ZooChat Big Year 2019
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Luca Bronzi
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So guys,I've made a decision.
In my list I'm going to put only the species that I've seen in their native range.
For example,I haven't signed the Canada goose (There were a lot of them in London) or the ring-necked parakeet.
So,I'm going to eliminate from my list a species,the Graylag goose,because the animals I saw were introduced (Hyde Park).
What do you think about it?
Bird List
53. Corn bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Amphibian List
3. Marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus)
In my list I'm going to put only the species that I've seen in their native range.
For example,I haven't signed the Canada goose (There were a lot of them in London) or the ring-necked parakeet.
So,I'm going to eliminate from my list a species,the Graylag goose,because the animals I saw were introduced (Hyde Park).
What do you think about it?
Bird List
53. Corn bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Amphibian List
3. Marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus)
I haven't really done any birding, but I'll have to update my list as next week I will be in Africa for work again...
315. Black kite
316. European honey buzzard
317. Eurasian hobby
318. Common linnet
319. Grey wagtail
320. Yellow wagtail
321. Pied avocet
322. Eurasian golden plover
Mammals
35. Lesser white-toothed shrew
36. Serotine
37. Common pipistrelle
So I fell off the wagon and haven't been the most diligent with trying to see new species or even ID-ing some around my house. I've been procrastinating ID-ing the gulls and rats and such. But I also managed to find myself spending a day in the Nagarahole National Park in June. I was in a loud and noisy bus with lots of people who didn't have too much patience for most birds, as we zoomed around in search of the big cats. None of the large predators showed, but I was happier to add some smaller mammal lifers endemic to the southwest of India. Also saw a bunch of birds that I've managed to ID; more to come, as I work through the blurred photos I hastily took as we zoomed past at least 10-15 more bird species. Nagarahole is a place to go back to one day when I have more time, control and experience!
For now...
MAMMALS (Lifers in bold):
8. Jungle palm squirrel (Funambulus tristriatus)
9. Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) – EN
10. Gaur (Bos gaurus) – VU
11. Black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos) – VU
12. Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)
13. Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
14. Sambar (Rusa unicolor) – VU
15. Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis)
16. Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica)
17. Stripe-necked mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis)
BIRDS (can't really know which are lifers as I didn't keep track of bird species until this year):
39. White-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
40. Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
41. Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus)
42. Jungle myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
43. Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
44. Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
45. Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
46. Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)
47. Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
48. Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis)
49. Brown fish owl (Ketupa zeylonensis)
50. Crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
51. Red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea)
52. Streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
53. Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) – NT
54. Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
55. Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis)
56. Changeable hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)
57. White-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
Will definitely add a lot more birds as I comb through these pictures. For now, I'm glad to get back into this... and am still celebrating those Nilgiri/Western Ghats endemic mammals!
For now...
MAMMALS (Lifers in bold):
8. Jungle palm squirrel (Funambulus tristriatus)
9. Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) – EN
10. Gaur (Bos gaurus) – VU
11. Black-footed gray langur (Semnopithecus hypoleucos) – VU
12. Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)
13. Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
14. Sambar (Rusa unicolor) – VU
15. Indian hare (Lepus nigricollis)
16. Indian giant squirrel (Ratufa indica)
17. Stripe-necked mongoose (Herpestes vitticollis)
BIRDS (can't really know which are lifers as I didn't keep track of bird species until this year):
39. White-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
40. Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
41. Brahminy kite (Haliastur indus)
42. Jungle myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
43. Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
44. Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
45. Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
46. Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)
47. Grey junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
48. Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis)
49. Brown fish owl (Ketupa zeylonensis)
50. Crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
51. Red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea)
52. Streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
53. Painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) – NT
54. Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
55. Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis)
56. Changeable hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)
57. White-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
Will definitely add a lot more birds as I comb through these pictures. For now, I'm glad to get back into this... and am still celebrating those Nilgiri/Western Ghats endemic mammals!
i got to birding today i saw two new birds today. the eget was cool to se it is only now to bred in the sout of sweden but birds regulery turn up futher north. outher hilgligt was a hobby hunting starlings
168 great eget
169 comon pochard
fish
134 europaean perch
135 common roach
168 great eget
169 comon pochard
fish
134 europaean perch
135 common roach
Birds
162. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
163. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
164. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Most of these are from my trip out into Outback Queensland. Was not going to post this until my finished my awful trip thread but since I’ve lost all motivation for that I decided to just post it.
On a more positive note I’ve surpassed my bird total by last year and seen many great lifers, including animals I’ve been wanting to see my entire life.
The list also starts at 106 as I decided to remove glossy ibis, as I think these were just misidentified straw necked ibis.
Mammals:
6. Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus)
7. Rufous Bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens)
8. Pretty Faced Wallaby (Macropus parryi)
9. European Hare (Lepus europaeus)
10. Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
11. Indopacfic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)
Reptiles:
17. The Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
18. Ragged Snake Eyed Skink (Cryptoblepharus pannosus)
Birds:
106. Banded Plover (Vanellus tricolor)
107. White Winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos)
108. Black Faced Wood Swallow (Artamus cinereus)*
109. Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
110. Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis)
111. Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera)
112. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
113. Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta)
114. Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca)
115. Red Winged Parrot (Aprosmictus erythropterus)
116. Black Fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
117. Brolga (Grus rubicunda)
118. Red Browed Pardolote (Pardalotus rubricatus)
119. Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
120. Spotted Bowerbird (Chlamydera maculata)
121. Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
122. Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus)
123. Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
124. Striated Pardolote (Pardalotus striatus)
125. Wedge Tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
126. Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
127. Budgerigah (Melopsittacus undulatus)
128. Scarlett Honey Eater (Myzomela sanguinolenta)
129. Green Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris)
130. Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
* I know I put this species down on my 2017 big year, however now that I’ve actually seen them I think they were a misidentification of a black faced cuckoo shrike.
From a while ago, I forgot to add it to this thread:Turns out this was actually P. maculata. Still a lifer, though.
Herpitiles
10. Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum
Luca Bronzi
Well-Known Member
Fish List
48. Diplodus sargus
49. Diplodus puntazzo
50. Mullus surmuletus
51. Scophtalmus rhombus
48. Diplodus sargus
49. Diplodus puntazzo
50. Mullus surmuletus
51. Scophtalmus rhombus
Luca Bronzi
Well-Known Member
Bird List
In Italy,during July,I've seen three birds of prey that I've identified as Pallid harriers,but I'm not anymore sure that they were them or another species.
So for now I delete them from my bird list.
53. Eurasian marsh-harrier (Circus aeroginosus)
Fish List
52. Symphodus tinca
53. Parablennius sanguinolentis
54. Trachinotus ovatus
In Italy,during July,I've seen three birds of prey that I've identified as Pallid harriers,but I'm not anymore sure that they were them or another species.
So for now I delete them from my bird list.
53. Eurasian marsh-harrier (Circus aeroginosus)
Fish List
52. Symphodus tinca
53. Parablennius sanguinolentis
54. Trachinotus ovatus
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NOTE: One earlier species is removed due to suspected misidentification.
Birds
164. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
165. Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
166. Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
167. Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Better late than never! Raccoon was added to my list just as I am posting this, as I heard some noises outside and found two of them walking along the fences and roofs of Cape Cod cottage rentals.
BIRDS:
1. Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
2. West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
3. Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
4. Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
5. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
6. Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
7. American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
8. Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
9. White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
10. Groundhog (Marmota monax)
11. North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
12. Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
13. Common Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
14. Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
REPTILES:
1. Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
2. Common Snapping Turtle (Chelhydra serpentina)
3. Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
4. Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
5. Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
AMPHIBIANS:
1. Green Frog (Rana clamitans)
2. Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
3. Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
FISH:
1. Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus)
2. French Grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum)
3. Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)
4. Bermuda Blue Angelfish (Holacanthus bermudensis)
5. Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
6. Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)
7. Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)
INSECTS:
1. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
2. Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
3. Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
4. Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene)
5. Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea)
6. Red-Legged Grasshopper (Melanoplus femurrubrum)
7. Slaty Skimmer (Melanoplus femurrubrum)
BIRDS:
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Rock Dove (Columba livia)
- Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Boat-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
- Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- American White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
- Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
- Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
- Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottus)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Barred Owl (Strix varia)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Red-Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
- Brant (Branta bernicla)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
- Yellow-Crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Purple Martin (Progne subis)
- Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Black-Capped Chickadee (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
- Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
- Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
- Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
- Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
- Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
- Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
- Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
- Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
- Eastern Whip-Poor-Will (Caprimulgus vociferus)
- Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
- White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- Eastern Wood-Peewee (Contopus virens)
- Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Black-and-White Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
- Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
- Black-Throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
- Broad-Winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
- Cooper’s Hawk (Accipter cooperii)
- Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
- Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
- Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothylpis trichas)
- Blue-Winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)
- Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)
- Black-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
- Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
- Chestnut-Sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- Red-Eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticella)
- Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
- Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
- Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
- Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
- Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
- Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
- Black-Throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
- Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
- Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
- Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
- Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
- Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
- Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
- Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
- White-Winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
- Wilson’s Storm Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- Black-Legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
- Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
- Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea)
- Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
- Cory’s Shearwater (Calonectris borealis)
- Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
1. Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
2. West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
3. Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
4. Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
5. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
6. Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
7. American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
8. Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
9. White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
10. Groundhog (Marmota monax)
11. North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
12. Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
13. Common Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
14. Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
REPTILES:
1. Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
2. Common Snapping Turtle (Chelhydra serpentina)
3. Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
4. Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
5. Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
AMPHIBIANS:
1. Green Frog (Rana clamitans)
2. Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
3. Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
FISH:
1. Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus)
2. French Grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum)
3. Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)
4. Bermuda Blue Angelfish (Holacanthus bermudensis)
5. Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
6. Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)
7. Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)
INSECTS:
1. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
2. Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
3. Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
4. Sedge Sprite (Nehalennia irene)
5. Spangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea)
6. Red-Legged Grasshopper (Melanoplus femurrubrum)
7. Slaty Skimmer (Melanoplus femurrubrum)
Dannelboyz
Well-Known Member
No, I double-checked and I'm on 24 now, including the bandicoot.
BIRDS
248 - Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata)
249 - Black-tailed Nativehen (Tribonyx ventralis)
250 - Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma)
251 - Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)
Presume you were at the Western Treatment Plant?
okay, I'll keep you on 24 then. In case you want to re-check, I looked back through the posts - you had Brown Hare as #24 (post #501), Dusky Antechinus as #23 (post #493), Feral Cat as #22 (post #340), etc.No, I double-checked and I'm on 24 now, including the bandicoot.
Dannelboyz
Well-Known Member
Yes I was
Four OBPs - we're checking through pics for bands now.Okay thanks. I realise I somehow had Feral Cat missing on one list and Brown Hare missing on my other list, which lead to the confusion. so, 25 is the correct number
I've had quite a terrible holiday in Italy to be honest. It was cut short so it lasted less than a week, and for most days hospitals, waiting rooms and language barriers were the main themes (I'm okay, don't worry). I had a few very brief birding sessions, but a planned visit to a nature reserve to search for chamois, ibex, vipers and all of the mountain birds never happened. Still happy with the flycatcher though, which I think is quite rare in the area I saw it.
Birds
211. Eurasian Crag Martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris
212. Italian Sparrow, Passer italiae
213. Hooded Crow, Corvus cornix
214. Yellow-Legged Gull, Larus michahellis
215. Red-Breasted Flycatcher, Ficedula parva
Herptiles
10. Common Wall Lizard, Podarcis muralis
Invertebrates
157. Willowherb Hawkmoth, Proserpinus proserpina
158. Turnip Moth, Agrotis segetum
159. Grass moth, Eudonia truncicolella
160. European Corn Borer, Ostrinia nubilalis
161. Passenger, Dysgonia algira
162. Clouded Yellow, Colias croceus
163. Grass moth, Anania verbascalis
Birds
211. Eurasian Crag Martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris
212. Italian Sparrow, Passer italiae
213. Hooded Crow, Corvus cornix
214. Yellow-Legged Gull, Larus michahellis
215. Red-Breasted Flycatcher, Ficedula parva
Herptiles
10. Common Wall Lizard, Podarcis muralis
Invertebrates
157. Willowherb Hawkmoth, Proserpinus proserpina
158. Turnip Moth, Agrotis segetum
159. Grass moth, Eudonia truncicolella
160. European Corn Borer, Ostrinia nubilalis
161. Passenger, Dysgonia algira
162. Clouded Yellow, Colias croceus
163. Grass moth, Anania verbascalis
Luca Bronzi
Well-Known Member
Are you talking about Abruzzo National Park?
Luca Bronzi
Well-Known Member
Only now I noticed that I didn't sign the lifers in my checklists.
From now I'm going to do it writing them in bold, but remember that many animals in my lists (all the mammals,all the red sea fish,20-25 birds and three echtoterms) were lifers.
Bird List
54. European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Fish List
55. Chaetodon auriga (Which I saw in Red Sea in May-June)
From now I'm going to do it writing them in bold, but remember that many animals in my lists (all the mammals,all the red sea fish,20-25 birds and three echtoterms) were lifers.
Bird List
54. European bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Fish List
55. Chaetodon auriga (Which I saw in Red Sea in May-June)