ZooChat Big Year 2020

Bele said:
Last Friday morning I had a couple of Jays in the garden . Then soon after , on the cliffs and village of Pennard on nearby Gower , I had a couple of Chough , a pair of Raven and multiple Carrion Crow , Jackdaw , Magpie and Rook . No Hoodies around here unfortunately , I have in the past seen them in Pembrokeshire .
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I've seen Chough at Pennard I think. That's where there are notices on the cliffs advising against rockclimbing in order not to disturb?
 
from today
170 common pochard Aythya ferina
171 Northen goshawk
i think the gosehaw mite have had a nest close as i saw two doing flight displays and making noises from the forest
 
Crowthorne said:
Some nice spots on the morning commute

Birds
39. Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
40. Green Woodpecker, Picus viridis
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Mammals
8. Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes
 
Pertinax said:
I've seen Chough at Pennard I think. That's where there are notices on the cliffs advising against rockclimbing in order not to disturb?
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Possibly , there are big cliffs towards Three Cliffs Bay , might also be around Fall Bay and Mewslade which are close to Rhossili . Chough are now found all along the South Gower coast with several pairs breeding . I rarely visit Rhossili without getting good close views .
 
Bele said:
Possibly , there are big cliffs towards Three Cliffs Bay , might also be around Fall Bay and Mewslade which are close to Rhossili . Chough are now found all along the South Gower coast with several pairs breeding . I rarely visit Rhossili without getting good close views .
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I believe there are still only three to four pairs breeding on the Gower. I have seen them near Worms Head/Rhosseli Beach also. The place I was referring to has large houses along one side of the road, and open cliffs on the other. I think its Pennard.
 
Too many lists, I've been doubling up and the two species below is that both were seen in January near here. So this brings me back to 258. Surprised it passed the eagle eyes of @Chlidonias, though. Last Sri Lanka post, I promise.

258. Intermediate egret Ardea intermedia
259. Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola

A few casual observations since returning:

Moonlit Sanctuary:

259. Australasian shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
260. Jacky winter Microeca fascinans
261. Golden-headed cisticola Cisticola exilis

Seen on the south coast of New South Wales, on the drive back from Canberra:

262. Sulphur-crested cockatoo Cacatua galerita
263. Yellow-tailed black cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus
264. Satin bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
 
10/3/2020
106. Budgerigar. ( this is my favourite bird this year and will be hard to beat. It's a bird I haven't seen too often in the wild and was really pleased to see in my home town. The river that flows through town is in flood after a severe drought out here and the bush it is loving it. )
 
lintworm said:
I went looking for Middle Spotted Woodpecker in a park close-by, but did not find any, I did see two other less common, but very pretty, woodland birds though.

69. Eurasian bullfinch
70. Eurasian siskin
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I spent a weekend on the island of Texel, mostly hiking, but with some birdwatching along the way. We were just too early to get all the spring migrants, but still saw a nice bunch of birds.

71. Brent Goose
72. Barn Owl
73. Common Pochard
74. Greater Black-backed Gull
75. Lesser Black-backed Gull
76. Hen Harrier
77. Eurasian Spoonbill
78. Little Egret
79. Eurasian Curlew
80. Black-tailed Godwit
81. Common Redshank
82. Red Knot
83. Sanderling
84. Ruddy Turnstone
85. European Stonechat
86. European Oystercatcher
87. Common Snipe
88. Common Eider

Mammals
5. Harbour seal
6. European rabbit
 
Dannelboyz said:
From various spots between Bairnsdale and the Yarra Ranges... let me know if you want more exact locations on a particular species :)

MAMMALS
17 - Mountain Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus cunninghami)
-- Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis) [heard]

BIRDS
173 - Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus)
174 - Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)
175 - Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis)
176 - Flame Robin (Petroica phoenica)
177 - Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia melanoleuca)
-- White-eared Honeyeater (Lichenostomus leucotis) [heard]
178 - Banded Lapwing (Vanellus tricolor)
179 - Yellow Thornbill (Acanthiza nana)

REPTILES
7 - Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
8 - Lowlands Copperhead (Austrelaps superbus)
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A decent few days in Mallacoota... great to see so much bird life despite the fires!

BIRDS
180 - White-headed Pigeon (Columba leucomela)
181 - Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus)
182 - Eastern Whipbird (Psophodes olivaceus)
183 - Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
184 - White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
185 - Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
186 - Brown Gerygone (Gerygone mouki)
187 - Scarlet Honeyeater (Myzomela sanguinolenta)
188 - Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida)
189 - Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus)
190 - Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops)
191 - White-eared Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis leucotis)
192 - Rose Robin (Petroica rosea)
193 - Hooded Plover (Thinornis cucullatus)
194 - Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres vieilloti)
195 - Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra)
196 - Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
197 - Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa)
198 - Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus)
199 - Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus)

MAMMALS
18 - Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus)
19 - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
20 - Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
21 - Yellow-bellied Glider (Petaurus australis)

REPTILES
9 - Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)
10 - Yellow-bellied Water Skink (Eulamprus heatwolei)
11 - Red-bellied Black Snake

AMPHIBIANS
1 - Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea)
 
From the weekend and an early walk this morning, all on Hampstead Heath

Birds
72. Eurasian nuthatch (very pleased by this as this is my absolute nemesis species)
73. Common buzzard
74. Mandarin duck
75. Eurasian siskin
76. Lesser redpoll
 
drill said:
Norfolk, VA
29. Wood thrush
near Sylvan Heights Bird Park
30. Eastern meadowlark
on Bird Park grounds
1. Green anole.
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one i forgot on Bird Park grounds
1. White-throated sparrow
Norfolk, VA
1. White-crowned sparrow
 
The Brussels Pygmy cormorant decided to hang around for another year (it's been there for over 2 years and 2 months now), so I decided to go check it out for a third time! On my way there I picked up one of the Belgian 'plastics' I was still lacking, as well.

BIRDS:
141) Monk parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus
142) Pygmy cormorant, Microcarbo pygmaeus
143) Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
144) Marsh tit, Poecile palustris
 
Najade said:
Birds
54. Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
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Mammals
08. Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
09. Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)

Birds
55. Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)

Amphibians
01. Common Toad (Bufo bufo)
02. Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
03. Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)
04. Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)
 
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