The question arises - how do you know what species it was if you only saw it briefly before smearing it across the road? 
ZooChat Big Year 2021
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It pretty distinctive, and I got a good look before tire went over it.The question arises - how do you know what species it was if you only saw it briefly before smearing it across the road?
New year, new list. A sudden shift to much more helpful weather led to a rather good first day, and actually one of the most 'normal' days I've had in a while. I was able to hit most of my normal 'first day of the year's birding' sites just as any other year, as they are local and, of course, outdoors - so Permitted by Current Regulations. The rest of January will look very different to usual, as I would normally try to hit Slimbridge and maybe Frampton but they are currently Well Out of the Question. So, these certainly shouldn't be my last January additions (there are at least a dozen species I can see very close to my house at this time of year that I haven't yet seen) but the run of three years of 100 birds in January will certainly end unless something very unexpected happens. Still, some very nice things, including some key slightly-trickier winter species that it's always nice to get on the board early.
Now for much typing.
Birds:
1. Common Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus
2. Carrion Crow - Corvus corone
3. Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus
4. European Magpie - Pica pica
5. Eurasian Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
6. European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
7. European Blackbird - Turdus merula
8. Western Jackdaw - Coloeus monedula
9. Dunnock - Prunella modularis
10. Eurasian Jay - Garrulus glandarius
11. Common Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
12. Great Tit - Parus major
13. Common Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs
14. Brambling - Fringilla montifringilla
15. European Robin - Erithacus rubecula
16. Yellowhammer - Emberiza citrinella
17. Coal Tit - Periparus ater
18. European Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus
19. European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis
20. Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea
21. European Nuthatch - Sitta europaea
22. Feral Pigeon - Columba livia
23. Mute Swan - Cygnus olor
24. Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
25. European Coot - Fulica atra
26. European Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus
27. Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
28. Rook - Corvus frugilegus
29. Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba
30. European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris
31. Redwing - Turdus iliacus
32. Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchos
33. Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus
34. Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo
35. Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis
36. Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
37. Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula
38. Common Teal - Anas crecca
39. European Pochard - Aythya ferina
40. Gadwall - Mareca strepera
41. Greylag Goose - Anser anser
42. Eurasian Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes
43. Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus
44. Greater Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus
45. European Herring Gull - Larus argentatus
46. Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus
47. Northern Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus
48. Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major
49. Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus
50. Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos
51. Hawfinch - Coccothraustes coccothraustes
52. Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo
53. Goosander - Mergus merganser
54. Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula
55. Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Passer montanus
56. Eurasian Wigeon - Mareca penelope
57. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
58. Great Northern Diver - Gavia immer
59. Willow Tit - Poecile montanus
Mammals:
1. Red Deer - Cervus elaphus
Fishes:
1. Brown Trout - Salmo trutta
Now for much typing.
Birds:
1. Common Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus
2. Carrion Crow - Corvus corone
3. Black-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus
4. European Magpie - Pica pica
5. Eurasian Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
6. European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
7. European Blackbird - Turdus merula
8. Western Jackdaw - Coloeus monedula
9. Dunnock - Prunella modularis
10. Eurasian Jay - Garrulus glandarius
11. Common Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
12. Great Tit - Parus major
13. Common Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs
14. Brambling - Fringilla montifringilla
15. European Robin - Erithacus rubecula
16. Yellowhammer - Emberiza citrinella
17. Coal Tit - Periparus ater
18. European Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus
19. European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis
20. Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea
21. European Nuthatch - Sitta europaea
22. Feral Pigeon - Columba livia
23. Mute Swan - Cygnus olor
24. Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
25. European Coot - Fulica atra
26. European Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus
27. Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
28. Rook - Corvus frugilegus
29. Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba
30. European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris
31. Redwing - Turdus iliacus
32. Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchos
33. Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus
34. Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo
35. Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis
36. Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
37. Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula
38. Common Teal - Anas crecca
39. European Pochard - Aythya ferina
40. Gadwall - Mareca strepera
41. Greylag Goose - Anser anser
42. Eurasian Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes
43. Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus
44. Greater Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus
45. European Herring Gull - Larus argentatus
46. Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus
47. Northern Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus
48. Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major
49. Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus
50. Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos
51. Hawfinch - Coccothraustes coccothraustes
52. Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo
53. Goosander - Mergus merganser
54. Eurasian Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula
55. Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Passer montanus
56. Eurasian Wigeon - Mareca penelope
57. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
58. Great Northern Diver - Gavia immer
59. Willow Tit - Poecile montanus
Mammals:
1. Red Deer - Cervus elaphus
Fishes:
1. Brown Trout - Salmo trutta
Aaand, From my window,
5. American red squirrel.
Mammals, 4.
5. American red squirrel.
Mammals, 4.
MAMMALS:
1 Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger
BIRDS:
13. Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus
14. Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii
15. Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus
16. Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor
17. American Robin - Turdus migratorius
18. Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
Mammals
.white-tailed deer
That’s was all I saw today but of corse there will be plenty more.
.white-tailed deer
That’s was all I saw today but of corse there will be plenty more.
BIRDS:
1) Canada goose, Branta canadensis
2) Carrion crow, Corvus corone
3) Common buzzard, Buteo buteo
4) Common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus
5) Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
6) House sparrow, Passer domesticus
7) Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
8) Common starling, Sturnus vulgaris
9) European herring gull, Larus argentatus
10) Redwing, Turdus iliacus
11) Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus
12) Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
13) European robin, Erithacus rubecula
14) Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
15) Common blackbird, Turdus merula
16) Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
17) Great tit, Parus major
18) Western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula
19) Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
20) Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons
21) Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
22) Grey partridge, Perdix perdix
23) Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus
24) Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
25) Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
26) Song thrush, Turdus philomelos
27) Rock dove, Columba livia
28) Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
29) Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
30) Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
31) Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
32) Dunlin, Calidris alpina
33) Red knot, Calidris canutus
34) Northern gannet, Morus bassanus
35) Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
36) Purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima
37) Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
38) Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
39) Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator
40) Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
41) Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
42) Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca
43) Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
44) Mediterranean gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
45) Common gull, Larus canus
46) Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus
47) Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius
48) Greylag goose, Anser anser
49) Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis
50) Black-throated loon, Gavia arctica
51) Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
52) Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
53) European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
54) Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus
55) Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
56) Sanderling, Calidris alba
57) Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
58) Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis
Heard only:
0) European green woodpecker, Picus viridis
0) European rock pipit, Anthus petrosus
0) Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
0) European greenfinch, Chloris chloris
0) Dunnock, Prunella modularis
0) Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
INVERTS:
1) Two-spot ladybug, Adalia bipunctata
1) Canada goose, Branta canadensis
2) Carrion crow, Corvus corone
3) Common buzzard, Buteo buteo
4) Common wood pigeon, Columba palumbus
5) Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
6) House sparrow, Passer domesticus
7) Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
8) Common starling, Sturnus vulgaris
9) European herring gull, Larus argentatus
10) Redwing, Turdus iliacus
11) Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus
12) Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
13) European robin, Erithacus rubecula
14) Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
15) Common blackbird, Turdus merula
16) Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
17) Great tit, Parus major
18) Western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula
19) Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
20) Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons
21) Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
22) Grey partridge, Perdix perdix
23) Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus
24) Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
25) Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
26) Song thrush, Turdus philomelos
27) Rock dove, Columba livia
28) Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
29) Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
30) Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
31) Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
32) Dunlin, Calidris alpina
33) Red knot, Calidris canutus
34) Northern gannet, Morus bassanus
35) Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
36) Purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima
37) Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
38) Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
39) Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator
40) Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
41) Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
42) Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca
43) Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
44) Mediterranean gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
45) Common gull, Larus canus
46) Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus
47) Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius
48) Greylag goose, Anser anser
49) Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis
50) Black-throated loon, Gavia arctica
51) Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
52) Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
53) European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
54) Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus
55) Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
56) Sanderling, Calidris alba
57) Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
58) Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis
Heard only:
0) European green woodpecker, Picus viridis
0) European rock pipit, Anthus petrosus
0) Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
0) European greenfinch, Chloris chloris
0) Dunnock, Prunella modularis
0) Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
INVERTS:
1) Two-spot ladybug, Adalia bipunctata
What species?
MizzB
Well-Known Member
I’m guessing Coccinella septempunctata. But I don’t know what species of ladybugs are in Wisconsin.
You cannot count species you haven't identified. It would be like saying:
1) Duck
2) Some sort of finch
3) Crow?
1. Common Raven.
Roosting together in a -46F windchill. Tough birds.
Roosting together in a -46F windchill. Tough birds.
MizzB
Well-Known Member
Ah, I will remove the ladybug then, it may have been an Asian Lady Beetle.
A few birds seen while at the zoo today:
10) Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
11) Hedge Sparrow (Dunnock) Prunella modularis
12) Californian Quail Callipepla californica
13) European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
14) Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
15) European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
Basically I'll be seeing a handful of birds for each of the first four days of the year, to reach about thirty or so probably, and then I'll stumble to a halt.
10) Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
11) Hedge Sparrow (Dunnock) Prunella modularis
12) Californian Quail Callipepla californica
13) European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
14) Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
15) European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
Basically I'll be seeing a handful of birds for each of the first four days of the year, to reach about thirty or so probably, and then I'll stumble to a halt.
If your sightings aren't numbered you don't get included in the tallies because I will have no idea what your numbers are.
You have the squirrel numbered as 5, but then say mammals are at 4, but you appear to have only listed two mammals previously.
If your numbers aren't kept straight you won't be included in the overall tallies.
Dannelboyz
Well-Known Member
Happy with this start to the year
BIRDS
--- Australian Boobook (Ninox boobook) [heard]
--- Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) [heard]
1 - Apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea)
2 - Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
3 - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
4 - Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)
5 - Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
6 - Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
7 - Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)
8 - Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
9 - Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
10 - Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
11 - Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
12 - White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos)
13 - Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
14 - Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
15 - Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)
16 - Australian Ringneck Parrot (Barnardius zonarius)
17 - Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica)
18 - Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis)
19 - Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris)
20 - Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus ornatus)
21 - Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
22 - Inland Thornbill (Acanthiza apicalis)
23 - Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus)
24 - White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus)
25 - Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans)
26 - Mallee Emuwren (Stipiturus mallee)
27 - Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris)
28 - Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)
29 - Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
--- Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) [heard]
30 - Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
31 - Striped Honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata)
32 - Striated Grasswren (Amytornis striatus)
33 - White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna)
34 - Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis)
35 - Chestnut Quailthrush (Cinclosoma castanotum)
36 - Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
37 - Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus)
38 - White-eared Honeyeater (Lichenostomus leucotis)
39 - Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis)
40 - Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens)
--- Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) [heard]
41 - Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
42 - Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
43 - House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)*
44 - Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)*
45 - Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
46 - Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)
47 - Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus)
48 - Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)*
49 - Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)
50 - Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
51 - Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
52 - Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
53 - Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
54 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
55 - Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
56 - Black-tailed Nativehen (Tribonyx ventralis)
57 - Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna)
58 - Greater Bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster)
59 - Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius)
60 - Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula)
61 - Australian Pipit (Anthus australis)
62 - Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
63 - Ground Cuckooshrike (Coracina maxima)
64 - Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
65 - Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)
66 - Singing Honeyeater (Lichenostomus virescens)
67 - Little Raven (Corvus mellori)
68 - Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
69 - Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus)
70 - Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)
71 - Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)*
72 - Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)*
73 - Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
74 - Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus)
75 - Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
76 - Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis moluccus)
77 - Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
78 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)
79 - White-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus)
80 - Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
81 - Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
82 - Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)*
83 - European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)*
84 - Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)
85 - Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)*
86 - Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
87 - Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
88 - Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
89 - Striated Fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus)
90 - White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons)
--- Stubble Quail (Coturnix pectoralis) [heard]
91 - Golden-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis)
92 - Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)
93 - Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides)
94 - Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)
95 - Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
96 - Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
97 - Hardhead (Aythya australis)
98 - Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus)
99 - Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
100 - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
101 - Musk Duck (Biziura lobata)
102 - Grey Teal (Anas gracilis)
103 - Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
104 - Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis)
105 - White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
106 - Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
107 - Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)
108 - Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
--- Little Grassbird (Megalurus gramineus) [heard]
109 - Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
110 - White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis)
111 - Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
112 - Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
113 - Australian Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
114 - Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
115 - Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
116 - Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)
117 - Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
118 - Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
119 - Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)
120 - Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
121 - Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
122 - Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
123 - Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)
124 - Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
125 - Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes)
126 - Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus)
127 - White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
128 - Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
129 - Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus)
130 - Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
131 - Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
132 - Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
133 - Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
--- Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina) [heard]
MAMMALS
1 - Feral Goat (Capra aegagrus)*
2 - European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)*
3 - Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
4 - Black Rat (Rattus rattus)*
REPTILES
1 - Mallee Dragon (Ctenophorus fordi)
2 - Plain Ctenotus (Ctenotus inornatus)
3 - Pale-rumped Ctenotus (Ctenotus regius)
4 - Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa)
AMPHIBIANS
--- Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis) [heard]
BIRDS
--- Australian Boobook (Ninox boobook) [heard]
--- Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) [heard]
1 - Apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea)
2 - Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
3 - Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
4 - Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)
5 - Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
6 - Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
7 - Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)
8 - Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
9 - Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)
10 - Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
11 - Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
12 - White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos)
13 - Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
14 - Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla)
15 - Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)
16 - Australian Ringneck Parrot (Barnardius zonarius)
17 - Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica)
18 - Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis)
19 - Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris)
20 - Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus ornatus)
21 - Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
22 - Inland Thornbill (Acanthiza apicalis)
23 - Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus)
24 - White-browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus)
25 - Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans)
26 - Mallee Emuwren (Stipiturus mallee)
27 - Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris)
28 - Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis)
29 - Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris)
--- Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) [heard]
30 - Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
31 - Striped Honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata)
32 - Striated Grasswren (Amytornis striatus)
33 - White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna)
34 - Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis)
35 - Chestnut Quailthrush (Cinclosoma castanotum)
36 - Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)
37 - Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus)
38 - White-eared Honeyeater (Lichenostomus leucotis)
39 - Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis)
40 - Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens)
--- Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) [heard]
41 - Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
42 - Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
43 - House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)*
44 - Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)*
45 - Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
46 - Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa)
47 - Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus)
48 - Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)*
49 - Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)
50 - Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
51 - Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
52 - Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
53 - Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
54 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
55 - Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
56 - Black-tailed Nativehen (Tribonyx ventralis)
57 - Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna)
58 - Greater Bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster)
59 - Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius)
60 - Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula)
61 - Australian Pipit (Anthus australis)
62 - Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
63 - Ground Cuckooshrike (Coracina maxima)
64 - Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)
65 - Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri)
66 - Singing Honeyeater (Lichenostomus virescens)
67 - Little Raven (Corvus mellori)
68 - Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
69 - Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus)
70 - Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis)
71 - Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)*
72 - Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)*
73 - Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
74 - Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus)
75 - Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
76 - Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis moluccus)
77 - Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis)
78 - Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)
79 - White-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus)
80 - Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
81 - Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Glossopsitta porphyrocephala)
82 - Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)*
83 - European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)*
84 - Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)
85 - Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)*
86 - Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris)
87 - Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel)
88 - Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
89 - Striated Fieldwren (Calamanthus fuliginosus)
90 - White-fronted Chat (Epthianura albifrons)
--- Stubble Quail (Coturnix pectoralis) [heard]
91 - Golden-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis)
92 - Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)
93 - Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides)
94 - Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)
95 - Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
96 - Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
97 - Hardhead (Aythya australis)
98 - Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus)
99 - Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
100 - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
101 - Musk Duck (Biziura lobata)
102 - Grey Teal (Anas gracilis)
103 - Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
104 - Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis)
105 - White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
106 - Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
107 - Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)
108 - Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
--- Little Grassbird (Megalurus gramineus) [heard]
109 - Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)
110 - White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis)
111 - Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
112 - Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
113 - Australian Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
114 - Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
115 - Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
116 - Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)
117 - Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
118 - Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
119 - Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)
120 - Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus)
121 - Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
122 - Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
123 - Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)
124 - Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
125 - Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes)
126 - Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus)
127 - White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
128 - Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
129 - Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus)
130 - Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
131 - Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
132 - Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
133 - Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
--- Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina) [heard]
MAMMALS
1 - Feral Goat (Capra aegagrus)*
2 - European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)*
3 - Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus)
4 - Black Rat (Rattus rattus)*
REPTILES
1 - Mallee Dragon (Ctenophorus fordi)
2 - Plain Ctenotus (Ctenotus inornatus)
3 - Pale-rumped Ctenotus (Ctenotus regius)
4 - Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa)
AMPHIBIANS
--- Growling Grass Frog (Litoria raniformis) [heard]
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Mammals
1. Short Beaked Echidna
2. European Rabbit
3. Australian Fur Seal
4. Common wombat
5. Brown Hare
6. Swamp Wallaby
7. Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Birds
1. Masked Lapwing
2. Cape Barren Goose
3. New Holland Honeyeater
4. Silver Gull
5. Kelp Gull
6. Little Pied Cormorant
7. Crested Shrike Tit
8. Eastern Yellow Robin
9. Grey Goshawk
10. House Sparrow
11. Rainbow Lorikeet
12. Eurasian Blackbird
13. Little Raven
14. Superb Fairy Wren
15. Silvereye
16. Eastern Spinebill
17. Brown Goshawk
18. Little Eagle
19. Whistling Kite
20. Australian Hobby
21. Common Myna
22. Hooded Plover
23. Collared Sparrowhawk
24. Fairy Tern
25. Common Starling
26. Dusky Moorhen
27. Maned Duck
28. Australian Magpie
29. Australasian Swamphen
30. Sooty Oystercatcher
31. Little Wattlebird
32. Laughing Kookaburra
33. Little Penguin
34. Brown Thornbill
35. Short Tailed Shearwater
36. Golden Whistler
37. Straw Necked Ibis
38. Australian White Ibis
39. Striated Thornbill
40. Galah
41. Little Corella
Fish
1. Sandy Sprat
2. King George Whiting
3. Smooth Toadfish
4. Smooth Stingray
5. Australian Southern Eagle Ray (Mylobatis australis)
1. Short Beaked Echidna
2. European Rabbit
3. Australian Fur Seal
4. Common wombat
5. Brown Hare
6. Swamp Wallaby
7. Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Birds
1. Masked Lapwing
2. Cape Barren Goose
3. New Holland Honeyeater
4. Silver Gull
5. Kelp Gull
6. Little Pied Cormorant
7. Crested Shrike Tit
8. Eastern Yellow Robin
9. Grey Goshawk
10. House Sparrow
11. Rainbow Lorikeet
12. Eurasian Blackbird
13. Little Raven
14. Superb Fairy Wren
15. Silvereye
16. Eastern Spinebill
17. Brown Goshawk
18. Little Eagle
19. Whistling Kite
20. Australian Hobby
21. Common Myna
22. Hooded Plover
23. Collared Sparrowhawk
24. Fairy Tern
25. Common Starling
26. Dusky Moorhen
27. Maned Duck
28. Australian Magpie
29. Australasian Swamphen
30. Sooty Oystercatcher
31. Little Wattlebird
32. Laughing Kookaburra
33. Little Penguin
34. Brown Thornbill
35. Short Tailed Shearwater
36. Golden Whistler
37. Straw Necked Ibis
38. Australian White Ibis
39. Striated Thornbill
40. Galah
41. Little Corella
Fish
1. Sandy Sprat
2. King George Whiting
3. Smooth Toadfish
4. Smooth Stingray
5. Australian Southern Eagle Ray (Mylobatis australis)
1/1/2021
While playing some League with friends I noticed a small beetle-like critter moving over my wall, I stopped the game for a bit to catch it and photograph it for ID's. After asking a knowledge person the conclusion came to the Varied carpet beetle! In Dutch known as the ''Museum beetle'' due to being seen as a pest species by museums as it eats old textile, animal remainders and such. So among invertebrate pin collectors, a true nightmare - my pals words.
INVERTEBRATES
1 - Varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus verbasci
2/1/2021
Since I got most regular species from my area yesterday I only have a handful left to go. Two of them showed themselves during a walk with the dog.
BIRDS
27- European starling, Sturnus vulgaris
28 - Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
Totals:
Birds: 28
Inverebrates: 1
While playing some League with friends I noticed a small beetle-like critter moving over my wall, I stopped the game for a bit to catch it and photograph it for ID's. After asking a knowledge person the conclusion came to the Varied carpet beetle! In Dutch known as the ''Museum beetle'' due to being seen as a pest species by museums as it eats old textile, animal remainders and such. So among invertebrate pin collectors, a true nightmare - my pals words.
INVERTEBRATES
1 - Varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus verbasci
2/1/2021
Since I got most regular species from my area yesterday I only have a handful left to go. Two of them showed themselves during a walk with the dog.
BIRDS
27- European starling, Sturnus vulgaris
28 - Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
Totals:
Birds: 28
Inverebrates: 1
Looked out of the window and saw a pair of Carrion crows at 00:10, so that’s my first species of 2021. A shame, some foxes skulked around until 11 then decided to leave so can’t count them as my first.
Setting a rather modest but realistic target: 70 bird species. I probably won’t even get there but we’ll see
Birds:
1. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
A slightly more modestly-numbered tally from me as always
Birds:
2. Common woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
3. Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
4. Rock pigeon (Columba livia)
5. Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
6. Greylag goose (Anser anser)
7. Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
8. Egyptian goose
9. Mallard
10. Common pochard
11. Greater scaup
12. Tufted duck
13. Little grebe
14. Eurasian moorhen
15. Eurasian coot
16. Black-headed gull
17. Mew gull
18. Herring gull
19. Rose-ringed parakeet
20. Gadwall
21. Great cormorant
22. Grey heron
23. Great tit
24. Eurasian wigeon
25. Common shelduck
26. Garganey
Mammals:
1. Brown rat
A decent start...