ZooChat Big Year 2020

Went just across the border in the Netherlands to see my first ever wintering Richard's pipit, and picked up some other quality stuff on the way! This is the first time I've gotten 100 in January. :D

BIRDS:
94) Common redshank, Tringa totanus
95) Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
96) Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
97) Dunlin, Calidris alpina
98) Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi
99) European golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
100) Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
101) Little egret, Egretta garzetta

MAMMALS:
1) Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
 
MRJ said:
It would be really good if people could mention in their posts where they saw the animals they see, especially if it was somewhere different or special. It would help others plan their own wildlife watching. Just a personal suggestion from me.
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I probably won't do that initially but if there are any species you want to know about in particular just ask.
 
Yoshistar888 said:
Blairgowrie pier at night.

Birds

53. White Throated Needletail

Fish

5. Tommy Ruff/Australian Herring
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Are you fishing, watching others fish or noting them in the water?
 
MRJ said:
Are you fishing, watching others fish or noting them in the water?
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We were fishing but the only fish we caught were the tommy ruff and even then I could still see them in the water. The others were just noted down
 
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Rosebud front beach just wow, it’s full of birds and provided a whopping 6 lifers. There are way more people than birds though.

54. Great Crested Tern
55. Little Tern
56. Caspian Tern
57. Song Thrush
58. Cape Petrel
59. Short Tailed Shearwater
 
Yoshistar888 said:
Rosebud front beach just wow, it’s full of birds and provided a whopping 6 lifers. There are way more people than birds though.

54. Great Crested Tern
55. Little Tern
56. Caspian Tern
57. Song Thrush
58. Cape Petrel
59. Short Tailed Shearwater
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On my way to doing an exciting night tour at Moonlit Sanctuary

60. Pied Currawong
 
KevinVar said:
BIRDS
1. Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
2. Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
3. Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
4. Eurasian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
5. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
6. Feral Pigeon (Columba livia domestica)
7. Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
8. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
9. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
10. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
11. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
12. Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
13. Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
14. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
15. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
16. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
17. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
18. Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
19. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
20. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
21. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
22. Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
23. Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
24. Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
25. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
26. Bean Goose (Anser serrirostris)
27. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
28. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
29. Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
30. Great Tit (Parus major)
31. European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
32. Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
33. Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
34. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
35. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
36. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
37. European Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
38. Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
39. European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
40. Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
41. Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
42. Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
43. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
44. Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)

MAMMALS
1. European Hare (Lepus europaeus)
2. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
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Still a bit behind on my normal birding schedule, but did manage to pick up my first lifer of the year!

BIRDS
45. European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
46. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
47. Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
48. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
49. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
50. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
51. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
52. Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
53. European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
54. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
55. Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
56. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
57. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
58. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
59. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
60. Common Gull (Larus canus)

MAMMALS
3. European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
4. Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
 
Crowthorne said:
Mammals
3. Brown Hare, Lepus europaeus

Birds
28. Ring-necked Parakeet, Psittacula krameri
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Birds
29. Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
30. Dunnock, Prunella modularis

Mammals
4. Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus
5. Chinese Water Deer, Hydropotes inermis
 
Chlidonias said:
Where did you see a Harlequin Duck?

That's one of my top North American birds.
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It was at Tenney Park in Madison, Wisconsin. It's a vagrant that has been sticking around for the past couple weeks. Unfortunately a female (so no crazy plumage) but still a wonderful bird.
 
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