ZooChat Big Year 2016

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jbnbsn99 said:
Outside of our little contest, John Weigel, who I believe holds the Aussie big year record, just broke the American big year record - and still has over 5 months to go.
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He is shortly followed by "the nude birder" Olaf Danielsson, so it remains interesting to see who of the two will have the most birds in the end.

On a worldwide scale Arjan Dwarshuis has seen his 4000th bird of the year and he is travelling in the new world since 2 weeks. When comparing with the current record holder Noah (who saw just over 6000 species), Arjan has seen more species in the old world (which Arjan will maybe only return to in December) in less time until now.
 
lintworm said:
He is shortly followed by "the nude birder" Olaf Danielsson, so it remains interesting to see who of the two will have the most birds in the end.

On a worldwide scale Arjan Dwarshuis has seen his 4000th bird of the year and he is travelling in the new world since 2 weeks. When comparing with the current record holder Noah (who saw just over 6000 species), Arjan has seen more species in the old world (which Arjan will maybe only return to in December) in less time until now.
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I've seen 52 species this year.... :D
 
LaughingDove said:
While organising my sightings from today, I realised the Western Corellas that I saw were new for the year too. :)

540) Western Corella
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It's been a slow few weeks for new stuff despite regular birding, however I managed quite a few new species from a trip today:

541) Australian Hobby
542) Red-winged Fairy-wren
543) White-breasted Robin
544) Baudin's Black Cockatoo
545) Inland Thornbill
546) Dusky Woodswallow

Missed a couple of birds and one mammal that I was hoping for, but still rather pleased with that total! Also got a trip lined up for tomorrow which should add a few more birds.
 
LaughingDove said:
It's been a slow few weeks for new stuff despite regular birding, however I managed quite a few new species from a trip today:

541) Australian Hobby
542) Red-winged Fairy-wren
543) White-breasted Robin
544) Baudin's Black Cockatoo
545) Inland Thornbill
546) Dusky Woodswallow

Missed a couple of birds and one mammal that I was hoping for, but still rather pleased with that total! Also got a trip lined up for tomorrow which should add a few more birds.
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Another rather successful day, today in Yanchep National Park, though sadly I missed both Southern Emu-wren and White-winged Fairy-wren that I was really hoping for, as well as a few other things that I think I would have found if I had longer there.

547) Whistling Kite
548) Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
549) Black-faced Woodswallow
550) Yellow-throated Miner
551) Jacky Winter
552) Black-shouldered Kite

Also got my first WA Fan-tailed Cuckoo as well as over 100 Carnaby's Cockatoos.
 
Spent yesterday basking in the sun at Gibraltar Point - earned a couple of new birds and a nice selection box of invertebrates:

Birds:
325. Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis
326. Eurasian Spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia

Invertebrates (three butterflies, a damselfly, a crab, and a wasp):
80. Essex Skipper - Thymelicus lineola
81. Banded Demoiselle - Calopteryx splendens
82. Green Shore Crab - Carcinus maenas
83. Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris
84. Red-banded Sand Wasp - Ammophila sabulosa
85. Gatekeeper - Puronia tithonus


UK bird total is now on 188 - edging my way towards 200!
 
LaughingDove said:
Another rather successful day, today in Yanchep National Park, though sadly I missed both Southern Emu-wren and White-winged Fairy-wren that I was really hoping for, as well as a few other things that I think I would have found if I had longer there.

547) Whistling Kite
548) Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
549) Black-faced Woodswallow
550) Yellow-throated Miner
551) Jacky Winter
552) Black-shouldered Kite

Also got my first WA Fan-tailed Cuckoo as well as over 100 Carnaby's Cockatoos.
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Another birding trip today,

553) Australasian Pipit
554) Western Rosella (I had been madly searching for this species ever since my mum saw one in our garden while I was at AQWA so I'm so pleased that I found it in the end!)

Edit: The above should actually be #555 - see below.
 
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you've miscounted LaughingDove: 540 was western corella and 541 was pied stilt, but then in post #664 you went from 540 to 541 again (counting Australian hobby as 541 instead of 542). So you should be on 555 now.
 
Chlidonias said:
you've miscounted LaughingDove: 540 was western corella and 541 was pied stilt, but then in post #664 you went from 540 to 541 again (counting Australian hobby as 541 instead of 542). So you should be on 555 now.
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Oh yes, you're absolutely right. I just missed off writing the stilt on my yearlist note since I wasn't actually out birding when I saw it and I posted in this thread before I got back and had a chance to write it in the note (therefore totally forgetting about it).
 
LaughingDove said:
Another birding trip today,

553) Australasian Pipit
554) Western Rosella (I had been madly searching for this species ever since my mum saw one in our garden while I was at AQWA so I'm so pleased that I found it in the end!)

Edit: The above should actually be #555 - see below.
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Finally, just as I was about to give up on my sunrise bird walks in the bush around my accommodation because I wasn't seeing anything unusual at all, I found the species I wanted most!

556) Red-eared Firetail
 
LaughingDove said:
Finally, just as I was about to give up on my sunrise bird walks in the bush around my accommodation because I wasn't seeing anything unusual at all, I found the species I wanted most!

556) Red-eared Firetail
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Went to Peel Zoo today and stopped at Serpentine National Park on the way back, however both of my additions were actually seen from the car!

557) Wedge-tailed Eagle

63) Western Brush-wallaby
 
Mr. Zootycoon said:
1) Eurasian blue tit [Cyanistes caeruleus]
2) Great tit [Parus major]
3) Coal tit [Periparus ater]
4) European robin [Erithacus rubecula]
5) House sparrow [passer domesticus]
6) Dunnock [Prunella modularis]
7) White wagtail [Motacilla alba]
8) Western yellow wagtail [Motacilla flava]
9) Common blackbird [Turdus merula]
10) Song thrush [Turdus philomelos]
11) Common starling [Sturnus vulgaris]
12) Barn swallow [Hirundo rustica]
13) Common house martin [Delichon urbicum)
14) Common swift [Apus apus]
15) Carrion crow [Corvus corone]
16) Common raven [Corvus corax]
17) Eurasian jackdaw [Coloeus monedula]
18) Eurasian magpie [Pica pica]
19) Eurasian jay [Garrulus glandarius]
20) Eurasian skylark [Alauda arvensis]
21) Common wood pigeon [Columba palumbus]
22) Feral pigeon [Columba livia domestica]
23) Eurasian collared dove [Streptopelia decaocto]
24) Great spotted woodpecker [Dendrocopos major]
25) European green woodpecker [Picus viridis]
26) Mute swan [Cygnus olor]
27) Whooper swan [Cygnus cygnus]
28) Mallard duck [Anas platyrhynchos]
29) Eurasian coot [Fulica atra]
30) Eurasian crane [Grus grus]
31) Barnacle goose [Branta leucopsis]
32) Canada goose [Branta canadensis]
33) Greylag goose [Anser anser]
34) Great crested grebe [Podiceps cristatus]
35) Egyptian goose [Alapochen aegyptiacus]
36) Common moorhen [Gallinula chloropus]
37) Grey heron [Ardea cinerea]
38) Great egret [Ardea alba]
39) White stork [Ciconia ciconia]
40) Grey partridge [Perdix perdix]
41) Common pheasant [Phasianus colchicus]
42) Common buzzard [Buteo buteo]
43) common kestrel [Falco tinnunculus]
44) European herring gull [Larus argentatus]
45) Lesser black-backed gull [Larus fuscus]
46) Black-headed gull [Chroicocephalus ridibundus]
47) Northern lapwing [Vanellus vanellus]
48) Eurasian oystercatcher [Heamatopus ostralegus]
49) Great cormorant [Phalacrocorax carbo]
50) Common chaffinch [Fringilla coelebs]
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2 new species to add to my list:

51) Yellowhammer [Emberiza citrinella]
52) European stonechat [Saxicola rubicola]
 
LaughingDove said:
Went to Peel Zoo today and stopped at Serpentine National Park on the way back, however both of my additions were actually seen from the car!

557) Wedge-tailed Eagle

63) Western Brush-wallaby
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As well as lots of cool birds that I had seen already, I added one new bird today:

558) Chestnut Teal
 
DesertRhino150 said:
A visit to Heybridge Basin today allowed me to see two new butterflies and a new dragonfly for my year list:

12. Meadow brown butterfly Maniola jurtina
13. Large skipper butterfly Ochlodes sylvanus

9. Black-tailed skimmer dragonfly Orthetrum cancellatum
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It's been a while since I updated my list - no new birds but do have two new mammals, two fish, a dragonfly and three butterflies (including one I forgot to list from earlier in the year) :

19. Common noctule bat Nyctalus noctula
20. Fallow deer Dama dama

8. European perch Perca fluviatilis
9. European eel Anguilla anguilla (Cr)

11. Red admiral butterfly Vanessa atalanta
14. Small skipper butterfly Thymelicus sylvestris
15. Comma butterfly Polygonia c-album

10. Emperor dragonfly Anax imperator
 
LaughingDove said:
As well as lots of cool birds that I had seen already, I added one new bird today:

558) Chestnut Teal
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Did Rottnest Island today:

Birds:
559) Black-browed Albatross
560) White-fronted Chat
561) Red-capped Robin
562) Banded Stilt
563) Rock Parrot
564) Southern Giant Petrel
565) Australasian Gannet
566) Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

Mammals:
64) Quokka
65) Humpback Whale

Herps:
19) King Skink
 
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