ZooChat Big Year 2019

Najade said:
Mammals
12. Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

Birds
05. Spotted Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum)
06. Striated Thornbill (Acanthiza lineata)
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Mammals
13. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
14. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
15. Feral Cat (Felis catus)
16. Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor)
17. Southern Long-nosed Bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)
18. Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes)
:cool:

Birds
07. Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus)
08. Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
09. White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)

Reptiles
17. Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)

And that's me finally breaking the 500 in Australian birds.
 
Najade said:
Mammals
13. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
14. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
15. Feral Cat (Felis catus)
16. Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor)
17. Southern Long-nosed Bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)
18. Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes)
:cool:

Birds
07. Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus)
08. Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
09. White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)

Reptiles
17. Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)

And that's me finally breaking the 500 in Australian birds.
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It I ever get to Australia I'm just going to follow you.
 
Najade said:
Mammals
13. Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)
14. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
15. Feral Cat (Felis catus)
16. Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor)
17. Southern Long-nosed Bandicoot (Perameles nasuta)
18. Long-footed Potoroo (Potorous longipes)
:cool:

Birds
07. Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus)
08. Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
09. White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)

Reptiles
17. Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)

And that's me finally breaking the 500 in Australian birds.
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Mammals
19. Eastern Pygmy-possum (Cercartetus nanus)
20. Bush Rat (Rattus fuscipes)
21. Agile Antechinus (Antechinus agilis)
 
Hipporex said:
I haven't been paying to much attention to species lately but these are some I can remember.
Birds
5. Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
6. Yellow-billed magpie (Pica nutalli)

Mammals
1. Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
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Birds
7. Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
8. Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
9. America crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
10. Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
11. Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
 
Najade said:
Mammals
19. Eastern Pygmy-possum (Cercartetus nanus)
20. Bush Rat (Rattus fuscipes)
21. Agile Antechinus (Antechinus agilis)
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Birds
10. Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
11. Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)
12. Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
13. Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
14. Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)
15. Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)
 
14/3/2019
141. jacky winter
15/3/2019
142. tawny frogmouth
* I've been hearing a barking owl near the police station where I work when I'm on night shift. I haven't spotted it yet so it's not on my list, but it will be mine.
 
Najade said:

Birds
10. Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
11. Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)
12. Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)
13. Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
14. Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)
15. Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus)
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Mammals
22. Mountain Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus cunninghami)
23. Leadbeater's Possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri)
24. Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis australis)
25. Southern Greater Glider (Petauroides volans)

Birds
16. Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
17. Striated Fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus)
18. Little Grassbird (Poodytes gramineus)
 
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First overseas additions for the year, from five days in Malaga, including a day in Gibraltar. Not really a birding trip per se, just a holiday with a friend - but the Rock of Gibraltar plus the nature reserve at the mouth of the Guadalhorce river and a morning in the mountains (plus some 'background birding' along the way) ran up quite a nice list. There's at least one new species for all the categories, including the first reptiles of the year:

Birds:
130. Yellow-legged Gull - Larus michahellis
131. Spotless Starling - Sturnus unicolor
132. Monk Parakeet - Myiopsitta monachus
133. Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis
134. Sardinian Warbler - Sylvia melanocephala
135. Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros
136. Barbary Partridge - Alectoris barbara
137. Blue Rock Thrush - Monticola solitarius
138. European House Martin - Delichon urbicum
139. Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
140. Booted Eagle - Hieraaetus pennatus
141. White-headed Duck - Oxyura leucocephala
142. Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus
143. Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus
144. Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus
145. Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius
146. Crested Lark - Galerida cristata
147. Western Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
148. Short-toed Snake Eagle - Circaetus gallicus
149. European Griffon Vulture - Gyps fulvus
150. European Serin - Serinus serinus
151. Great Skua - Stercorarius skua

Mammals:
17. Barbary Macaque - Macaca sylvanus

Reptiles:
1. Vaucher's Wall Lizard - Podarcis vaucheri
2. Mediterranean Pond Turtle - Mauremys leprosa

Amphibians:
3. Iberian Water Frog - Pelophylax perezi

Fishes:
4. Thick-lipped Grey Mullet - Chelon labrosus
5. Saddled Seabream - Oblada melanura
6. Salema - Sarpa salpa

Invertebrates:
7. Spanish Festoon - Zerynthia rumina
8. Cleopatra - Gonepteryx cleopatra
9. Provence Hairstreak - Tomares ballus
10. Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui

:)
 
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Coelacanth18 said:
Forgot one:

Birds
122. Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps)

Verdin is 122 and not 123, as I just realized I counted Bewick's Wren twice.
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My Central California trip was a success! For finding my target species, I went 2 for 2 on mammals (sea otter and elephant seal) and 2 for 2 on birds (California condor and yellow-billed magpie). I also got a few unexpected surprises like Wild Turkey, Peregrine Falcon, and a badger crossing a country road in daylight!

Updated list:

Birds
123. Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nutalli) (VU)
124. Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) (NT)
125. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
126. California Quail (Callipepla californica)
127. Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
128. California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) (CR)
129. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
130. Brewer’s Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
131. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

Mammals
9. American Badger (Taxidea taxus)
10. Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
10. California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)
11. Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) (EN)
12. Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
 
Finally after a month I have some new creatures to add. Saw 2 inverts in the past month that would have been lifers but only could id one down to a species pair and the other only to genus.

Birds:
79. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
80. Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
81. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Mammals:
8. Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus
9. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
 
Hix said:
Birds
83. Australian Pied Oystercatcher
84. Little Wattlebird
85. Australasian Darter
86. Australian Pelican
87. Striated Heron
88. White-cheeked Honeyeater
89. Australasian Figbird
90. Australian Brush Turkey
91. Brown Gerygone
92. Bell Miner
93. Sooty Oystercatcher
94. Pacific Golden Plover
95. Red-necked Stint
96. Grey-tailed Tattler
97. Crested Tern
98. White-bellied Sea-Eagle
99. White-eared Honeyeater

Reptiles
4. Copper-tailed Skink
5. Diamond Python

:p

Hix
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Reptiles
6. Nobbi Dragon

Birds
100. White-headed Pigeon
101. Double-banded Plover
102. Red-capped Plover
103. Eastern Curlew
104. Bar-tailed Godwit
105. Caspian Tern
106. Eastern Spinebill
107. Tree Martin
108. Grey Shrikethrush
109. Straw-necked Ibis
110. Royal Spoonbill
111. Rufous Whistler
112. Spotted Pardalote

Mammals
4. Swamp Wallaby

:p

Hix
 
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