ZooChat Big Year 2013

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99. Peregrine falcon
100. Hen harrier
101. Little owl
102. Lesser spotted woodpecker
103. Hawfinch
104. Rook
105. Common chifchaff

Mammals:
9. Beech marten
10. european badger
(11. ermine, but not certain)

Fish:
1. Common minnow
2. Stone loach
3. Gudgeon
4. Barbel
5. European bullhead
6. European chub
7. Stone moroko
 
nanoboy said:
57. Masked lapwing
58. Black footed dotterel
59. Red kneed dotterel
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60. Varied sittella
61. Magpie Goose
62. Musk Duck
63. Black Swan
64. Great Cormorant
65. Masked Lapwing
66. Musk Lorikeet
67. Red-capped Robin
68. Flame Robin
69. Pink Robin
70. Rufous Whistler
71. Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike

I have some doubts about seeing all three kinds of robins (I'll post pics in the "ID This" thread later), but my wife is insistent that they look just like the images in the bird book so I'll not argue. :D

I saw the emu, magpie goose, musk duck, and black swan at Serendip Sanctuary over the weekend. To anyone that has ever visited, do you think that these birds count as being 'wild'?
 
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Chlidonias said:
the waterfowl count. I don't think the emus do though - they are from released captive birds.
Serendip Sanctuary, Lara Bird List
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Cheers. Hmmm.... well here's a ticklish one. Emus were most probably found in that area before human settlement so they can be considered native. If the birds I saw were bred from captive stock, it shouldn't be a big deal because they are native anyway and could be classified as 'reintroduced'. If the waterfowls are considered wild at the Sanctuary, then logically, the emus should be considered wild too. But, the waterfowls probably found their own way to the Sanctuary and can fly away when they want.

I think that I'll leave it on my list though, as I have seen emus in the wild before in previous years. :D
 
nanoboy said:
Cheers. Hmmm.... well here's a ticklish one. Emus were most probably found in that area before human settlement so they can be considered native. If the birds I saw were bred from captive stock, it shouldn't be a big deal because they are native anyway and could be classified as 'reintroduced'. If the waterfowls are considered wild at the Sanctuary, then logically, the emus should be considered wild too. But, the waterfowls probably found their own way to the Sanctuary and can fly away when they want.
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the waterfowl make their own way there, and are not contained in any way so are legitimately wild birds. The emus are a ticklish one though. It would depend on how established they are (i.e. the population size), as well as how big the area is. The waterfowl being considered tickable wild birds doesn't have any bearing on the emus.

I haven't been there so I have no proper view on whether the emus count or not. My feeling however would be "no".
 
When I was there the emus were all in a large paddock near the carpark. I saw them as captive. In fact, if they were roaming the park, I'd still call them captive as the park is fenced.

The waterfowl are all wild. However, the Magpie Geese are from rehabbed animals that were released and they stick around. They can fly away if they desire.

I'm glad someone else had now visited Serendip - did you emjoy it? Do you think it was worth the trip to get there? And did you have good weather?

:p

Hix
 
Hix said:
When I was there the emus were all in a large paddock near the carpark. I saw them as captive. In fact, if they were roaming the park, I'd still call them captive as the park is fenced.

The waterfowl are all wild. However, the Magpie Geese are from rehabbed animals that were released and they stick around. They can fly away if they desire.

I'm glad someone else had now visited Serendip - did you emjoy it? Do you think it was worth the trip to get there? And did you have good weather?

:p

Hix
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For me, it was good weather: 22C, dry, overcast.

We visited about 3 years ago, but then, like last weekend, we did not realise that it closed at 4pm and only arrived at 3:45pm. We didn't get to soak it all in - within 10 minutes the ranger came to lock the gates. We hope to return again soon because for a sanctuary with free entry, it is very well maintained with many, many birds.
 

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106. European spoonbill
107. Western marsh harrier

Also the first singing chifchaff of the year (weeks later than normal), so finally a sign spring is really coming :).
 
135 Snowy Egret - Egretta thula
136 Black-chinned Hummingbird - Archilochus alexandri
137 American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus
138 Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
139 White Ibis - Eudocimus albus
140 Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
141 Crested Caracara - Caracara cheriway
142 Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor
143 Brewer's Blackbird - Euphagus cyanocephalus
144 Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula
 
108. Kingfisher :)

An excellent view of a hunting kingfisher at Safaripark beekse bergen. First time I saw them in a zoo :P
 
109. Barn swallow
110. Yellowhammer
111. Black redstart
112. Common firecrest

mammals:
11. red fox
12. common pipistrelle

fish:
8. Three spined stickleback
9. Ninespine stickleback
10. Silver bream
11. Common bleak
12. European bitterling
13. Common roach

Herpetofauna:
2. Common toad
3. Viviparous lizard
 
Well I have had a small amount of success finding new species in Australia, although many of the species I'd already seen in New Zealand!

34 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
35 Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
36 Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
37 Magpie-Lark Grallina cyanoleuca *
38 Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa *
39 Little Raven Corvus mellori *
40 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
41 Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
42 Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus *
43 Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
44 Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
45 Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata
46 Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys *
47 Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala *
48 Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
49 Pacific Gull Larus pacificus *
50 Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera *
51 Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
52 Hardhead Aythya australis
53 Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
54 Australian Shoveller Anas rhynchotis
55 Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus *
56 Galah Cacatua roseicapilla
57 Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica *
58 White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis frontalis *
59 Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris
60 Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus *
61 Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
62 Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata *
63 Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus

Of these new year species, thirteen are lifers (*), and almost all I've never seen in the wild before.
 
15) Broad-Winged Hawk- Buteo platypterus

I feel a wee bit pathetic just now posting my 15th species when some of you are nearly on 200 species.

~Thylo:cool:
 
ThylacineAlive said:
15) Broad-Winged Hawk- Buteo platypterus

I feel a wee bit pathetic just now posting my 15th species when some of you are nearly on 200 species.

~Thylo:cool:
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This isn't a list-measuring-contest, so just post birds as you see them.

Maybe set yourself a personal target for the year - mine is 100. Maybe do some research and get a list of birds found in your area, and let that be your guide for finding more birds to add to your list.
 
nanoboy said:
This isn't a list-measuring-contest, so just post birds as you see them.

Maybe set yourself a personal target for the year - mine is 100. Maybe do some research and get a list of birds found in your area, and let that be your guide for finding more birds to add to your list.
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I'm trying to get a Silbey Guide and get to my local Audubon nature center to go birding.

~Thylo:cool:
 
ThylacineAlive said:
I'm trying to get a Silbey Guide and get to my local Audubon nature center to go birding.

~Thylo:cool:
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The Sibley Guide also looks good. ;)
See if your local second hand bookshop has a cheap copy.

Don't let not having a bird book stop you. Use your camera and take pics and then try to identify them online when you get home.
 
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