Animals you saw today
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So far today I've seen House Sparrow and grey squirrel.
Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.
~Thylo
Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.
~Thylo
A couple of wood pigeons, a robin, a fleeting view of a fox and a juvenile female Eastern grey squirrel.
That's not today
Edit: Just a bit of fun
but yes, the Big Year threads are essentially this but only posting new species you see, rather than listing every animal you see every day.Attachments
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Yi Qi
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Look, i've seen downy woodpeckers before. It was when I was in high school and on the bus.View attachment 447112
Edit: Just a bit of fun
ZooChat Big Day eh?
Funny enough, there is a birding tradition called Big Day and it's not a casual event
So not a lifer then - but if it's new for the year, you would list it on your Big Year list (complete with your story of standing on a toilet, if you so desire
). Here is this year's thread if you're interested in participating, or simply reading some other people's day-to-day experiences 
ZooChat Big Year 2020
I would think the best way to differentiate this thread from the Big Year thread is if we could talk about wild or captive animals we saw today.
So far I have seen some House Sparrows and a grey squirrel.
Maybe if I'm lucky I'll see a cottontail later.
~Thylo
Yes, I already explained that:
Big Year and ZooChat Challenge (for captive species) involve listing the species you see but over a year's worth of time, rather than a day: hence why I said that this is a similar concept, but with more steps.
Yesterday I went looking for Cerulean Warblers, which would have been a lifer for me. I didn't see any, but while looking for them I had my third ever sighting of Acadian Flycatcher and my second ever sighting of Hooded Warbler. The Hooded Warbler was only a couple feet in front of me, they are beautiful birds. Other things I saw yesterday were a Sandhill Crane chick, lots of Black Terns, a pair of Forster's Terns, several Pied-billed Grebes, a Common Gallinule, a few Marsh Wrens, two American Bitterns, several Blue-winged Teals, and two Gadwalls.
Today I saw a murmuration of around 300 starlings, a flock of around 250 Brown-headed Cowbirds, my second ever sighting of Alder Flycatcher, several more Black Terns, some American Coots, a Sedge Wren, a Spotted Sandpiper, a few Redheads and Hooded Mergansers, and my first fall migrant of the year - a Least Sandpiper.
Today I saw a murmuration of around 300 starlings, a flock of around 250 Brown-headed Cowbirds, my second ever sighting of Alder Flycatcher, several more Black Terns, some American Coots, a Sedge Wren, a Spotted Sandpiper, a few Redheads and Hooded Mergansers, and my first fall migrant of the year - a Least Sandpiper.
Oh shoot I forgot! Yesterday I saw grey squirrels and some House Sparrows. Also saw some gnats.
Today I only saw House Sparrow but the day is still young!
Today I only saw House Sparrow but the day is still young!
Yesterday, just the same juvenile female squirrel, a few Great and Blue tits and a raven. London is dull 
You keep saying that there is no wildlife in London but this far from the case. There are thousands of birders living in London who see many species every day. Zoom in on London and check out some of those places:Yesterday, just the same juvenile female squirrel, a few Great and Blue tits and a raven. London is dull
https://ebird.org/hotspots
Besides the usual blue-faced honeyeaters, lorikeets, figbirds and magpies, I saw my first Green Jumping Spider (Mopsus mormon) this morning in my backyard. A magnificent little spider: Green Jumping Spider - Mopsus mormon