wood Thrush. At the start of October I saw a major surprise- a GalahObviously this is an escaped pet of some sort so I won’t be counting it on any lists but a major shocker for my quiet suburban neighbor. This past weekend was the Meadowlands Birding Festival and I really enjoyed it after missing it last year. The tide was not in my favor to get target species like Long-Billed Dowitcher and Sora, but at a nearby Retention Pond a Baird’s Sandpiper had been reported. I went 3 times to try and see it this weekend, the first I missed it by about 6 hours, the 2nd time I missed it by an hour and the 3rd and final time I looked I missed the Sandpiper by 10 minutes
The Baird’s Sandpiper is not anywhere close to the most common species I’m missing in my area but it might be the first bird that I feel is truly a nemesis to me. Luckily I had better luck this week as I got a lifer Orange-Crowned Warbler in a local park after deciding not to pursue one in favor of the Baird’s Sandpiper last week.
Birds
273) Orange-Crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
Progress:
Mammals- 20
Birds- 273
Herptiles- 11
Total- 305
Birds
273) Nelson’s Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni))
Progress:
Mammals- 20
Birds- 274
Herptiles- 11
Total- 306
BIRDS
240 - Siberian Sand-Plover Anarhynchus monolgus
INVERTS
144 - Orange-clawed Fiddler Crab Gelasimus vomeris
Running totals:
Mammals - 17
Birds - 240
Herps - 26
Fishes - 193
Inverts - 144
Jealous!!
