ZooChat Big Year 2018

Macaw16 said:
One from my garden (23/6/2018):

6. West European Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus


My first trip abroad, to three different countries, has provided me with only a single addition (although I wasn't expecting anymore), however there were a few unidentified birds from the edge of the Black Forest which may be new, but I only got a passing glimpse of. Seen from the train from Basel to Strasbourg, probably somewhere near Mulhouse, and then numerous locations afterwards (24/6/2018).

76. White Stork Ciconia ciconia
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Some I have forgotten to add, the rat from Basel Zoo (27/6/2018). The others from somewhere in Cornwall (7/7/2018).

7. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus

77. European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
78. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
79. Northern Fulmar Fulmaris glacialis


This time last year I was on 117 birds, but I have been rather busy this year with exams and work being done on my house has meant I haven't been out as much - only going out with the intention of birdwatching twice! Therefore the majority of birds have just been incidental.
 
Vision said:
Same here! I was very surprised to suddenly see hundreds running away from us in the salt pans of Odiel, near the coast. Not a sight I ever imagined seeing in Europe, that's for sure!
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Cool, I'm still working on an idea to do a birding trip to Spain (and Portugal) in the (hopefully near) future and incorporating a fiddler crab site sounds like a great idea!
 
Vision said:
285) Spotted crake, Porzana porzana
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This should, of course, have been #295, and not #285. :p

Mr. Zootycoon said:
Cool, I'm still working on an idea to do a birding trip to Spain (and Portugal) in the (hopefully near) future and incorporating a fiddler crab site sounds like a great idea!
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You definitely should! Birding in the Iberian peninsula is definitely very interesting, and the fiddler crabs were a very impressive sight!
 
Vision said:
You definitely should! Birding in the Iberian peninsula is definitely very interesting, and the fiddler crabs were a very impressive sight!
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I had a taste of the Iberian (avi)fauna on the field trip to South Eastern France, with species like spotless starling, Iberian yellow wagtail (anyone feeling splitty enough for this one? ;)) and Iberian marbled white. I really want to do the Iberian peninsula properly and have enough time to see the bustard, the raptors and as many endemics as possible (not just birds!).

Also, I had the same great experience with nightjars as @Vision described, only it was not my first time. It's just a magical experience.

Birds
219. European nightjar [Caprimulgus europeanus]

Invertebrates
166. Hemlock moth [Agonopterix alstroemeriana]
167. Small dusty wave [Idaea seriata]*

* seriously, that's the proper English name!
 
Coelacanth18 said:
266. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
267. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
268. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
269. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
270. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
271. Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
272. American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
273. Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
274. Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
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By sheer luck, I saw a wild turkey on the edge of the freeway today (don't worry, it was alive). This is a month after my friends and I passed one on a quiet country road in Connecticut; I failed to see it and my friends failed to see that as a good reason to turn the car around. I was actually starting to worry that I wouldn't see one before going out to west to California (they exist out there, but I've personally never seen one and don't know how common they are).

275. Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
 
LaughingDove said:
New Birds:

839) Australian Wood Duck

840) Little Black Comorant

841) Eastern Spinebill
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842) Red Wattlebird
843) New Holland Honeyeater
844) Australian Ringneck
845) Australian Raven
846) Australian Shelduck
847) Black Swan
848) Black-tailed Native-hen
849) Australian Shoveler
850) Long-billed Corella
851) Chestnut Teal
852) Yellow-billed Spoonbill
853) Australian Reed Warbler
854) Bluebill Duck
854) Yellow-rumped Thornbill
855) Musk Duck
 
ThylacineAlive said:
Finally got my shearwaters IDed, and I definitely did it all by myself and did not enlist the much more experienced eyes of the former runner of this challenge:

Birds
159) Black-Vented Shearwater Puffinus opisthomelas
160) Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea

~Thylo
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As stated before I counted Red-Shouldered Hawk twice so:

Birds
160) Purple Martin Progne subis
161) Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Reptiles
6) Northern Red-Bellied Cooter Pseudemys rubriventris
7) Eastern Racer Coluber constrictor

~Thylo
 
Zoo Tycooner FR said:
:p ) and I was wondering when I was going to add this species considering there are quite some right by my house:

79 - Eurasian thick-knee, Burhinus oedicnemus

(Also forgot to add an invertebrate which was seen at Tifnit Beach along with the crab [identified by someone else who told me they were the only mussels at Tifnit Beach])
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So, I looked for these during the entirety of June and obviously found none so I concluded they were all in Spain/Southern Europe but while walking in a forest near a golf course (where they are known to occur readily), I found a single individual flying quite close. :P

80 - Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus

Definitely the highlight of this month and although this latter was very poor in additions, the two new species seen were both cool
 
LaughingDove said:
842) Red Wattlebird
843) New Holland Honeyeater
844) Australian Ringneck
845) Australian Raven
846) Australian Shelduck
847) Black Swan
848) Black-tailed Native-hen
849) Australian Shoveler
850) Long-billed Corella
851) Chestnut Teal
852) Yellow-billed Spoonbill
853) Australian Reed Warbler
854) Bluebill Duck
854) Yellow-rumped Thornbill
855) Musk Duck
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856) White-cheeked Honeyeater
857) Laughing Dove
858) Carnaby's Black Cockatoo
859) Red-naped Parrot
860) Common Bronzewing
861) Dusky Woodswallow
862) Grey Butcherbird
863) Western Thornbill
864) Scarlet Robin
865) Western Gerygone

164) Western Grey Kangaroo
 
I needed to do a re-reckoning on my mammals list, so here is the current, up-to-date version. Chlidonias, please let me know if I'm missing anything according to your count.

1. Eastern Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger
2. Virginia Opossum - Didelphis viriginiana
3. White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus
4. Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus
5. Pronghorn - Antilocapra americana
6. Mountain Cottontail - Sylvilagus nuttallii
7. Piute Ground Squirrel - Urocitellus molli
8. White-tailed Prairie Dog - Cynomys leucurus
9. Coyote - Canis latrans
10. Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis
11. Muskrat - Ondatra zibethicus
12. Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel - Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
13. Black-tailed Prairie Dog - Cynomys ludovicianus
14. Eastern Gray Squirrel - Sciurus carolinensis
 
Just to have everything in one spot:

Mammals:
01. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
02. European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
03. Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
04. Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)
05. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
06. Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
07. Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
08. Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)
09. Australian Swamp Rat (Rattus lutreolus)
10. Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus)
11. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
12. Grey-headed Flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)
13. Lesser Long-eared Bat (Nyctophilus geoffroyi)
14. Southern Bent-winged Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii bassanii)
15. Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus flavipes)
16. Squirrel Glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)
17. Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps)
18. Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
19. Spectacled Flying-fox (Pteropus conspicillatus)
20. Red-legged Pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica)
21. Herbert River Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus herbertensis)
22. Lemuroid Ringtail Possum (Hemibelideus lemuroides)
23. Coppery Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus johnstonii)
24. Little Red Flying-fox (Pteropus scapulatus)
25. Northern Long-nosed Bandicoot (Perameles pallescens)
26. Musky Rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus)
27. Green Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirops archeri)
28. Large-footed Myotis (Myotis macropus)
29. Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi)
30. Giant White-tailed Rat (Uromys caudimaculatus)
31. Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
32. Mareeba Rock-wallaby (Petrogale mareeba)
33. Whiptail Wallaby (Macropus parryi)
34. Northern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon macrourus)
35. Agile Wallaby (Notamacropus agilis)
36. Dingo (Canis dingo)
37. Torresian Striped Possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata)
38. Daintree River Ringtail Possum (Pseudochirulus cinereus)
39. Fawn-footed Melomys (Melomys cervinipes)
40. Long-tailed Pygmy-possum (Cercartetus caudatus)
41. Sharman's Rock-wallaby (Petrogale sharmani)
42. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
43. Allied Rock-wallaby (Petrogale assimilis)
44. Unadorned Rock-wallaby (Petrogale inornata)
45. Herbert's Rock-wallaby (Petrogale herberti)
46. Australian Humpback Dolphin (Sousa sahulensis)
47. Red-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale calura)
48. Brush-tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata)
49. Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus)
50. Quenda (Isoodon fusciventer)
51. Quokka (Setonix brachyurus)
52. Honey Possum (Tarsipes rostratus)
53. Western Pygmy-possum (Cercartetus concinnus)
54. Western Brush Wallaby (Notamacropus irma)
55. Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa)
56. Tammar Wallaby (Notamacropus eugenii)
57. Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)
58. Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
59. Western Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus occidentalis)
60. Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
61. Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
62. Common Wallaroo (Macropus robustus)
63. Black Flying-fox (Pteropus alecto)
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64. Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
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65. Gilbert’s Dunnart (Sminthopsis gilberti)
66. Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
67. Feral Cat (Felis silvestris catus)
68. Black-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis lateralis)
69. Gilbert’s Potoroo (Potorous gilbertii)
70. Bush Rat (Rattus fuscipes)
 
Reptiles
01. Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa)
02. Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)
03. Ragged Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus pannosus)
04. Jacky Dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus)
05. Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
06. Flowerpot Blindsnake (Indotyphlops braminus)
07. Eastern Water-dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii)
08. Rainbow Skink (Lampropholis delicata)
09. Chameleon Gecko (Carphodactylus laevis)
10. Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko (Saltuarius cornutus)
11. Closed-litter Rainbow Skink (Carlia longipes)
12. Amethystine Python (Morelia amethistina)
13. Red-throated Rainbow-skink (Carlia rubrigularis)
14. Slaty-grey Snake (Stegonotus cucullatus)
15. Stout Barsided Skink (Eulamprus sokosoma)
16. King's Skink (Egernia kingii)
17. Heath Monitor (Varanus rosenbergi)
18. Buchanan's Snake-eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus buchananii)
19. Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
20. Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus slateri)
21. Long-snouted Lashtail (Lophognathus longirostris)
22. Yellow-spotted Monitor (Varanus panoptes)
23. Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus caudicinctus)
24. Bull Skink (Liopholis multiscutata)
25. Ornate Crevice-dragon (Ctenophorus ornatus)
 
Finally got around to IDing the frogs from my last trip and turns out I had one more species (number 17) than I realized.
(I photographed another individual that facebook isn't sure about because it doesn't make sense with the range maps for possible species, so might not find out or will turn out to be something else. We'll see...)

Amphibians
01. Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii)
02. Peron's Tree Frog (Litoria peronii)
03. Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
04. Northern Laughing Treefrog (Litoria rothii)
05. Striped Burrowing Frog (Cyclorana alboguttata)
06. Green-eyed Treefrog (Litoria genimaculata)
07. Carbine Barred Frog (Mixophyes carbinensis)
08. Slender Tree Frog (Litoria adelaidensis)
09. Giant Frog (Cyclorana australis)
10. Desert Tree Frog (Litoria rubella)
11. Australian Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea)
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12. European Toad (Bufo bufo)
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13. Quacking Frog (Crinia georgiana)
14. Günther’s Toadlet (Pseudophryne guentheri)
15. Wheatbelt Frog (Neobatrachus kunapalari)
16. Moaning Frog (Heleioporus eyrei)
17. Humming Frog (Neobatrachus pelobatoides)
18. Western Banjo Frog (Lymnodynastes dorsalis)
19. Glauert's Froglet (Crinia glauerti)
 
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LaughingDove said:
856) White-cheeked Honeyeater
857) Laughing Dove
858) Carnaby's Black Cockatoo
859) Red-capped Parrot
860) Common Bronzewing
861) Dusky Woodswallow
862) Grey Butcherbird
863) Western Thornbill
864) Scarlet Robin
865) Western Gerygone

164) Western Grey Kangaroo
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(From yesterday)

866) Splendid Fairy-wren
867) Western Yellow Robin
868) Red-eared Firetail
869) Western Whistler
870) Western White-naped Honeyeater
871) White-breasted Robin
872) Spotted Pardalote
873) Red-winged Fairy-wren
874) Brown-headed Honeyeater
875) Grey Currawong
876) Elegant Parrot
877) Western Spinebill
878) Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
879) Western Wattlebird
 
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