ZooChat Big Year 2016

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Hix said:
Fish
166. Banded Flagtail
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167. White-tipped Reefshark
168. Cornetfish
169. Honeycomb Grouper
170. Foursaddle Grouper
171. Goldspot Emperor
172. Lattice Butterflyfish
173. Vagabond Butterflyfish
174. Rockmover Wrasse
175. Yellowfin Tuna
176. Blackblotched Porcupinefish

:p

Hix
 
Hix said:
Birds
16. Intermediate Egret
17. Reef Heron
18. Christmas Island (Brown) Goshawk
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19. Red-tailed Tropicbird

:p

Hix
 
A somewhat bracing wander on the moors of the Dark Peak today - after a slow start the wildlife did eventually appear:

88. Red Grouse - Lagopus lagopus
89. Common Raven - Corvus corax

8. Mountain Hare - Lepus timidus

:)
 
107 Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors
108 Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata
109 Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Picoides scalaris
110 Ferruginous Hawk - Buteo regalis
 
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Yesterday I added 2 bird species by braving wind and hail on an exposed moorland.

Today I added 2 bird species by going for Sunday lunch at my parents' house.

Ornithology is a fickle mistress.


90. Eurasian Siskin - Spinus spinus
91. Greater Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major


:)
 
Hix said:
Fish
167. White-tipped Reefshark
168. Cornetfish
169. Honeycomb Grouper
170. Foursaddle Grouper
171. Goldspot Emperor
172. Lattice Butterflyfish
173. Vagabond Butterflyfish
174. Rockmover Wrasse
175. Yellowfin Tuna
176. Blackblotched Porcupinefish
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Fish
177. Speckled Damsel
178. Redfin Butterflyfish
179. Grey Reef Shark
180. Zebra Moray
181. Yellowedge Coronation Trout
182. Black Trevally
183. Blackspot Snapper
184. Blacktail Snapper
185. Paddletail Snapper
186. Bluestriped Snapper
187. Wideband Fusilier
188. Emperor Angelfish
189. Spotted Hawkfish
190. Eclipse Pigfish
191. Sliverstreak Wrasse
192. Spothead Grubfish
193. Bignose Unicornfish
194. Great Barracuda
195. Blue Razorfish
196. Earmuff Wrasse
197. Flagtail Blanquillo
198. Banded Lizardfish
199. Sixline Wrasse
200. Ornate Leopard Wrasse
201. Honeycomb Filefish
202. Three-Ribbon Wrasse

:p

Hix
 
went to the Ashley Estuary by Christchurch this morning and then to the Kaiapoi Lakes on the way home to check out the pair of grebes nesting there.

39) Banded dotterel Charadrius bicinctus
40) White-fronted tern Sterna striata
41) Black-fronted tern Sterna albostriata
42) Variable oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
43) Turnstone Arenaria interpres
44) Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
45) Common coot Fulica atra
46) Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus
 
and the January round-up so far:


BIRDS:

boof – 143
jbnbsn99 – 110
robmv – 103
Maguari – 91
Ituri – 87
DesertRhino150 – 84
LaughingDove – 62
Chlidonias – 46
lintworm – 44
Macaw16 – 37
canaryboy2 – 28
TeaLovingDave – 27
ThylacineAlive – 27
Hix – 19
Pleistohorse – 4


MAMMALS:

LaughingDove – 10
Maguari – 8
Ituri – 6
Pleistohorse – 5
jbnbsn99 – 4
Macaw16 – 3
DesertRhino150 – 3
Hix – 2
Chlidonias – 2
ThylacineAlive – 1
lintworm – 1


HERPTILES:

ThylacineAlive – 1 Herptile total (1 Reptile, 0 Amphibians)
Hix – 1 Herptile total (1 Reptile, 0 Amphibians)


FISH:

Hix – 202


INVERTEBRATES:

Hix – 10
 
Birds:

1) Common Raven
2) Black-billed Magpie
3) Rock Dove
4) Willow Ptarmigan
5) Black-capped Chickadee
 
I forgot to add these :p.

38. Greylag Goose Anser anser 29.1.2016*
39. Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 30.1.2016

It took me much longer than I expected to see them, as they are very common in York. I still haven't seen any Pied Wagtails, which is unexpected as I was in one of the best places in the UK to see them on Saturday!
 
Chlidonias said:
and the January round-up so far:


BIRDS:

boof – 143
jbnbsn99 – 110
robmv – 103
Maguari – 91
Ituri – 87
DesertRhino150 – 84
LaughingDove – 62
Chlidonias – 46
lintworm – 44
Macaw16 – 37
canaryboy2 – 28
TeaLovingDave – 27
ThylacineAlive – 27
Hix – 19
Pleistohorse – 4


MAMMALS:

LaughingDove – 10
Maguari – 8
Ituri – 6
Pleistohorse – 5
jbnbsn99 – 4
Macaw16 – 3
DesertRhino150 – 3
Hix – 2
Chlidonias – 2
ThylacineAlive – 1
lintworm – 1


HERPTILES:

ThylacineAlive – 1 Herptile total (1 Reptile, 0 Amphibians)
Hix – 1 Herptile total (1 Reptile, 0 Amphibians)


FISH:

Hix – 202


INVERTEBRATES:

Hix – 10
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There seems to be a smaller field than previous years.

:p

Hix
 
I think I've seen this species a couple of times already this year, this is my first definite sighting:

40. Greater Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

I've now seen 40 birds so far this year, and as I've only been out (properly) birding once, I think I'm doing well for myself (even if there are people who have already passed 100).
 
Hix said:
There seems to be a smaller field than previous years.
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well it's only February. Some people may have not added sightings yet.

From last year the missing participants are mstickmanp, zooboy28, nanoboy, Hevden, vogelcommando, BeardsleyZooFan, adrian1963, Average Walrus, and Javan Rhino.

At least the first four of those will surely join in this year.
 
A few more additions to add from the weekend:

104. Scaup (Aythya marila)
105. Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
106. Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)

You can expect a distinct correlation from myself and Maguari next weekend as we're heading to the highlands ...
 
Chlidonias said:
well it's only February. Some people may have not added sightings yet.

From last year the missing participants are mstickmanp, zooboy28, nanoboy, Hevden, vogelcommando, BeardsleyZooFan, adrian1963, Average Walrus, and Javan Rhino.

At least the first four of those will surely join in this year.
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I will start this month hopefully, but still finishing off my 2015 list at the moment!
 
robmv said:
You can expect a distinct correlation from myself and Maguari next weekend as we're heading to the highlands ...
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Indeed - fingers crossed for Caledonian avian goodness!
 
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