Last week a got a very - very - well appreciated chance sighting when driving to work just before dawn!
Mammals
7. Beech Marten, Martes foina
Mammals
7. Beech Marten, Martes foina
ZooChat Big Year 2020
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drill
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The Hague Norfolk VA
19. Hooded merganser
BIRDS:
This weekend I tried to clean up some of the missing waterfowl on my list, plus chase after a few rarities.
At La Farge Sandpits, I couldn't find the vagrant White-winged Scoter, but I did pick up:
72 Canvasback - Aythya valisineria
At Lake Afton, I missed the Townsend's Solitaire, but I did find:
73 Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator
74 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
75 Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum
One more shot at La Farge Sandpits for the scoter as well as a vagrant Long-tailed Duck that showed up earlier in the day:
76 American Wigeon - Mareca americana
77 Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus
As you can see I'm doing GREAT at chasing rarities so far!
This weekend I tried to clean up some of the missing waterfowl on my list, plus chase after a few rarities.
At La Farge Sandpits, I couldn't find the vagrant White-winged Scoter, but I did pick up:
72 Canvasback - Aythya valisineria
At Lake Afton, I missed the Townsend's Solitaire, but I did find:
73 Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator
74 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
75 Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum
One more shot at La Farge Sandpits for the scoter as well as a vagrant Long-tailed Duck that showed up earlier in the day:
76 American Wigeon - Mareca americana
77 Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus
As you can see I'm doing GREAT at chasing rarities so far!
Mammals
5. Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
drill
Well-Known Member
Flying in Norfolk
20. Canada goose.
Birds
Rosebud beach at dusk is stupidly good.
Birds
61. Brown Thornbill
62. Striated Thornbill
63. Northern Giant Petrel
64. Black Browed Albatross (EN)
Rosebud beach at dusk is stupidly good.
Birds
61. Brown Thornbill
62. Striated Thornbill
63. Northern Giant Petrel
64. Black Browed Albatross (EN)
Birds
32. Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius
Unfortunately, the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker that lives in Russell Square continues to elude me...
Little late to the party but here is my 2020 so far (excluding invertebrates and fish). All species seen in West London but have trips to Spain, the Ukraine, Italy, Denmark and a whale-watching trip across the Bay of Biscay coming up...
Mammals
1. Red fox
2. House mouse
3. Grey squirrel
Birds
1. Common reed bunting
2. European goldfinch
3. European greenfinch
4. Dunnock
5. European stonechat
6. European robin
7. Eurasian blackbird
8. Song thrush
9. Mistle thrush
10. Common starling
11. Eurasian wren
12. Long-tailed tit
13. Eurasian blue tit
14. Carrion crow
15. Common magpie
16. Ring-necked parakeet
17. Black-headed gull
18. Common wood pigeon
19. Feral pigeon
20. Coal tit
21. Great tit
22. Lesser black-backed gull
23. Goldcrest
24. Sparrowhawk
25. Common gull
26. House sparrow
27. Mallard duck
No reptiles or amphibians as yet
Mammals
1. Red fox
2. House mouse
3. Grey squirrel
Birds
1. Common reed bunting
2. European goldfinch
3. European greenfinch
4. Dunnock
5. European stonechat
6. European robin
7. Eurasian blackbird
8. Song thrush
9. Mistle thrush
10. Common starling
11. Eurasian wren
12. Long-tailed tit
13. Eurasian blue tit
14. Carrion crow
15. Common magpie
16. Ring-necked parakeet
17. Black-headed gull
18. Common wood pigeon
19. Feral pigeon
20. Coal tit
21. Great tit
22. Lesser black-backed gull
23. Goldcrest
24. Sparrowhawk
25. Common gull
26. House sparrow
27. Mallard duck
No reptiles or amphibians as yet
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Birds
45. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
Fish
1. Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris
Mammals
04. European Hare (Lepus europaeus)
05. European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Birds
27. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
28. Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
29. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
30. Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
31. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
32. European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Jungle Man
Well-Known Member
New species for today:
Birds:
16.House Wren-Troglodytes Aedon
17.Turkey Vulture-Cathartes Aura
Herptiles:
5.Ameiva-Ameiva Praesignis
Having now managed my first coastal birdwatching trip of the year - plus a few incidental sightings throughout the north-east over the last month - it seems a good time for my first update of the year.
Birds - 74 TAXA (29/01/2019)
1) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
2) Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
3) Tundra Bean Goose (Anser serrirostris)
4) Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
5) Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons flavirostris)
6) Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
7) Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
8) Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
9) Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
10) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
11) Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
12) Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
13) Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
14) Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
15) Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
16) Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
17) Goosander (Mergus merganser)
18) Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
19) Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
20) Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
21) Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
22) Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
23) Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
24) Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
25) Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
26) Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
27) Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
28) Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
29) Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
30) Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
31) Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
32) European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
33) Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
34) Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
35) Sanderling (Calidris alba)
36) Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
37) Mew Gull (Larus canus)
38) Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
39) European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
40) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
41) Guillemot (Uria aalge)
42) Razorbill (Alca torda)
43) Rock Dove (Columba livia)
44) Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
45) Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
46) Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
47) Little Owl (Athene noctua)
48) Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
49) Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
50) Magpie (Pica pica)
51) Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
52) Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
53) Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
54) Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
55) Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
56) Great Tit (Parus major)
57) Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
58) Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
59) Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
60) Blackbird (Turdus merula)
61) Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
62) Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
63) Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
64) Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
65) European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
66) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
67) Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
68) Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
69) White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
70) Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
71) Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
72) Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
73) Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
74) Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)
MAMMALS - 10 TAXA (29/01/2019)
1) Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
2) House Mouse (Mus musculus)
3) Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
4) Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
5) European Hare (Lepus europaeus)
6) Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
7) European Otter (Lutra lutra)
8) Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
9) Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)
10) Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
AMPHIBIANS - 0 TAXA (29/01/2019)
REPTILES - 0 TAXA (29/01/2019)
Birds - 74 TAXA (29/01/2019)
1) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
2) Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
3) Tundra Bean Goose (Anser serrirostris)
4) Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
5) Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons flavirostris)
6) Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
7) Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
8) Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
9) Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
10) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
11) Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
12) Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
13) Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
14) Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
15) Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)
16) Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
17) Goosander (Mergus merganser)
18) Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
19) Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
20) Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
21) Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
22) Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
23) Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
24) Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
25) Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
26) Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
27) Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
28) Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
29) Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
30) Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
31) Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
32) European Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
33) Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
34) Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
35) Sanderling (Calidris alba)
36) Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
37) Mew Gull (Larus canus)
38) Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
39) European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
40) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
41) Guillemot (Uria aalge)
42) Razorbill (Alca torda)
43) Rock Dove (Columba livia)
44) Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
45) Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
46) Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
47) Little Owl (Athene noctua)
48) Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
49) Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
50) Magpie (Pica pica)
51) Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
52) Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
53) Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
54) Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
55) Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
56) Great Tit (Parus major)
57) Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
58) Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
59) Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
60) Blackbird (Turdus merula)
61) Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
62) Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
63) Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
64) Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
65) European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
66) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
67) Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
68) Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
69) White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
70) Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
71) Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
72) Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
73) Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
74) Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)
MAMMALS - 10 TAXA (29/01/2019)
1) Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
2) House Mouse (Mus musculus)
3) Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
4) Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
5) European Hare (Lepus europaeus)
6) Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
7) European Otter (Lutra lutra)
8) Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
9) Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)
10) Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
AMPHIBIANS - 0 TAXA (29/01/2019)
REPTILES - 0 TAXA (29/01/2019)
Mammals
6. Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus
Jungle Man
Well-Known Member
Birds:
18.Tropical Kingbird-Tyrannus Melancholicus.
Yarra Bend Park
Birds
65. Chestnut Teal
66. Laughing Kookaburra
67. Australasian Shoveler
Reptiles
2. Garden Skink (Lampropholis guichenoti)
3. Common/Eastern Blue Tongued Lizard
Birds
65. Chestnut Teal
66. Laughing Kookaburra
67. Australasian Shoveler
Reptiles
2. Garden Skink (Lampropholis guichenoti)
3. Common/Eastern Blue Tongued Lizard
Birds:
66. Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
67. Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)
68. Tawny Grassbird (Megalurus timoriensis)
69. Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
70. Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
Fish:
6. Butter Bream
7. Summer Whiting (Sillago ciliata)
8. Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major (Abudefduf vaigiensis)
9. Moses Perch (Lutjanus russelli)
10. Spotted Scat (Scatophagus argus)
Also just a note that black bittern was actually a lifer, I just forgot to bold it.
Also would anyone such as @Hix know what the very common species of brown tang are called? They are pretty much completely brown and have a white spot on the tail.
Not those ones. I believe they are an Acanthurus.