ZooChat Big Year 2015

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Did I miss it or has nobody spotted a Virginia Opossom? Someone from New England or Texas should be able to put one those on the list!
 
Chlidonias said:
I thought this would be cool too - the whole Zoochat Big Year of mammals so far! It totals 214 species. Not everyone includes scientific names in their lists, so there may be some misinterpretations on my part. Lots of species from North America and Europe; lesser numbers from Africa, Asia and Australia; nothing from Central or South America.
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Of course, if you did this with last year's lists, you'd have some Central American species on there. ;)

Would this be a good time to mention that my Cuvier's Beaked Whale turned out to be a Northern Bottlenose Whale?
 
Maguari said:
Of course, if you did this with last year's lists, you'd have some Central American species on there. ;)

Would this be a good time to mention that my Cuvier's Beaked Whale turned out to be a Northern Bottlenose Whale?
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damn, the last two years' lists would have been great! I am going to do that now you've said it, and add them to the end of the 2013 and 2014 lists.
 
Chlidonias said:
damn, the last two years' lists would have been great! I am going to do that now you've said it, and add them to the end of the 2013 and 2014 lists.
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This year's list also has the potential to become even better. There is a change of Anomalures, Aders duiker and black & rufous sengi will be added to the list :p
 
lintworm said:
This year's list also has the potential to become even better. There is a change of Anomalures, Aders duiker and black & rufous sengi will be added to the list :p
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You going to Zanzibar?

:p

Hix
 
Maguari said:
Of course, if you did this with last year's lists, you'd have some Central American species on there. ;)
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I just completed the mammal list for 2014 and it is posted on the end of the 2014 thread. There were 332 species in total, including a nice round fifty primate species!

There was a good worldwide spread of mammals from Europe, North and Central America, Africa, Madagascar, Asia and Australasia.
 
Hix said:
You going to Zanzibar?

:p

Hix
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Almost ;), I will spend several weeks in the East Usambara mountains in Northeastern Tanzania for more field work in November / December. In 2,5 weeks I will be heading for Kenya for almost 3 weeks for more field work and in between I will be in Cape Town for a conference....
 
Chlidonias said:
I just completed the mammal list for 2014 and it is posted on the end of the 2014 thread. There were 332 species in total, including a nice round fifty primate species!

There was a good worldwide spread of mammals from Europe, North and Central America, Africa, Madagascar, Asia and Australasia.
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and now I have done the 2013 list as well, which totalled 219 mammal species (not as many people were participating because it was the first Big Year thread).
 
lintworm said:
Almost ;), I will spend several weeks in the East Usambara mountains in Northeastern Tanzania for more field work in November / December. In 2,5 weeks I will be heading for Kenya for almost 3 weeks for more field work and in between I will be in Cape Town for a conference....
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You will love the Usambaras! Are staying in Amani?

:p

Hix
 
Ituri said:
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
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42 Montane Vole - Microtus montanus
43 American Mink - Neovison vison
44 Rock Squirrel - Spermophilus variegatus

264 Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla
265 Dusky Grouse - Dendragapus obscurus
266 Sanderling - Calidris alba
267 Common Tern - Sterna hirundo
268 Broad-tailed Hummingbird - Selasphorus platycercus
 
Hix said:
You will love the Usambaras! Are staying in Amani?

:p

Hix
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Yes I will stay in the research center in Amani, though my research focusses mainly on the areas outside the rainforest, I guess I will get a chance or two to visit the reserve as well ;), it is the one of my five research areas where I am particularly looking forward to to visit, though in close competition with Mt. Kenya, but it somehow reminds me of Madagascar.
 
lintworm said:
My first birds ever in Asia:

367. Common mynah

From the airport in Qatar together with laughing dove and house sparrow, which are already on the list
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Update from Switzerland, so now new birds from 3 continents within 1 week.

368. Black woodpecker

I have been hearing them regularly since I moved to Switzerland in spring, even from my office, but I saw my first only today when I was walking through the forest close to my house.
 
Another batch of belated updates covering the last 2 months or so, based on sightings in Northumberland, Cumbria, County Durham and North Yorkshire.

Current Bird Total: 184 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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TeaLovingDave said:
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)
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156) Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
157) Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
158) Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)
159) Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
160) Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
161) Gadwall (Anas strepera)
162) Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
163) Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
164) Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
165) Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
166) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
167) Guillemot (Uria aalge)
168) Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
169) Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
170) Knot (Calidris canutus)
171) Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
172) Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
173) Pintail (Anas acuta)
174) Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
175) Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
176) Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
177) Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
178) Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
179) Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
180) Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
181) Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
182) Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
183) Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
184) Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)

Current mammal total: 30 taxa

TeaLovingDave said:
1) Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
2) Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
3) Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris)
4) Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
5) Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
6) Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
7) House Mouse (Mus musculus)
8) Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
9) European Hare (Lepus europaeus)
10) European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
11) Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
12) Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
13) Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
14) Common Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
15) Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
16) Soprano Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
17) Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
18) Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
19) Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
20) Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
21) Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
22) Stoat (Mustela erminea)
23) Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
24) European Badger (Meles meles)
25) Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
26) Reeves's Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
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27) Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina)
28) Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra)
29) European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
30) Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

Herptile total remains stable: 15 taxa
 
lintworm said:
Yes I will stay in the research center in Amani, though my research focusses mainly on the areas outside the rainforest, I guess I will get a chance or two to visit the reserve as well ;), it is the one of my five research areas where I am particularly looking forward to to visit, though in close competition with Mt. Kenya, but it somehow reminds me of Madagascar.
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I spent two days in Amani and saw 4 mammal species (Angolan Pied Colobus, Blue Monkey and two spp. of squirrel), a total of 40 bird species of which 26 were lifers, and six were sunbirds. You should also see the endemic Usambara Three-horned Chameleon without too much trouble too. So spending a few weeks there you should get a pretty impressive list.

What is it specifically you are researching?

:p

Hix
 
Hix said:
I spent two days in Amani and saw 4 mammal species (Angolan Pied Colobus, Blue Monkey and two spp. of squirrel), a total of 40 bird species of which 26 were lifers, and six were sunbirds. You should also see the endemic Usambara Three-horned Chameleon without too much trouble too. So spending a few weeks there you should get a pretty impressive list.

What is it specifically you are researching?

:p

Hix
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The short version of what I am doing is looking the the impact of the invasive Lantana camara and Prosopis juliflora (mesquite for the americans) on biodiversity and ecosystem services along a cover gradient. In Usambara it is all about Lantana ;) For a more detailed version you can pm me ;)
 
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