BIRDS:
65) Dunnock, Prunella modularis
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65) Dunnock, Prunella modularis
Kazaa67
Active Member
01/03/21 (Strabrechtse Heide, Noord-Brabant)
BIRDS:
56) Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
57) Common reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
0) Willow tit, Poecile montanus [HEARD]
0) Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula [HEARD]
I finally saw a Pileated woodpecker, but like so many attempts before this one, I have never managed to get a photo of the species.
10. Pileated woodpecker
10. Pileated woodpecker
A few more of the regulars.
Mammals
1. Black Flying Fox Pteropus alecto
Birds
40. Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
41. Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
42. Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
43. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
44. Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia
45. Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans
46. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
47. Eastern Koel Eudynamys orientalis
Invertebrates
5. Zebra Blue Tarucus plinius
6. Common Crow Euploea core
7. Blue Tiger Tirumala hamata
8. Blue Triangle Graphium sarpedon
9. Green-headed Ant Rhytidoponera metallica
11. Mallard duck
d1am0ndback
Well-Known Member
Just some local birding.
Birds
1. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
2. Brown Thrasher – Toxostoma rufum
3. Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata
5. Orange-crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata
6. Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
7. White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis
8. Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis
9. American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis
10. Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus
11. American Pipit - Anthus rubescens
12. Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum
13. Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus
14. Brown Creeper - Certhia americana
15. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula
16. Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa
17. Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis
18. American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
19. Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata
20. Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
21. Hairy Woodpecker - Dryobates villosus
22. Downy Woodpecker - Dryobates pubescens
23. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus
24. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius
25. Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
26. Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
27. Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus
28. Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus
29. Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis
30. White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
31. Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
32. Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
33. American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
34. Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
35. European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Herptiles
1. Green Anole - Anolis carolinensis
Mammals
1. Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus
2. House Mouse - Mus musculus
3. Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger
4. Hispid Cotton Rat - Sigmodon hispidus
Birds
1. House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
2. Brown Thrasher – Toxostoma rufum
3. Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata
5. Orange-crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata
6. Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
7. White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis
8. Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis
9. American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis
10. Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus
11. American Pipit - Anthus rubescens
12. Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum
13. Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus
14. Brown Creeper - Certhia americana
15. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Regulus calendula
16. Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa
17. Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis
18. American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
19. Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata
20. Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
21. Hairy Woodpecker - Dryobates villosus
22. Downy Woodpecker - Dryobates pubescens
23. Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus
24. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius
25. Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
26. Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura
27. Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus
28. Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus
29. Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis
30. White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica
31. Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps
32. Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
33. American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
34. Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
35. European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Herptiles
1. Green Anole - Anolis carolinensis
Mammals
1. Brown Rat - Rattus norvegicus
2. House Mouse - Mus musculus
3. Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger
4. Hispid Cotton Rat - Sigmodon hispidus
BIRDS:
34. Snow Goose - Anser caerulescens
35. Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons
36. Common Merganser - Mergus merganser
37. Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis
38. Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
39. Herring Gull - Larus argentatus
40. American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
41. Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
42. Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
43. American Kestrel - Falco sparverius
44. Gadwall - Mareca strepera
45. Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola
46. Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
47. Northern Harrier - Circus hudsonius
48. Spotted Towhee - Pipilo maculatus
Birds
29. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
30. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
31. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
32. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
33. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
34. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
35. American Black Duck Anas rubripes
36. Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
37. Great Tit Parus major
38. American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
39. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
40. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
41. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
42. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis
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I went on a walk after this and saw
birds:
2) house wren
3) blue jay
mammals:
2) grey squirrel
I spent the morning at Zealandia (a predator-fenced valley in Wellington) and saw most of the birds I expected except Red-crowned Kakariki and Brown Teal. An unexpected highlight was a Morepork (which is a native owl) - I always keep an eye out for roost sites when at Zealandia but have never seen one there before, even though they are common enough. Weirdly enough, yesterday I was saying to my sister that I have never seen a Morepork at Zealandia, and then today I saw one.
22) Kaka Nestor meridionalis
23) Paradise Duck Tadorna variegata
24) New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
25) Pied Shag Phalacrocorax varius
26) New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
27) Little Pied Shag Microcarbo melanoleucos
28) Black Shag (Great Cormorant) Phalacrocorax carbo
29) Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
30) Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
31) New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
32) Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta
33) Saddleback Philesturnus carunculatus
34) New Zealand Robin Petroica australis
35) Grey Warbler Gerygone igata
36) Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
22) Kaka Nestor meridionalis
23) Paradise Duck Tadorna variegata
24) New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
25) Pied Shag Phalacrocorax varius
26) New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
27) Little Pied Shag Microcarbo melanoleucos
28) Black Shag (Great Cormorant) Phalacrocorax carbo
29) Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
30) Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
31) New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
32) Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta
33) Saddleback Philesturnus carunculatus
34) New Zealand Robin Petroica australis
35) Grey Warbler Gerygone igata
36) Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
I started 2021 with the same 1st bird as 2020. 
1/1/2021
1. House sparrow
2. black kite
3. Black-faced cucko-shrike
4. Brown goshawk
5. Brown honeyeater
6. Cockatiel
7. Common blackbird
8. Common starling
9. Crested pigeon
10. Fairy martin
11. Galah
12. Magpie-lark
13. red-rumped parrot
14. Rufous songlark
15. Spotted bowerbird
16. Welcone swallow
17. White-breasted woodswallow
18. White-browed woodswallow
19. White-plumed honeyeater
20. Williw wagtail
21. Yellow-billed spoonbill
2/1/2021
22. Apostlebird
23. Australian magpie
24. Australian raven
25. Australian wood duck
26. Black-shouldered kite
27. Common myna
28. Pacific black duck
29. Pied buthcerbird
30. Straw-necked ibis
31. White-faced heron
3/1/2021
32. Budgerigar. ( probably my favourite bird. There's a small flock thta has been feeding on my front lawn. Not going to mow it while the budgies are hanging around.)
33. Diamond dove
34. eastern barn owl
4/1/2021
35. Masked lapwing
36. Rainbow bee-eater
37. Royal spoonbill
38. White-winged triller
1/1/2021
1. House sparrow
2. black kite
3. Black-faced cucko-shrike
4. Brown goshawk
5. Brown honeyeater
6. Cockatiel
7. Common blackbird
8. Common starling
9. Crested pigeon
10. Fairy martin
11. Galah
12. Magpie-lark
13. red-rumped parrot
14. Rufous songlark
15. Spotted bowerbird
16. Welcone swallow
17. White-breasted woodswallow
18. White-browed woodswallow
19. White-plumed honeyeater
20. Williw wagtail
21. Yellow-billed spoonbill
2/1/2021
22. Apostlebird
23. Australian magpie
24. Australian raven
25. Australian wood duck
26. Black-shouldered kite
27. Common myna
28. Pacific black duck
29. Pied buthcerbird
30. Straw-necked ibis
31. White-faced heron
3/1/2021
32. Budgerigar. ( probably my favourite bird. There's a small flock thta has been feeding on my front lawn. Not going to mow it while the budgies are hanging around.)
33. Diamond dove
34. eastern barn owl
4/1/2021
35. Masked lapwing
36. Rainbow bee-eater
37. Royal spoonbill
38. White-winged triller
Dannelboyz
Well-Known Member
BIRDSHappy 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]
134 - Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata)
135 - Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
136 - Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)
137 - Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla)
138 - Forest Raven (Corvus tasmanicus)
139 - Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda funerea)
140 - Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus)
141 - Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)
142 - Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
--- Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis) [heard]
143 - Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops)
144 - White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)
145 - White-throated Treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaea)
146 - Great Egret (Ardea alba)
147 - Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
148 - Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
MAMMALS
5 - Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
REPTILES
5 - Common Garden Skink (Lampropholis guichenoti)
Was alerted to a trio of very active NZ fantails directly opposite of my balcony, as of their very loud chirping. Very happy to see these, as I haven't seen one of them in ages and had no idea there were even any living that close to me!
Birds
14. New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)
Mammals:
1. Grey-headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus)
Birds:
28. Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)
29. Topknot Pigeon (Lopholaimus antarcticus)
30. White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
31. Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus)
32. Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
33. Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
34. Osprey (Pandion cristatus)
35. Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus)
36. Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
Reptiles:
3. Common Garden Skink (Lampropholis guichenoti)
4. Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)
Amphibians:
1. Cane Toad (Rhinella marina)
Fish:
2. Yellowfin Bream (Acanthopagrus australis)
3. Silver Grunter (Mesopristes argenteus)
4. Sea Mullet (Mugil cephalus)
Birds
43. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
44. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
birds 4/1
22. gadwall Mareca strepera
23. common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
22. gadwall Mareca strepera
23. common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
12. Canada goose.
Small coastal trip today provided me with less than I expected but at least not nothing!
Birds:
18. Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
19. Common redshank (Tringa totanus)