Zoochat Big Year 2024

[Prochilodus246]

Hedgelaying last week gained me a mammal scurrying about nearby:

19) Stoat Mustela erminea

 

[Najade]

Just so everything is numbered correctly:

11.08.24 - Reserva Natural de Humacao (104, 108, 109, 5), Playa Los Machos (105-107), Puerto Rico

Birds (non-passerines)
104. Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps antillarum)
105. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres morinella)
106. Sanderling (Calidris alba rubida)
107. Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
108. Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla attricilla)

Birds (passerines)
109. Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer afer)

Reptiles
05. Central Antillean (Puerto Rican) Slider (Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri)

25.10.24 - Lahemaa NP area, Estonia

Birds (non-passerines)
116. Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)

… and that’s another trip done and dusted.

Finally got around to IDing my last herps
06.08.24 - Hacienda Juanita night walk, Puerto Rico

Reptiles
06. Krug's Anole (Anolis krugi)

Amphibians
06. Gunther's White-lipped Frog (Leptodactylus albilabris)
07. Common Coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui)



The snake was one of the racers but as I have no pictures it will likely stay forever unIDed.

 

[Mr. Zootycoon]

It has been over a month since my last update and while it is that time of year where one can have a marvelous day of wildlife-watching and still have zero additions, it still pains me to have only one to note, despite have ample opportunity to see wildlife. Not only do I have more free time, but work has also shifted a bit from office work and fieldwork in urban areas to fieldwork in woodlands. Spending all day in a forest, particularly when one is allowed or even required to stray from the paths, is a good way to occasionally flush a woodcock or a band of roe deer. It has not yielded any now species for the year list though.

The one addition was from an afternoon spend with a friend, when we stumbled upon a water rail when walking along a small stream.

Birds
219. Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus

 

[birdsandbats]

The 2024 Clements update was officially released today. Clements is the taxonomy I use for my personal lists, so its yearly updates are when I update my lists. While there were actually quite a few changes which affected my lists this year, only one actually impacted my year list this year - the split of House Wren. I've seen both Northern and Southern House Wrens this year, so my bird total for the year is now 505:

Birds
505. Northern House Wren Troglodytes aedon

This is also the final Clements update ever, next year around this time I will begin to translate my lists to the new AviList taxonomy.

If I had a nickel for every time I've left in the middle of class to see an owl elsewhere on campus that my friend texted me about, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that is happened twice.

Birds
506. Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus

 

[Osedax]

Just got back a couple of days ago from a 3-day hike along the Six Foot Track from near Jenolan to Katoomba. I wasn't expecting any new species but I got a couple of well overdue lifers! Also bumped into some Taronga workers who were doing a koala survey for the Blue Mountains Koala Project. I didn't manage to spot any koalas however.

Mammals
22. Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
23. Red-necked Wallaby (Notamacropus rufogriseus banksianus)
24. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Reptiles
20. Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)
21. Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)
22. Jacky Dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus)

A second hike in Kosciusko National Park produced only one new species. I have only seen one once before, on Maria Island in January 2020, so it was a great surprise to see two this week!

Birds
192. Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea)

 

[Chlidonias]

Last few birds in New Zealand before I fly out this evening, and nicely-enough they are all endemics.

66) Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
67) Weka Gallirallus australis
68) Kea Nestor notabilis
69) South Island Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi

 

[Osedax]

A second hike in Kosciusko National Park produced only one new species. I have only seen one once before, on Maria Island in January 2020, so it was a great surprise to see two this week!

Birds
192. Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea)

Just realised I misidentified this one from the hike as a Striated Thornbill!

Birds
193. Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla)

I now have all 5 species of NSW thornbills found east of the Great Dividing Range on my yearlist!

 

[MRJ]

Last few birds in New Zealand before I fly out this evening, and nicely-enough they are all endemics.

66) Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
67) Weka Gallirallus australis
68) Kea Nestor notabilis
69) South Island Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi

Hmm,mystery. Last few birds are from the South Island, so where are you flying to? Antartica? Anyway, happy travels, and looking forward to some interesting wildlife.

 

[MRJ]

London was cold and seeing a robin singing on an old brick wall outside my hotel, together with snow, reminded me of cheap, but inappropriate for Australia, Christmas cards often on sale at home.

492. Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
493. European robin Erithacus rubecula

Having some free time on Friday, my last full day in London, I took @oflory's advice and visited Rainham Marshes, an RSPB reserve about half an hour by train to the east of London on the north bank of the Thames. I got a few new species, which was nice.

494. Eurasian teal Anas crecca
495. Eurasian widgeon Anas penelope
496. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
497. Northern pintail Anas acuta
498. Greylag goose Anser anser
499. Common pochard Aythya ferina
500. Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
501. Eurasian shelduck Tadorna tadorna
502. Grey heron Ardea cinerea
503. Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus
504. Common snipe Gallinago galinago
505. Common reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
506. Marsh tit Poecile palustris

 

[Chlidonias]

Hmm,mystery. Last few birds are from the South Island, so where are you flying to? Antartica? Anyway, happy travels, and looking forward to some interesting wildlife.

I flew out of Christchurch because my mum and sister live in Reefton which is a town in the mountains, so I was seeing them before I left.

 

[oflory]

London was cold and seeing a robin singing on an old brick wall outside my hotel, together with snow, reminded me of cheap, but inappropriate for Australia, Christmas cards often on sale at home.

492. Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
493. European robin Erithacus rubecula

Having some free time on Friday, my last full day in London, I took @oflory's advice and visited Rainham Marshes, an RSPB reserve about half an hour by train to the east of London on the north bank of the Thames. I got a few new species, which was nice.

494. Eurasian teal Anas crecca
495. Eurasian widgeon Anas penelope
496. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
497. Northern pintail Anas acuta
498. Greylag goose Anser anser
499. Common pochard Aythya ferina
500. Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
501. Eurasian shelduck Tadorna tadorna
502. Grey heron Ardea cinerea
503. Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus
504. Common snipe Gallinago galinago
505. Common reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
506. Marsh tit Poecile palustris

Really glad you enjoyed it - it's a special place!

 

[Ituri]

Disregard my previous posts I’m re-entering my list.


BIRDS


1 Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis

2 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis

3 Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos

4 Eurasian Collared-Dove - Streptopelia decaocto

5 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis

6 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias

7 American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

8 Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

9 Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus

10 Downy Woodpecker - Dryobates pubescens

11 Hairy Woodpecker - Dryobates villosus

12 Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus

13 Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus

14 Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata

15 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos

16 Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus

17 Tufted Titmouse - Baeolophus bicolor

18 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris

19 Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis

20 House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus

21 American Tree Sparrow - Spizelloides arborea

22 Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis

23 Harris's Sparrow - Zonotrichia querula

24 Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis

25 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

26 Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii

27 Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Corthylio calendula

28 White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis

29 Brown Creeper - Certhia americana

30 Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus

31 American Robin - Turdus migratorius

32 American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis

33 Golden-crowned Kinglet - Regulus satrapa

34 Winter Wren - Troglodytes hiemalis

35 American Kestrel - Falco sparverius

36 Gadwall - Mareca strepera

37 Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula

38 Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris

39 Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus

40 Rock Pigeon - Columba livia

41 Wood Duck - Aix sponsa

42 Double-crested Cormorant - Nannopterum auritum

43 Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia

44 Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca

45 Greater Scaup - Aythya marila

46 Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis

47 Ruddy Duck - Oxyura jamaicensis

48 American Coot - Fulica americana

49 Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura

50 Northern Shoveler - Spatula clypeata

51 Canvasback - Aythya valisineria

52 Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola

53 American Herring Gull - Larus smithsonianus

54 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

55 Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus

56 Great Egret - Ardea alba

57 Merlin - Falco columbarius

58 Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus

59 Snow Goose - Anser caerulescens

60 Lapland Longspur - Calcarius lapponicus

61 American Pipit - Anthus rubescens

62 Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna

63 Ross's Goose - Anser rossii

64 Greater White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons

65 Northern Harrier - Circus hudsonius

66 Fox Sparrow - Passerella iliaca

67 Cooper's Hawk - Astur cooperii

68 American Wigeon - Mareca americana

69 Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris

70 White-crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophrys

71 Common Merganser - Mergus merganser

72 Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus

73 Northern Pintail - Anas acuta

74 Redhead - Aythya americana

75 Western Meadowlark - Sturnella neglecta

76 Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater

77 Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula

78 White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis

79 Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata

80 Sharp-shinned Hawk - Accipiter striatus

81 Red-shouldered Hawk - Buteo lineatus

82 Spotted Towhee - Pipilo maculatus

83 Carolina Chickadee - Poecile carolinensis

84 Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum

85 Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe

86 Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla

87 Greater Roadrunner - Geococcyx californianus

88 American Woodcock - Scolopax minor

89 Purple Martin - Progne subis

90 Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla

91 Chipping Sparrow - Spizella passerina

92 Blue-winged Teal - Spatula discors

93 Osprey - Pandion haliaetus

94 Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii

95 Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura

96 Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor

97 Wild Turkey - Meleagris gallopavo

98 American Avocet - Recurvirostra americana

99 Pine Siskin - Spinus pinus

100 Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos

101 Black Vulture - Coragyps atratus

102 White-winged Dove - Zenaida asiatica

103 Crested Caracara - Caracara plancus

104 Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus

105 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher - Tyrannus forficatus

106 Western Cattle-Egret - Ardea ibis

107 Mottled Duck - Anas fulvigula

108 Plain Chachalaca - Ortalis vetula

109 Red-billed Pigeon - Patagioenas flavirostris

110 White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi

111 Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia

112 Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus

113 Neotropic Cormorant - Nannopterum brasilianum

114 Gray Hawk - Buteo plagiatus

115 Ringed Kingfisher - Megaceryle torquata

116 Green Kingfisher - Chloroceryle americana

117 Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Melanerpes aurifrons

118 Ladder-backed Woodpecker - Dryobates scalaris

119 Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus

120 Great Kiskadee - Pitangus sulphuratus

121 Couch's Kingbird - Tyrannus couchii

122 White-eyed Vireo - Vireo griseus

123 Northern House Wren - Troglodytes aedon

124 Long-billed Thrasher - Toxostoma longirostre

125 Clay-colored Thrush - Turdus grayi

126 Olive Sparrow - Arremonops rufivirgatus

127 Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas

128 Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia

129 Wilson's Warbler - Cardellina pusilla

130 Summer Tanager - Piranga rubra

131 Lark Sparrow - Chondestes grammacus

132 Vermilion Flycatcher - Pyrocephalus rubinus

133 Loggerhead Shrike - Lanius ludovicianus

134 Clay-colored Sparrow - Spizella pallida

135 Hooded Oriole - Icterus cucullatus

136 Northern Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus

137 Inca Dove - Columbina inca

138 Swainson's Hawk - Buteo swainsoni

139 Ash-throated Flycatcher - Myiarchus cinerascens

140 Cassin’s Sparrow - Peucaea cassinii

141 Bewick's Wren - Thryomanes bewickii

142 Cactus Wren - Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

143 - Green Jay - Cyanocorax yncas

144 Altamira Oriole.- Icterus gularis

145 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis

146 Elf Owl - Micrathene whitneyi

147 Laughing Gull - Leucophaeus atricilla

148 Red-crowned Amazon - Amazona viridigenalis

149 Green Parakeet - Psittacara holochlorus

150 Common Gallinule - Gallinula galeata

151 Tricolored Heron - Egretta tricolor

152 Snowy Egret - Egretta thula

153 Harris's Hawk - Parabuteo unicinctus

154 Tropical Kingbird - Tyrannus melancholicus

155 Bronzed Cowbird - Molothrus aeneus

156 Blue Grosbeak - Passerina caerulea

157 Aplomado Falcon - Falco femoralis

158 White-tailed Kite - Elanus leucurus

159 Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca

160 Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea

161 Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator

162 Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus

163 Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola

164 Marbled Godwit - Limosa fedoa

165 Willet - Tringa semipalmata

166 Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus

167 Least Tern - Sternula antillarum

168 Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis

169 Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus

170 Roseate Spoonbill - Platalea ajaja

171 Reddish Egret - Egretta rufescens

172 Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis

173 Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris

174 Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii

175 Clapper Rail - Rallus crepitans

176 White Ibis - Eudocimus albus

177 Green Heron - Butorides virescens

178 Tennessee Warbler - Leiothlypis peregrina

179 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus

180 Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus

181 Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres

182 Sanderling - Calidris alba

183 Black Skimmer - Rynchops niger

184 Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris

185 Sora - Porzana carolina

186 Nashville Warbler - Leiothlypis ruficapilla

187 Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis

188 Northern Waterthrush - Parkesia noveboracensis

189 Black-throated Green Warbler - Setophaga virens

190 Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica

191 Buff-bellied Hummingbird - Amazilia yucatanensis

192 Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps

193 Lesser Goldfinch - Spinus psaltria

194 American Golden-Plover - Pluvialis dominica

195 Long-billed Curlew - Numenius americanus

196 Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus

197 Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria

198 Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes

199 Gull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica

200 Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica

201 Franklin's Gull - Leucophaeus pipixcan

202 Warbling Vireo - Vireo gilvus

203 Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius

204 Western Kingbird - Tyrannus verticalis

205 Cliff Swallow - Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

206 Great Crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus crinitus

207 Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus

208 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea

209 Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus

210 Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula

211 Orange-crowned Warbler - Leiothlypis celata

212 Least Flycatcher - Empidonax minimus

213 Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus

214 Fish Crow - Corvus ossifragus

215 Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus

216 Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum

217 Mississippi Kite - Ictinia mississippiensis

218 Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus

219 Grasshopper Sparrow - Ammodramus savannarum

220 Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis

221 Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus

222 Dickcissel - Spiza americana

223 Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri

224 Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia

225 Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens

226 American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla

227 Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos

228 Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla

229 Black Tern - Chlidonias niger

230 Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens

231 Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus

232 Blackpoll Warbler - Setophaga striata

233 Bell's Vireo - Vireo bellii

234 Cinnamon Teal - Spatula cyanoptera

235 White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis

236 Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius

237 Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis

238 Painted Bunting - Passerina ciris

239 Snowy Plover - Anarhynchus nivosus

240 Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor

241 Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor

242 Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda

243 Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax

244 Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus

245 Little Blue Heron - Egretta caerulea

246 White-faced Ibis - Plegadis chihi

247 Black-and-white Warbler - Mniotilta varia

248 Barred Owl - Strix varia

249 Golden-winged Warbler - Vermivora chrysoptera

250 Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata

251 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius

252 Common Loon - Gavia immer

 

[Ituri]

MAMMALS

1 Western Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger
2 Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus
3 White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus
4 Nine-banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
5 Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis
6 Rio Grande Ground Squirrel - Ictidomys parvidens
7 Black Rat - Rattus Rattus
8 Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes
9 House Mouse - Mus musculus
10 Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel - Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
11 Northern Raccoon - Procyon lotor lotor

 

[Ituri]

REPTILES
1 Pond Slider - Trachemys scripta
2 Painted Tuttle - Chrysemys picta
3 Spiny Softshell - Apalone spinifera
4 Common Spotted Whiptail - Aspidoscelis gularis
5 Six-lined Racerunner - Aspidoscelis sexlineatus

 

[Ituri]

MAMMALS

1 Western Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger
2 Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus
3 White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus
4 Nine-banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
5 Striped Skunk - Mephitis mephitis
6 Rio Grande Ground Squirrel - Ictidomys parvidens
7 Black Rat - Rattus Rattus
8 Red Fox - Vulpes vulpes
9 House Mouse - Mus musculus
10 Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel - Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
11 Northern Raccoon - Procyon lotor lotor

Missed one
12 Hispid Cotton Rat - Sigmodon hispidus

 

[KevinB]

Mammals
1) Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
2) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
3) Brown rat/Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
4) Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
5) Greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula)
6) House mouse (Mus musculus)
7) Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
8) European hare (Lepus europaeus)

Birds
1) Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
2) Carrion crow (Corvus corone)
3) Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
4) Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
5) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
6) Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
7) House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
8) Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
9) Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
10) European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
11) Great tit (Parus major)
12) Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
13) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
14) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
15) Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
16) Western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
17) Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
18) Feral pigeon (Columba livia)
19) Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
20) Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
21) Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
22) Common starling/European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
23) European white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
24) Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
25) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
26) Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
27) Great egret (Ardea alba)
28) Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
29) Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
30) Greylag goose (Anser anser)
31) Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
32) Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
33) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
34) Eurasian chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
35) Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
36) Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
37) Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
38) Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
39) Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
40) Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
41) Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
42) Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
43) Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)
44) Western house martin (Delichon urbicum)
45) Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
46) Black kite (Milvus migrans)
47) European greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
48) Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
49) Common swift (Apus apus)
50) Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
51) Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
52) Song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
53) Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
54) Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
55) Indian ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Amphibians
1) Edible frog (Pelophylax kl. esculentus)

Invertebrates
1) Seven-spot ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
2) Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni)
3) Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)
4) Common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
5) Small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
6) Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
7) Common house mosquito (Culex pipiens)
8) Housefly (Musca domestica)
9) Great grey slug/Leopard slug (Limax maximus)
10) Red slug (Arion rufus)
11) Common garden snail (Cornu aspersum)
12) Black garden ant (Lasius niger)
13) Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
14) Lemon snail (Cepaea nemoralis)
15) Black field slug (Arion hortensis)
16) Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis)
17) Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae)
18) Black-headed cardinal beetle (Pyrochroa coccinea)
19) Northern damselfly or Spearhead blue (Coenagrion hastulatum)
20) Black-tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum)
21) Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
22) Common rough woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)
23) Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
24) Yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus)
25) Common gooseberry sawfly (Nematus ribesii)
26) Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
27) House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
28) Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
29) European peacock (Aglais io)
30) Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
31) Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria)
32) Map butterfly (Araschnia levana)

 

[WalkingAgnatha]

69) South Island Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi

That's quite a late SIPO! Just not able to squeeze in enough costal birding this year or a forgotten inclusion?

 

[Chlidonias]

That's quite a late SIPO! Just not able to squeeze in enough costal birding this year or a forgotten inclusion?

I'd barely done any birding this year, so there are quite a few birds I would normally have which were missing (even Coot!).

 

[Chlidonias]

Birds from a stop-over in Sydney on the way to Asia:

70) Australian Brush Turkey Alectura lathami
71) Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus
72) Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus
73) Common Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
74) Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
75) Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
76) Pied Currawong Strepera graculina
77) Australian Raven Corvus coronoides
78) Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca
79) Great White Egret Egretta alba (modesta)
80) Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus
81) Australasian Coot Fulica atra
82) Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
83) Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa
84) Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata
85) White-eyed Duck Aythya australis
86) Magpie-Lark Grallina cyanoleuca
87) Banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
88) Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
89) White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos
90) Australian Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
91) Galah Eolophus roseicapillus
92) Chestnut Teal Anas castanea
93) Superb Blue Wren Malurus cyaneus
94) Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
95) Spot-necked Dove Streptopelia chinensis
96) Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
97) Willy Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys
98) Australian Little Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
99) Australian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae

 

[BerdNerd]

7/9/24

8. Coyote (Canis latrans)

11/26/24


9. North American Raccoon (Procyon lotor)


Total:

Mammals: 9
Birds: 95
Reptiles: 3
Amphibians: 2
Invertebrates: 29