ZooChat Big Year 2015

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lintworm said:
Some more birds and one mammal from a weekend full of cheese in the Berner Oberland (Swiss Alps)

255. Lesser redpoll
256. Golden eagle
257. Water pipit
258. Yellow-billed chough
259. Nutcracker

Mammals

25. Alpine chamois

Maybe I will get some more mountain species within a few weeks, but in 4 weeks I will be in the land of 13 months of sunshine :)
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No new birds, but a few other additions

Mammals
26. Greater white-toothed shrew
27. Brown rat

Fish
8. Common barbel
9. Brown trout
10. Common rud
 
Freiston Shore and Frampton today - finally a definite Whimbrel and a UK Yellow Wagtail!

179. Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava
180. Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
181. Little Stint - Calidris minuta

2. Common Lizard - Zootoca vivipara


EDIT: That day also takes my UK-only year bird total to 162, surpassing last year's total of 160 with nearly 5 months to spare!
 
Hix said:
Went up to Dubbo and did some birdwatching in Beni State Forest and at Western Plains Zoo.

144. Intermediate Egret
145. Grey-crowned Babbler
146. White-browed Babbler
147. Yellow-throated Miner
148. Red-capped Robin
149. Little Raven
150. Apostlebird
151. Whistling Kite

Mammals
12. Red Kangaroo
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152. Brown Treecreeper
153. Laughing Dove
154. Singing Honeyeater
155. Nankeen Night-heron
156. Australian Shelduck

:p

Hix
 
Another batch of belated updates, based on sightings in Cumbria, Northumberland, County Durham and North Yorkshire.

Current Bird Total: 155 taxa

TeaLovingDave said:
1) Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
2) Great tit (Parus major)
3) Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
4) European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
5) Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
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TeaLovingDave said:
6) European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
7) Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
8) Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
9) European Blackbird (Turdus merula)
10) Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
11) European Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
12) European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
13) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
14) Greater Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
15) Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
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TeaLovingDave said:
16) Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
17) Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
18) Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
19) Common Gull (Larus canus)
20) Coot (Fulica atra)
21) Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
22) Eurasian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
23) Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
24) Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
25) Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
26) Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
27) Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
28) Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
29) Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
30) Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
31) Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
32) Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
33) Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
34) Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
35) Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
36) Lesser Redpoll (Carduelis cabaret)
37) Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
38) Magpie (Pica pica)
39) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
40) Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
41) Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
42) Mealy Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
43) Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
44) Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
45) Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
46) Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
47) Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
48) Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
49) Redshank (Tringa totanus)
50) Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
51) Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
52) Sanderling (Calidris alba)
53) Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
54) Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
55) Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
56) Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
57) Twite (Carduelis flavirostris)
58) Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
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TeaLovingDave said:
59) Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris)
60) Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
61) Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
62) Gannet (Morus bassanus)
63) Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
64) Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
65) Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
66) Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
67) Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
68) Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
69) Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
70) Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
71) Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
72) Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
73) Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
74) European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
75) European Crane (Grus grus)
76) White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
77) Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
78) Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
79) Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
80) European Raven (Corvus corax)
81) Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
82) Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
83) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
84) Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
85) Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
86) Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
87) Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
88) Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
89) Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
90) Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
91) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
92) Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
93) Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
94) Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
95) Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
96) Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
97) Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
98) Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
99) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
100) Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
101) Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
102) Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
103) Red-legged Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
104) Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
105) Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
106) Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
107) Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
108) Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
109) Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
110) Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
111) Crag Martin (Hirundo rupestris)
112) House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
113) Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
114) Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
115) Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata)
116) Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
117) Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
118) Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
119) Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
120) Garganey (Anas querquedula)
121) Merganser (Mergus merganser)
122) Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
123) Eider (Somateria mollissima)
124) Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
125) Swift (Apus apus)
126) Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
127) Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
128) Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)
129) Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
130) Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
131) Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
132) Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
133) Firecrest (Regulus ignicapillus)
134) Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
135) Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
136) Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
137) Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
138) Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
139) Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)
140) White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
141) Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
142) Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)
143) Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
144) Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
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145) Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
146) Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
147) Little Gull (Larus minutus)
148) Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
149) Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
150) Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
151) Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
152) Merlin (Falco columbarius)
153) Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
154) Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
155) Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

No additions to my mammal or herp year list.
 
Hix said:
152. Brown Treecreeper
153. Laughing Dove
154. Singing Honeyeater
155. Nankeen Night-heron
156. Australian Shelduck
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157. Glossy Ibis
158. Brown Honeyeater
159. Yellow-billed Spoonbill

:p

Hix
 
A local potter around Ogston and Cromford today, with a couple of new additions:

182. Mandarin Duck - Aix galericulata
183. White-breasted Dipper - Cinclus cinclus
 
Hix said:
157. Glossy Ibis
158. Brown Honeyeater
159. Yellow-billed Spoonbill
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Spent the day on Rottnest Island and picked up a couple of Lifers as well as some annual ticks.

Birds
160. Pied Oystercatcher
161. Osprey
162. Banded Lapwing
163. Red-capped Plover
164. White-fronted Chat
165. Pacific Gull


Mammals
13. Quokka


Reptiles
6. King Skink
7. Shingleback (subspecies endemic to the island Tiliqua rugosa konowi)
8. West Coast Morethia

Off to Wungong Dam and Bungendore Forest today, hopefully get some more West Coast endemics.

:p

Hix
 
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166. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
167. Australian Ringneck (Twenty-eight)
168. Red-winged Fairywren
169. Splendid Fairywren
170. Western Spinebill
171. Western Wattlebird
172. Inland Thornbill
173. Square-tailed Kite
174. Western Gerygone
175. Varied Sittella (Black-capped form)

:p

Hix
 
Hix said:
166. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
167. Australian Ringneck (Twenty-eight)
168. Red-winged Fairywren
169. Splendid Fairywren
170. Western Spinebill
171. Western Wattlebird
172. Inland Thornbill
173. Square-tailed Kite
174. Western Gerygone
175. Varied Sittella (Black-capped form)

:p

Hix
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theres some nice birds in that list hix. are you having a look for the red capped parrot and the two black cockies?
 
LaughingDove said:
I'm surprised you've managed to go so long without seeing one of these before! They've been very common in the Perth area in my experience.
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They might be, but the last time I was in Perth was 1986, and I don't recall seeing them at all back then.

@boof: I was looking for the two White-tailed Cockys yesterday but all I could find were the Redtails. But I'm keeping my eyes and ears open for them, the Redcaps, and the Western Rosella. But as I'm working all week, and flying back to Sydney on Saturday morning, I suspect I won't be seeing them this trip.

:p

Hix
 
Ituri said:
American Redstart was a misidentification.

248 Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis
249 Rufous Hummingbird - Selasphorus rufus
250 Olive-sided Flycatcher - Contopus cooperi
251 Townsend's Warbler - Setophaga townsendi
252 Black-backed Woodpecker - Picoides arcticus

35 American Black Bear - Ursus americanus
36 Mountain Goat - Oreamnos americanus
37 Hoary Marmot - Marmota caligata
38 North American River Otter - Lontra canadensis
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39 Snowshoe Hare - Lepus americanus
40 Cliff Chipmunk - Tamias dorsalis
41 Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis

252 Black-backed Woodpecker - Picoides arcticus
253 Williamson's Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus thyroideus
254 Hammond's Flycatcher - Empidonax hammondii
255 Gray Flycatcher - Empidonax wrightii
256 White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
257 Cordilleran Flycatcher - Empidonax occidentalis
258 Black-throated Gray Warbler - Setophaga nigrescens
259 Ash-throated Flycatcher - Myiarchus cinerascens
260 Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos
261 Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus
262 Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii
263 Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos

8 Sagebrush Lizard - Sceloporus graciosus

4 Columbia Spotted Frog - Lithobates luteiventris
 
Hix said:
166. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
167. Australian Ringneck (Twenty-eight)
168. Red-winged Fairywren
169. Splendid Fairywren
170. Western Spinebill
171. Western Wattlebird
172. Inland Thornbill
173. Square-tailed Kite
174. Western Gerygone
175. Varied Sittella (Black-capped form)
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176. Tree Martin

:p

Hix
 
lintworm said:
No new birds, but a few other additions

Mammals
26. Greater white-toothed shrew
27. Brown rat

Fish
8. Common barbel
9. Brown trout
10. Common rud
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2 additions after 3 days of hiking/trekking in the overly touristic but very scenic Swiss alps in the Jungfrauregion.

260. Crossbill

Mammals
28. Alpine ibex


Now preparing for 6 weeks of field work in Eastern Ethiopia...
 
177. Caspian Tern

:p

Hix
 
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