ZooChat Challenge UK 2015

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Interesting - do Hamerton no longer hold African Wood Owl and Striped Owl then?
 
It was a very rushed visit, as I didn't get there until 2, but I don't recall either species. Where were they held previously?
 
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Same area as all the other owls, if memory serves.
 
Striped Owls have been gone for atleast 2 years,as for the African Wood Owl they have been gone even longer than that if my memory is correct!

Fair enough :) pretty sure both were there when I visited in March 2012, so presumably some time shortly after that.
 
Just a heads up to anyone thinking about heading to the Muncaster Castle World Owl Centre. I just went to book tickets for the weekend and found that is closed until 7th February and will open on Winter opening times until 27th March (11-4). From 28th March there will be a meet the birds display at 2:30pm.

Looks like we won't be ticking lots of owls off the list this weekend then!
 
Very short list to start off this list, courtesy of a visit to Colchester Zoo:
1- Harris' hawk
2- Ruppell's griffon vulture
3- Andean condor
4- Eurasian great grey owl
5- King vulture
 
Right after another visit to Chester today I can add another species,so here is my updated list!

1) Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) at Chester Zoo
2) Eurasian Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) at Chester Zoo
3) White-faced Scops Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis) at Chester Zoo
4) Brown Wood Owl (Strix leptogrammica) at Chester Zoo
5) Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) at Chester Zoo
6) Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica) at Chester Zoo
7) Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) at Chester Zoo
8) Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) at Chester Zoo
9) American Black vulture (Coragypus atratus) at Chester Zoo

So until I visit a few Bird of Prey places thats it for the moment.
 
Quick visit to Dudley last Thursday to start off the year.

Dudley Zoo
1. Northern white-faced owl - Ptilopsis leucotis
2. Burrowing owl - Athene cunicularia
3. Snowy owl - Bubo scandiacus
4. Great gray owl - Strix nebulosa
 
After another run out today I have added a few more to my total,so here is the updated score for me.

1) Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) at Chester Zoo
2) Eurasian Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) at Chester Zoo
3) White-faced Scops Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis) at Chester Zoo
4) Brown Wood Owl (Strix leptogrammica) at Chester Zoo
5) Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) at Chester Zoo
6) Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica) at Chester Zoo
7) Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) at Chester Zoo
8) Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) at Chester Zoo
9) American Black vulture (Coragypus atratus) at Chester Zoo
10) American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata pratincola) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
11) Boobook Owl (Ninox boobook) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
12) Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
13) African Spotted Eagle Owl (Bubo africanus africanus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
14) Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
15) Bengal Eagle Owl (Bubo bengalensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
16) White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
17) Verreaux's Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
18) Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiaca) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
19) Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
20) Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
21) Little Owl (Athene noctua) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
22) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
23) Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
24) Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
25) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
26) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
27) Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
28) Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
29) European Eagle Owl Bubo bubo bubo) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
30) Mackinder's Eagle Owl (Bubo capensis mackinderi) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
31) Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
32) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
33) Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
34) European Barn Owl (Tyto alba alba) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre

Finally a note to those people that like editing zootierlist from peoples list,DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE ANYTHING,as I have passed any changes on to somebody that can edit it that I trust to do it right,as in many cases it means I either didn't see it or it was off-show due to the weather!!!
 
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It would seem that I have manged to miss a bird that I have had the pleasure of flying,so I have now added Treacle the Tawny Owl at Gentleshaw.

1) Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) at Chester Zoo
2) Eurasian Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) at Chester Zoo
3) White-faced Scops Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis) at Chester Zoo
4) Brown Wood Owl (Strix leptogrammica) at Chester Zoo
5) Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) at Chester Zoo
6) Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica) at Chester Zoo
7) Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) at Chester Zoo
8) Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) at Chester Zoo
9) American Black vulture (Coragypus atratus) at Chester Zoo
10) American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata pratincola) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
11) Boobook Owl (Ninox boobook) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
12) Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
13) African Spotted Eagle Owl (Bubo africanus africanus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
14) Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
15) Bengal Eagle Owl (Bubo bengalensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
16) White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
17) Verreaux's Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
18) Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiaca) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
19) Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
20) Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
21) Little Owl (Athene noctua) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
22) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
23) Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
24) Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
25) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
26) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
27) Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
28) Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
29) European Eagle Owl Bubo bubo bubo) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
30) Mackinder's Eagle Owl (Bubo capensis mackinderi) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
31) Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
32) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
33) Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
34) European Barn Owl (Tyto alba alba) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
35) European Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

So thats it for awhile or atleast till the end of the month!
 
I've started my list :)

1) Barn Owl at the Owl Sanctuary (South Lakes) - there is a Public display in Kendal town center every Saturday
2) Long eared Owl at The Owl Sanctuary (public display)
3) Little Owl at The Owl Sanctuary (public display)
4) Tawny Owl at The Owl Sanctuary (public display)
5) White face Scoops Owl at The Owl Sanctuary (public display)
6) Bengal Eagle Owl at The Owl Sanctuary (public display)
7) Eurasian Eagle Owl at The Owl Sanctuary (public display)

Heading to Lake district Wildlife Park today so will add more later :)
 
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I am adding to my list:

8) Harris Hawk at LDWP 25.01
9) Lanner Falcon at LDWP
10) Turkey Vulture at LDWP
11) Bald Eagle at LDWP
12) Golden Eagle at LDWP
13) Black Kite at LDWP
14) Tawny Eagle at LDWP
15) Common Buzzard at LDWP
16) Peregrine Falcon at LDWP
17) Ruppels Griffon Vulture at LDWP
18) Great Grey Owl at LDWP

Plus this mystery bird which didn't have a sign which I have tried and failed to classify! Anyone have any idea what it could be?! :confused:



 
After visits to Colchester & Hamerton this weekend, I am hardly off to a flying start in this year's challenge:

Colchester 10/1/15

1. King Vulture
2. Andean Condor
3. Great Grey Owl

Hamerton 11/1/15
4. Hooded Vulture
5. Ruppells Griffon Vulture
6. Snowy Owl
7. Boobook Owl
8. Burrowing Owl
9. White Faced Scops Owl
10. Brown Wood Owl
After a couple of visits this weekend, my total has crept up
At London Zoo 24/1/15
11 Striated Caracara
12 African Harrier Hawk
13 Eurasian Eagle Owl
14 Spectacled Owl
15 Northern Hawk Owl

At Whipsnade 25/1/15
16 Ural Owl
 
A last minute decision to visit our first collection of the year led us to Gauntlet Bird of Prey Centre

1. Bengal Eagle Owl Bubo bengalensis
2. Boobook Owl Ninox boobook
3. Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
4. Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa lapponica
5. Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis
6. African Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus africanus
7. Bateleur Eagle Terathopius ecaudatus
8. Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
9. African Harrier Hawk Polyboroides typus
10. Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
11. Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
12. Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
13. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
14. Verraux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus
15. African Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
16. American Black Vulture Coragyps atratus
17. Red Kite Milvus milvus
18. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
19. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
20. African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
21. Common Black Kite Milvus migrans
22. White-tailed Sea Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
23. Rueppell's Griffon Vulture Gyps rueppelli
24. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
25. Little Owl Athene noctua
26. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
27. Eurasisn Tawny Owl Strix aluco
28. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
29. African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
30. Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
31. Harris Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
32. Chaco Owl Strix chacoensis
33. African Hawk Eagle Aquila spilogaster
34. Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
35. American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
 
After a quick visit to Dudley Zoo I have added another 1 to my total so far

1) Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) at Chester Zoo
2) Eurasian Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) at Chester Zoo
3) White-faced Scops Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis) at Chester Zoo
4) Brown Wood Owl (Strix leptogrammica) at Chester Zoo
5) Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) at Chester Zoo
6) Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica) at Chester Zoo
7) Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) at Chester Zoo
8) Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) at Chester Zoo
9) American Black vulture (Coragypus atratus) at Chester Zoo
10) American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata pratincola) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
11) Boobook Owl (Ninox boobook) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
12) Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
13) African Spotted Eagle Owl (Bubo africanus africanus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
14) Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
15) Bengal Eagle Owl (Bubo bengalensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
16) White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
17) Verreaux's Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
18) Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiaca) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
19) Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
20) Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
21) Little Owl (Athene noctua) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
22) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
23) Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
24) Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
25) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
26) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
27) Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
28) Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
29) European Eagle Owl Bubo bubo bubo) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
30) Mackinder's Eagle Owl (Bubo capensis mackinderi) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
31) Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
32) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
33) Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
34) European Barn Owl (Tyto alba alba) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
35) European Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
36) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) at Dudley Zoo
 
Well I decided to have a little run out to Flamingoland,and then found a little place open called ICBP Duncombe Park,so swung by to see what it was all about,not expecting much but found alot more than expected,so as a result I have added more than a few to my list!

1) Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) at Chester Zoo
2) Eurasian Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) at Chester Zoo
3) White-faced Scops Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis) at Chester Zoo
4) Brown Wood Owl (Strix leptogrammica) at Chester Zoo
5) Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) at Chester Zoo
6) Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica) at Chester Zoo
7) Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) at Chester Zoo
8) Spectacled Owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) at Chester Zoo
9) American Black vulture (Coragypus atratus) at Chester Zoo
10) American Barn Owl (Tyto furcata pratincola) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
11) Boobook Owl (Ninox boobook) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
12) Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
13) African Spotted Eagle Owl (Bubo africanus africanus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
14) Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
15) Bengal Eagle Owl (Bubo bengalensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
16) White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
17) Verreaux's Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
18) Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiaca) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
19) Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
20) Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
21) Little Owl (Athene noctua) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
22) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
23) Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
24) Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
25) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
26) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
27) Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
28) Chaco Owl (Strix chacoensis) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
29) European Eagle Owl Bubo bubo bubo) at Cheshire Falconry Centre
30) Mackinder's Eagle Owl (Bubo capensis mackinderi) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
31) Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
32) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
33) Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
34) European Barn Owl (Tyto alba alba) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
35) European Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) at Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre
36) Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) at Dudley Zoo
37) Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) at ICBP Duncombe Park
38) Vermiculated Eagle Owl (Bubo cinerascens) at ICBP Duncombe Park
39) New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae) at ICBP Duncombe Park
40) Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus aegyptius parasitus) at ICBP Duncombe Park
41) Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) at ICBP Duncombe Park
42) Black-chested Buzzard Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) at ICBP Duncombe Park
43) Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) at ICBP Duncombe Park
44) Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) at ICBP Duncombe Park
45) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at ICBP Duncombe Park
46) Verreaux's Eagle (Aquila verreauxii) at ICBP Duncombe Park
47) Red Kite (Milvus milvus) at ICBP Duncombe Park
48) Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) at ICBP Duncombe Park
49) Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) at ICBP Duncombe Park
50) Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) at ICBP Duncombe Park

Not a bad place to visit just a shame its a bugger of a place to find,and a piece of advice if you do visit,pick a nice dry day because if not you might have to get your car pushed off the overflow car park!!!!!
 
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