ZooChat Big Year 2021

A couple of bird additions that almost finish of the roster of normal Dutch birds. There are about a dozen, perhaps 15, reasonably common species I've yet to see this year (not counting species like quail that are almost universally heard-only or sea birds because, well... they seabirds and I just don't see those.) Some of those are hard, some basically guaranteed if I visit the right places. We'll see how much I can find.

Birds
206. European Honey Buzzard, Pernis apivorus
207. Marsh Warbler, Acrocephalus palustris
208. Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea
209. Black Tern, Chlidonias niger
210. Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata

It is a really weird year in terms of bird migration by the way, many species appearing very late. Also, all the cold-blooded beasts seem to be severely lacking so far. I'm rearranging my invert list so I'll update that one soon (mainly because I want to count some groups differently as they are more important to me: I care more about my butterflies than my weevils, for example).
 
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Dannelboyz said:
BIRDS
313 - Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)

REPTILES
28 - Burton's Legless Lizard (Lialis burtonis)
29 - Kimberley Long-necked Turtle (Chelodina walloyarrina)
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MAMMALS
26 - Savanna Glider (Petaurus ariel)

BIRDS
314 - Australian Pratincole (Climacteris melanurus)
315 - Black-tailed Treecreeper (Climacteris melanurus)
316 - Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis)
317 - Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
318 - Green-backed Gerygone (Gerygone chloronota)
319 - Silver-backed Butcherbird (Cracticus argenteus)

REPTILES
30 - Kimberley Plateau Dtella (Gehyra occidentalis)
31 - Black-headed Python (Aspidites melanocephalus)
 
It's been a while since my last update. So here's a update worth a month and a half or maybe even longer.

Birds:
70) Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
71) Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
72) Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
73) Garganey, Spatula querquedula
74) Common tern, Sterna hirundo
75) Sand martin, Riparia riparia (Dutch lifer)
76) Common gull, Larus canus
77) Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica

Mammals:
4) Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus
5) European hare, Lepus europaeus

Invertebrates:
12) Mossy rose gall, Diplolepis rosae
13) Sawfly, Eutomostethus ephippium
14) Comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album
15) Peacock butterfly, Aglais io

Birds:
78) Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia
79) Eurasian linnet, Linaria cannabina
80) Black tern, Chlidonias niger
81) Rook, Corvus frugilegus
82) Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
83) European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
84) Grey partridge, Perdix perdix
85) Green woodpecker, Picus viridis
86) Song thrush, Turdus philomelos
87) Eurasian reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
88) Common whitethroat, Sylvia communis
89) Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
90) Little stint, Calidris minuta
91) Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
92) Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis
93) Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
94) Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus
95) Greater short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
96) Common swift, Apus apus
97) Brant goose, Branta bernicla
98) Common eider, Somateria mollissima
99) Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
100) Purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima
101) Ross's gull, Rhodostethia rosea
102) Demoiselle crane, Grus virgo
103) House martin, Delichon urbicum
104) Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus
105) Lammergeier, Gypaetus barbatus
106) Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
107) Grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola
108) Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata
109) Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis
110) Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus
111) European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus
112) Woodlark, Lullula arborea
+10 heard

Invertebrates:
16) 14-spotted ladybird, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
17) Common miniature mining bee, Andrena minutula
18) Common spitting spider, Scytodes thoracica
19) Long-bodied cellar spider, Pholcus phalangioides
20) Red-tailed bumblebee, Bombus lapidarius
21) Alder leaf beetle, Agelastica alni
22) Hawthorn fly, Bibio marci
23) 2-spot ladybird, Adalia bipunctata
24) 7-spot ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata
25) Cranefly, Tipula lateralis
26) European nursery web-spider, Pisaura mirabilis
27) 16-spot ladybird, Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
28) Asian ladybird, Harmonia axyridis
29) Garden Snail, Cornu aspersum
30) Issid planthopper, Issus coleoptratus
31) Weevil, Anthonomus rectirostris
32) Birch catkin bug, Kleidocerys resedae
33) Grove snail, Cepaea nemoralis
34) Oak apple gall wasp, Biorhiza pallida
35) Green dock beetle, Gastrophysa viridula
36) Orange-tip, Anthocharis cardamines
37) Large red damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula
38) Common roly-poly, Armadillidium vulgare
39) Common ground-hopper, Tetrix undulata
40) Meshweaver, Dictyna uncinata
41) Vernal shield bug, Peribalus strictus
42) Mottled shieldbug, Rhaphigaster nebulosa
43) Crane fly, Tipula rufina
44) Buffish mining bee, Andrena nigroaenea
45) Western honeybee, Apis mellifera
46) Orange-tailed mining bee, Andrena haemorrhoa
47) Willow flea beetle, Crepidodera aurata
48) Long-tailed silverfish, Ctenolepisma longicaudata
49) Pond Olive, Cloeon dipterum
50) Rosemary beetle Chrysolina americana
51) Dirt-colored seed bug, Rhyparochromus vulgaris
52) Common heath, Ematurga atomaria
53) Minotaur beetle, Typhaeus typhoeus
54) Small emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia
55) Small bloody-nosed beetle, Timarcha goettingensis



Mammals:
6) Red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
7) European mouflon, Ovis gmelini
 
On the way back, will finish Heron Island fish later. Stopped overnight with friends on the western edge of Brisbane.

Birds
196. Tawny frogmouth Podargus strigoides
197. King parrot Alisterus scapularis
198. Eastern whipbird Psophodes olivaceus
 
birdsandbats said:
Birds
277. Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
278. Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea
279. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris
280. Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus
281. Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
282. Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera
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One of nemesis birds finally seen!:

Birds
283. Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
 
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A few birds to add to the list. The phalarope was really interesting because it was an adult female in breeding plumage (phalaropes have sex-role reversal where the females are more brightly coloured than the males). So far I had only seen first winter birds which are much duller. Definitely a great sighting!

Birds
211. Icterine Warbler, Hippolais icterina
212. Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
213. Tawny Owl, Strix aluco

For inverts, I noticed that there are groups I like above the rest, in particular butterflies and dragonflies/damselflies. So I decided to list them separately to reflect that well. The following list if my fully up to date list of inverts. For the "other inverts", I don't note lifers because there are so many species that I have to look it up too often, so I'll just see at the end of the year how many lifers I have for that group.

Butterflies
1. Common Brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni
2. Comma, Polygonia c-album
3. Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta
4. European peacock, Aglais io
5. Orange Tip, Anthocharis cardamines
6. Small White, Pieris rapae
7. Queen of Spain Fritillary, Issoria lathonia
8. Small Heath, Coenonympha pamphilus
9. Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria
10. Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui
11. Swallowtail, Papilio machaon

Dragonflies
1. Variable Damselfly, Coenagrion pulchellum

Other invertebrates
1. Silverfish, Lepisma saccharina
2. Long-bodied Cellar Spider, Pholcus phalangioides
3. Rough Woodlouse, Porcellio scaber
4. Grey Silverfish, Ctenolepisma longicaudatum
5. Scytodes thoracica
6. Seven-spot Ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata
7. Porcellio spinicornis
8. Grove Snail, Cepaea nemoralis
9. Nettle Ground Bug, Heterogaster urticae
10. Missing-sector Orb-weaver, Zygiella x-notata
11. Jumping spider, Marpissa muscosa
12. Zebra Spider, Salticus scenicus
13. European Honey Bee, Apis mellifera
14. Yellow Dung Fly, Scathophaga stercoraria
15. Philodromus dispar
16. Cochlicopa lubrica
17. Oenopia conglobata
18. Minotaur Beetle, Typhaeus typhoeus
19. Common Carder Bee, Bombus pascuorum
20. Red-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus lapidarius
21. Red Mason Bee, Osmia bicornis
22. Stenodema laevigata
23. Common Periwinkle, Littorina littorea
24. Two-spot Ladybird, Adalia bipunctata
25. Sixteen-spot Ladybird, Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
26. Golden Ground Beetle, Carabus auratus
27. Common Pillbug, Armadillidium vulgare
28. Tansy Beetle, Chrysolina graminis
29. Chrysolina polita
30. Cantharis livida
31. Mottled Shieldbug, Rhaphigaster nebulosa
32. Firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus
33. Small Dusty Wave, Idaea seriata
34. Drinker, Euthrix potatoria
 
I went for a walk to a local fur seal haul-out this morning. The fur seals only use the site during the winter and it takes an hour and a half to walk there from the nearest bus stop (half an hour to the end of the road and then an hour along the shoreline), so I go infrequently - basically it is just to add fur seal to the year list. Pipits migrate down to this stretch of coast during the winter months too, so the walk has that as an extra bonus.

BIRDS
84) New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae


MAMMALS
5) New Zealand Fur Seal Arctocephalus forsteri
 
Maguari said:
Welcome to the Walrus club! :D
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He(?) has now relocated to Padstow in Cornwall. Unfortunately still roughly equi-distant from me as Tenby was.:rolleyes: It is a young male isn't it? Some local press refer to it as 'she' despite its nickname.
 
Maguari said:
Another interesting one to watch for twitcher movement is the Northern Mockingbird that has been present in Exmouth (Devon) for some weeks now. That's a massive rarity over here. With rules on travel in England set to change from Monday if it's still there then it'll be popular. The rules are only changing from 'stay at home' to 'stay local as much as possible' though - the mockingbird certainly won't be on my agenda (unless, I suppose, it sticks around until June, when all being well I should be in the area anyway..!).
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Is the mockingbird still there for you?
 
Chlidonias said:
Is the mockingbird still there for you?
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Long gone, I fear. There was one reported for a short time way up in the north of England but no idea if it was the same one.

Who knows though, maybe a repeat performance from Wally is on the cards? :D
 
Pertinax said:
He(?) has now relocated to Padstow in Cornwall. Unfortunately still roughly equi-distant from me as Tenby was.:rolleyes: It is a young male isn't it? Some local press refer to it as 'she' despite its nickname.
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Yes, a young male. Will be interesting to see if it picks another regular 'home' or not.
 
Maguari said:
Long gone, I fear. There was one reported for a short time way up in the north of England but no idea if it was the same one.
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It was. The same bird was identified from photos of it taken in Exmouth, Sussex(was it Newhaven) and then again 'up North'. It had the same broken feather(secondary or tertiary?) in all the shots.

Tenby's loss is Padstow's gain maybe for Wally-watchers. Or maybe he will move again.
 
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Birds:

94. American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
95. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)
96. Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
97. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
98. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
99. Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
100. Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
:)

Mammals: 7
Birds: 100
Herptiles: 10
Fish: 4
Invertebrates: 23
Total: 142
 
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