9/21/22
4. American Green Tree Frog (Dryophytes cinereus)
Total:
Mammals: 9
Birds: 84
Reptiles: 6
Amphibians: 4
Fish: 25
Invertebrates: 52
Zoochat Big Year 2022
- Thread starter Chlidonias
- Start date
9/21/22
4. American Green Tree Frog (Dryophytes cinereus)
Total:
Mammals: 9
Birds: 84
Reptiles: 6
Amphibians: 4
Fish: 25
Invertebrates: 52
Yes there were two, I forgot about one seen in Brisbane some months back.
My list was a bit of a mess coming out of the last trip, and indeed after a full audit I am at 31 mammals, 304 birds and 64 Invertebrates It turns out I listed Eurasian collared dove, rock dove, western cattle egret, and olive-sided flycatcher twice.
My last few additions in Morocco before at least a couple months:
BIRDS:
11/08/2022 (Autouroute A3, près de Douar Souihla, Morocco [#174])
174 - Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
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27/08/2022 (Près de Tifnit, Morocco [#175])
175 - Bonelli's eagle, Aquila fasciata
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28/08/2022 (Estuaire de l'Oued Massa, Morocco [#176-177])
176 - Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
177 - Little stint, Calidris minuta
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04/09/2022 (Champs d'Aghorimze, Morocco [#178])
178 - Black-necked grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
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07/09/2022 (Plage de Tifnit, Morocco [#179])
179 - Northern bald ibis, Geronticus eremita
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08/09/2022 (Réserve Animalière de Roukeïn, Morocco [#180-182]
180 - Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
181 - Cream-coloured courser, Cursorius cursor
182 - Western orphean warbler, Curruca hortensis
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14/09/2022 (Estuaire de l'Asif n'Srou, Morocco [#183]
183 - West African crested tern, Thalasseus albididorsalis
And now a few things from my new home
:20/09/2022 (Somewhere between London and Leeds, England [#184])
184 - Canada goose, Branta canadensis
MAMMALS:
23/09/2022 (Leeds, England [#8-9]
8 - European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus
9 - Eastern grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis
Long overdue for an update!
Triple digit summers make things kind of slow going, and often not the most comfortable to be looking. A good handful of species have trickled in though, several of them with the cold storm we had last week.
Mammals:
10. Western Deer Mouse (Peromyscus sonoriensis)
11. Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
12. Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
Birds:
115. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
116. Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
117. Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archochilus alexandri)
118. Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Amphibians:
2. Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)
Invertebrates:
24. Black & Yellow Mud-Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium)
25. Green Darner (Anax junonius)
26. White-tailed Skimmer (Plathemis lydia)
27. California Prionus (Prionus californicus)
28. Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
29. Gulf Fritilary (Agraulis vanillae)
12-118-6-2-1-29
Do you have a number 7 to go between these?
Whereabouts was this one? I didn't manage to see any Hyosciurus when there.
Birds
282. Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
Fish
16. Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides
9/24/22
53. Wolf Spider (Tigrosa annexa)
Total:
Mammals: 9
Birds: 84
Reptiles: 6
Amphibians: 4
Fish: 25
Invertebrates: 53
Tangkoko; a very tree-Shrew like squirrel on the ground.
A quick update from me. I was very pleased to pick up two sizable lifers recently among the reptiles. The Tree Skink yesterday at Boondall Wetlands was just fantastic; much larger than expected. Some of the more elusive local birds and butterflies are in this update as well.
Mammals
14) Northern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon macrourus
Birds
145) Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops
146) White-eared Monarch Carterornis leucotis
147) White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
148) Azure Kingfisher Alcedo azurea
149) Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula
150) Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata
151) Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
152) Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
153) Australian Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Herptiles
13) Red-bellied Black Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus
14) Common Keelback Tropidonophis mairii
15) Coastal Carpet Python Morelia spilota mcdowelli
16) Tree Skink Egernia striolata
17) Eastern Bearded Dragon Pogona barbata
Invertebrates
78) Spotted Paropsine Beetle Paropsis maculata
79) Black Cutworm Agrotis ipsilon
80) Margarosticha euprepialis
81) Hairy Line Blue Erysichton lineata
82) Leptomyrmex rothneyi [spider ant]
83) Clearwing Swallowtail Cressida cressida
84) Purple Crow Euploea tulliolus
85) Pea Blue Lampides boeticus
86) Caper White Belenois java
87) Australian Emerald Hemicordulia australiae
Time for a catchup post, in two parts.
First is some incidental wildlife from a big ol' Czech zoo trip for Zoohistorica. Pilsen, Prague, Dvur, then down to stay in the hotel right next to Zoopark Vyskov, to hit not only a greatly-improved Vyskov but also Zlin, Olomouc, and Ostrava, before working our way back to Prague via Brno, Jihlava, and Zajezd. Great trip, great animals, mostly returns to previously-visited zoos (except Zajezd), and almost all multiple-repeated at that, but every single one well worth it.
There was no specific wildlifing, but keeping eyes open produced a smattering of new additions, including a Crocidura that made me grateful the small mammals of Czechia are covered by a couple of very thorough distribution studies that reduced the realistic options to one pretty quickly (though what they consider suaveolens is split in HMW to a new species), a naturalised invasive rodent, a classic central Europe 'bonus' in the other treecreeper, a familiar Czech addition in the heron, and a surprise warbler in the woods of Prague. Notably, I also saw my second Scarce Swallowtails of the year during a special luxury bonus early-access tour of a certain new exhibit at Prague.
Birds:
214. Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax
215. Short-toed Treecreeper - Certhia brachydactyla
216. Wood Warbler - Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Mammals:
28. Gueldenstaedt's White-toothed Shrew - Crocidura gueldenstaedtii
29. Coypu - Myocastor copypus
Invertebrates:
55. European Hornet - Vespa crabro
56. Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Macroglossum stellatarum
57. Pale Tussock (Caterpillar) - Calliteara pudibunda
58. Roman Snail - Helix pomatia
59. Firebug - Pyrrhocoris apterus
For part two, a classic autumn migration day at Spurn Point on the tippy-tip of the Humber Estuary. You can't really go wrong with this location at this time of year, and it has its own atmosphere, with good numbers of generally well-behaved birders making their way from one mini-twitch to another based on gossip and the latest declarations over the wardens' radios, but seldom feeling crowded as long as there's more than one decent target bird about. The three non-waders all took a bit of work, but they were also within a 30-minute walk to loop past all three sites and I managed good views of all three in the end, though the warbler was out and stationary for less than a minute. Despite a number of reports at different locations, Yellow-browed Warbler evaded me. All the same, two lifers and a personal UK first (the wryneck) is not bad going by any measure...!
Birds:
217. Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea
218. Temminck's Stint - Calidris temminckii
219. Grey Plover - Pluvialis squatarola
220. Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva
221. Barred Warbler - Curruca nisoria
222. Eurasian Wryneck - Jynx torquilla
(UK: 192)
First is some incidental wildlife from a big ol' Czech zoo trip for Zoohistorica. Pilsen, Prague, Dvur, then down to stay in the hotel right next to Zoopark Vyskov, to hit not only a greatly-improved Vyskov but also Zlin, Olomouc, and Ostrava, before working our way back to Prague via Brno, Jihlava, and Zajezd. Great trip, great animals, mostly returns to previously-visited zoos (except Zajezd), and almost all multiple-repeated at that, but every single one well worth it.
There was no specific wildlifing, but keeping eyes open produced a smattering of new additions, including a Crocidura that made me grateful the small mammals of Czechia are covered by a couple of very thorough distribution studies that reduced the realistic options to one pretty quickly (though what they consider suaveolens is split in HMW to a new species), a naturalised invasive rodent, a classic central Europe 'bonus' in the other treecreeper, a familiar Czech addition in the heron, and a surprise warbler in the woods of Prague. Notably, I also saw my second Scarce Swallowtails of the year during a special luxury bonus early-access tour of a certain new exhibit at Prague.
Birds:
214. Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax
215. Short-toed Treecreeper - Certhia brachydactyla
216. Wood Warbler - Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Mammals:
28. Gueldenstaedt's White-toothed Shrew - Crocidura gueldenstaedtii
29. Coypu - Myocastor copypus
Invertebrates:
55. European Hornet - Vespa crabro
56. Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Macroglossum stellatarum
57. Pale Tussock (Caterpillar) - Calliteara pudibunda
58. Roman Snail - Helix pomatia
59. Firebug - Pyrrhocoris apterus
For part two, a classic autumn migration day at Spurn Point on the tippy-tip of the Humber Estuary. You can't really go wrong with this location at this time of year, and it has its own atmosphere, with good numbers of generally well-behaved birders making their way from one mini-twitch to another based on gossip and the latest declarations over the wardens' radios, but seldom feeling crowded as long as there's more than one decent target bird about. The three non-waders all took a bit of work, but they were also within a 30-minute walk to loop past all three sites and I managed good views of all three in the end, though the warbler was out and stationary for less than a minute. Despite a number of reports at different locations, Yellow-browed Warbler evaded me. All the same, two lifers and a personal UK first (the wryneck) is not bad going by any measure...!
Birds:
217. Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea
218. Temminck's Stint - Calidris temminckii
219. Grey Plover - Pluvialis squatarola
220. Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva
221. Barred Warbler - Curruca nisoria
222. Eurasian Wryneck - Jynx torquilla
(UK: 192)
222. Eurasian Wryneck - Jynx torquilla
Such a strange little bird and one I will still always go out for if I hear one has been seen locally. They seem thinner on the ground this year, with only a couple of local records, than last autumn, when there seemed more than usual coming through. I saw no less than three different ones in two days, including two within a few hundred yards of each other- one of which was a particularly obliging individual.
Platypusboy
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Went properly birding for the first time in a while and picked up a lot of lifers with the help of some more experienced bird watchers.
Birds
113. Ring necked pheasant, Phasianus colchinus 30/9/22
114. Coal tit, Periparus ater 30/9/22
115. Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita 30/9/22
116. Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea 30/9/22
117. Parrot crossbill, Loxia pytyopsittacus 30/9/22
118. Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus 30/9/22
119. Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes 30/9/22
Birds
113. Ring necked pheasant, Phasianus colchinus 30/9/22
114. Coal tit, Periparus ater 30/9/22
115. Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita 30/9/22
116. Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea 30/9/22
117. Parrot crossbill, Loxia pytyopsittacus 30/9/22
118. Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus 30/9/22
119. Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes 30/9/22
i am still in last week i got my 250 for the year in seden just need to find the time to vrite them down
It turns out the teal was a hybrid, so I'll be removing it from my list.
Birds
282. American Pipit Anthus rubescens
283. American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica
Fish
17. Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens
Another trip down to Dorset nets me two more birds for the year, as well as more bar tailed godwits, grey plover, knot and brent goose. Accidentally wandered into the midst of a bird walk run by CHOG (Christchurch Harbour Ornithological Group), which was fun and good to help out with my scope.
261. Curlew sandpiper
262. Rock pipit
Only just realised that I have not updated my list since late June. In the intervening time, I have seen a fair few new species at home (birds 95-96, both mammals and inverts 48-56) and also went on a week's trip to Northumberland (the remaining birds and invertebrates).
95. Dunlin Calidris alpina
96. Sand martin Riparia riparia
97. Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
98. Brent goose Branta bernicla
99. Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
100. Sanderling Calidris alba
101. Common eider Somateria mollissima
102. Northern gannet Morus bassanus
103. Common shag Gulosus aristotelis
104. Rock pipit Anthus petrosus
105. European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
12. West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
13. Soprano pipistrelle bat Pipistrellus pygmaeus
48. Ringlet butterfly Aphantopus hyperantus
49. Small skipper butterfly Thymelicus sylvestris
50. Common meadow grasshopper Chorthippus parallelus
51. White-legged damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
52. Emperor dragonfly Anax imperator
53. Gatekeeper butterfly Pyronia tithonus
54. Common red soldier beetle Rhagonycha fulva
55. Semaphore fly Poecilobothrus nobilitatus
56. Red underwing moth Catocala nupta
57. Common shore crab Carcinus maenas
58. Small copper butterfly Lycaena phlaeas
95. Dunlin Calidris alpina
96. Sand martin Riparia riparia
97. Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
98. Brent goose Branta bernicla
99. Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
100. Sanderling Calidris alba
101. Common eider Somateria mollissima
102. Northern gannet Morus bassanus
103. Common shag Gulosus aristotelis
104. Rock pipit Anthus petrosus
105. European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
12. West European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
13. Soprano pipistrelle bat Pipistrellus pygmaeus
48. Ringlet butterfly Aphantopus hyperantus
49. Small skipper butterfly Thymelicus sylvestris
50. Common meadow grasshopper Chorthippus parallelus
51. White-legged damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
52. Emperor dragonfly Anax imperator
53. Gatekeeper butterfly Pyronia tithonus
54. Common red soldier beetle Rhagonycha fulva
55. Semaphore fly Poecilobothrus nobilitatus
56. Red underwing moth Catocala nupta
57. Common shore crab Carcinus maenas
58. Small copper butterfly Lycaena phlaeas