Zoochat Big Year 2025

As is tradition for me, I did a Big Day on January 1st. I didn't get to do one last year, since I was in Costa Rica - but my incidental non-Big Day birding that day still beat out my total today by a lot. This isn't even my top total in a Wisconsin New Year's Big Day, as the snow storm made visibility difficult. Still always fun to start out the year, though!

Birds
1. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
2. American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
3. Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
4. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
5. Canada Goose Branta canadensis
6. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
7. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
8. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
9. Common Merganser Mergus merganser
10. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
11. American Black Duck Anas rubripes
12. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
13. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
14. Redhead Aythya americana
15. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
16. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis
17. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
18. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
19. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
20. Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
21. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
22. Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
23. Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates villosus
24. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
25. Rock Pigeon Columbia livia
26. American Kestrel Falco sparverius
27. American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
28. Greater Scaup Aythya marila
29. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
30. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
31. Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus
32. American Tree Sparrow Spizelloides arborea
33. Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
34. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
35. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus
36. Common Raven Corvus corax
37. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
38. Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
39. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
40. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
41. Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
42. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis

Mammals
1. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus
2. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
3. American Mink Neogale vison
 
Animals don't take a day off just because it's a holiday, but just because I have to work doesn't stop me from trying to beat my number from last year. Given the circumstances, I had a decent handful of birds to start.

1/1/25
Birds:
1. Canada goose Branta canadensis
2. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
3. House sparrow Passer domesticus
4. American robin Turdus migratorius
5. Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
6. Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis
7. Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
8. Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata
9. Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
 
Birds
January 1, 2025 - Missouri
1. House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
2. Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
3. European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
4. Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
5. Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
6. Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
7. Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
8. Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
9. American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
10. Common loon (Gavia immer)
11. Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
12. Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
13. Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
14. Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis)
15. Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
16. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
17. Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
18. Golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
19. Brown creeper (Certhia americana)
20. Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
21. Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)
22. Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
23. White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
24. Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
25. Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
26. American coot (Fulica americana)
27. American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
28. Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)
29. American herring gull (Larus smithsonianus)
30. Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
31. Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
32. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
33. Bonaparte’s gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
34. American kestrel (Falco sparverius)
35. Trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator)
36. Tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)
37. Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
38. Snow goose (Anser caerulescens)
39. Northern harrier (Circus hudsonius)
40. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
41. American wigeon (Mareca americana)
42. Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
43. Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

Mammals
January 1, 2025 - Missouri
1. Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
2. Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger)
3. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
 
Osedax said:
Birds
1. Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis)
2. Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
3. Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
4. Satin Bowerbird (Ptilinorhynchus violaceus)
5. Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosus)
6. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)
7. Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
8. Little Wattlebird (Anthocaera chrysoptera)
9. White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis)
10. Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera)
11. Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa)
12. Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
13. Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus)
14. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
15. Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
16. Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)
17. Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
18. Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
19. Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis)
20. Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes)
21. Brown Cuckoo Dove (Macropygia phasianella)
22. Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)
23. White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
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At Taronga today:

Birds
24. Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
25. Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
26. Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
27. Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
28. Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)
29. Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis moluccus)
30. Rock Dove (Columba livia)
31. Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
32. Australian Brush Turkey (Alecturus lathami)
33. Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
34. Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
35. Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
36. Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
37. Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae)
38. Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)
 
Never thought I'd be posting this as my first bird of the year, in Sydney:

Birds
1. Indian Peafowl (male)

:p

Hix
 
A relaxed start to the year - with a walk around the local park in crisp, cold winter weather. I was aiming for c. 30 species of bird and pleasingly hit just that (plus the inevitable grey squirrel). Nothing extraordinary, but a nice few hours. I'm going to try and include Latin names to make things easier for @Chlidonias this year.

With a wedding to plan, I don't expect I will do as well as last year, but do have trips to the UAE, Bermuda and Germany on the books, plus potentially a pre-honeymoon honeymoon to Singapore, if we can fit that in before the end of the year.

That said, if the scops owl at Broadstairs sticks around, that's my Saturday sorted.

Mammals
1. Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Birds
1. Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
2. Common Magpie (Pica pica)
3. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
4. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
5. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
6. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
7. Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
8. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
9. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
10. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
11. Common Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
12. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
13. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
14. Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
15. European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
16. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
17. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
18. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
19. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
20. Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
21. Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
22. Great Tit (Parus major)
23. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
24. Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
25. Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)
26. European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
27. Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
28. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
29. Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
30. European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
 
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Ituri said:
Started the year with a trip to a nearby lake.

BIRDS:
1 Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii
2 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
3 Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis
4 Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
5 American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
6 Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon
7 Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus
8 Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
9 American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
10 Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus
11 Carolina Wren - Thryothorus ludovicianus
12 European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
13 Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis
14 American Robin - Turdus migratorius
15 House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus
16 Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis
17 Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
18 Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata
19 House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

MAMMALS:
1 Eastern Fox Squirrel - Sciurus niger
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Took a drive into the Flint Hills in the afternoon where I got a mammal that I've never seen in Kansas before!

MAMMALS:
2 American Badger - Taxidea taxus

BIRDS:
20 Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
21 Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
22 Rough-legged Hawk - Buteo lagopus
23 Northern Harrier - Circus hudsonius
 
Osedax said:
What‽ Whereabouts in Sydney are you?
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@Osedax In the Campbelltown area. I've heard the bird calling for the last few weeks, usually between 8 & 9pm, and usually once only, and not every night. Last night it called a few times and I was able to work out which direction the calls were coming from and headed off in the dim light and eventually spotted it roosting high in a Eucalypt.

:p

Hix
 
I did not make the time to join last year, but this year I hope to finally keep up with my totals regularly. I made a short stroll in the local forest today, picking up some of the super-common stuff (although a lot of that is still missing). The woods were extremely quiet, but at least I had a nice close sighting of a hawfinch, a species I see quite often but usually flying over or sitting in the top of a tree far away.
1. Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
2. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
3. Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
4. Common gull (Larus canus)
5. Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
6. Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
7. Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
8. Carrion crow (Corvus corone)
9. Great tit (Parus major)
10. Short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
11. Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
12. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
13. Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
14. Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
15. Eurasian robin (Erithacus rubecula)
16. Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
 
DesertTortoise said:
Birds
January 1, 2025 - Missouri
1. House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
2. Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
3. European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
4. Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
5. Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
6. Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
7. Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
8. Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
9. American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
10. Common loon (Gavia immer)
11. Ring-billed gull (Larus delawarensis)
12. Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
13. Common merganser (Mergus merganser)
14. Lesser scaup (Aythya affinis)
15. Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
16. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
17. Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
18. Golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
19. Brown creeper (Certhia americana)
20. Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
21. Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)
22. Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
23. White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
24. Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
25. Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
26. American coot (Fulica americana)
27. American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
28. Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)
29. American herring gull (Larus smithsonianus)
30. Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
31. Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
32. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
33. Bonaparte’s gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
34. American kestrel (Falco sparverius)
35. Trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator)
36. Tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus)
37. Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
38. Snow goose (Anser caerulescens)
39. Northern harrier (Circus hudsonius)
40. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
41. American wigeon (Mareca americana)
42. Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
43. Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

Mammals
January 1, 2025 - Missouri
1. Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
2. Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger)
3. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
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thats a pretty respectable list for a Missouri day. One location or more, and where?
 
DesertRhino150 said:
The fifty mile-per-hour wind gusts and horizontal rain through much of the day here meant I had the worst start to a birding year, but hopefully I'll be able to get out and about tomorrow:

1. Common woodpigeon, Columba palumbus
2. Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula
3. Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
4. Red kite, Milvus milvus
5. Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
6. Redwing, Turdus iliacus
7. Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes

I did see a couple of smaller passerines, but they were being carried along by a tailwind and were gone before I could get binoculars on them.
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As it happens, I didn't get out today. However, I still nearly doubled my bird list just by watching from my bedroom window:

8. Stock dove, Columba oenas
9. European robin, Erithacus rubecula
10. Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
11. Western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula
12. Common buzzard, Buteo buteo
13. Pied wagtail, Motacilla alba
 
Daktari JG said:
thats a pretty respectable list for a Missouri day. One location or more, and where?
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The two main locations were Smithville Lake and Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, with some birds seen in my backyard or on the road while driving. The last 9 birds on my list are from Loess Bluffs, and most of the rest were from Smithville Lake.
 
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Today and tomorrow I am spending on the North Wales coast for a good spot of birding. Today has been really quite fruitful with a number of sites visited after arriving at the first site just before half past nine and finishing up at the last site at last light which was perhaps half past four. Some species like the water rail and Cetti's warbler were surprises as I expected I may hear them but to have them outside the hides was lovely. The sparrowhawk was also a surprise as it landed merely a foot from my head.

Onto the birds:

On the way there:
35) Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

Llandulas Beach:
36) Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
37) Common Scoter (Approx 100+) Melanitta nigra

RSPB Conwy:
38) Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
39) Common Teal Anas crecca
40) Common Redshank Tringa totanus
41) Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
42) Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
43) Dunlin Calidris alpina
44) Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
45) European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
46) Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrelli
47) Gadwall Mareca strepera
48) Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
49) European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
50) Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
51) Goldcrest Regulus regulus
52) Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
53) Redwing Turdus iliacus
54) Redpoll Acanthis flammea
55) Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
56) Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
57) Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
58) Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
59) Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
60) Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

RSPB Cors Ddyga:
61) European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
62) Greylag Goose Anser anser
63) Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
64) Ruff Calidris pugnax
65) Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
66) Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
67) Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

Malltraeth Estuary:
68) Rook Corvus frugilegus
69) Northern Pintail (Virtually all waterfowl here were pintail in fact) Anas acuta

Hopefully some more good birds tomorrow and I wonder if the little egret which has been evading me thus far will appear...
 
Got my New Year Big Day I traveled to Sandy Hook where I wanted to knock out some Scoters and other seabirds early. Along with that there was a Western Tanager continuing in the Spermaceti Cove area. My first bird of the year was a bunch of Ring-Billed Gulls flying around Natco Lake. I ended up picking up European Starling and American Herring Gull before arriving at Sandy Hook. The first stop was Plum Island where despite having less sparrow activity then I expected, I was able to pick up some of the most common waterfowl and gulls on Sandy Hook along with Grackles and a Great Blue Heron. I then went to Spermaceti Cove where the Tanager had been however he was a no show, although I was able to get several songbirds. I then traveled all the way to the North End of Sandy Hook where I hoped to get some seabirds. Sadly no Loons, Gannets, Razorbill, or Eider although I was able to pick up White-Winged and Black Scoter, along with Lesser Black-Backed Gull. I was also quite frankly flabbergasted to see a small flock of Snow Geese fly over, a bird that wasn’t remotely close to my target list at Sandy Hook, but I’ll take it nonetheless considering they are guaranteed down the shore in May and I won’t be guaranteed another winter trip this year. I then traveled back to Spermaceti Cove where I tried once again for the Tanager and after an hour I caught a short glimpse of the Western Tanager flying by. After that I went home to take a nap after waking up at 5:30 however I did get a few common backyard birds before I crashed.

Mammals
1) White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
2) Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Birds
1) Ring-Billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
2) European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
3) American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
4) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
5) Brant (Branta bernicla)
6) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
7) American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
8) Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
9) American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
10) Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
11) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
12) Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
13) Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
14) Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
15) American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
16) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
17) White-Throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
18) Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
19) House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
20) Sanderling (Calidris alba)
21) Black Scoter (Melanitta americana)
22) Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
23) Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
24) White-Winged Scoter (Melanitta deglandi)
25) Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Melanitta deglandi)
26) Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
27) Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)
28) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
29) Golden-Crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
30) Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
31) Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
32) Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
33) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
34) Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
35) Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
36) Black-Capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
37) White-Breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

Progress:
Mammals- 2
Birds- 37
Herptiles- 0
Total- 39
 
Hello. I spent my whole day at home, so I only saw two new species.

9. (Thraupis palmarum) - Palm-nut tanager
10. (Psittacara leucophthalmus) - White-eyed parakeet
 
Did some birding at the Nepean River today. My first lifer of the year was long overdue, and the second was completely unexpected! Also somehow managed two species of kingfisher and got my first mammal of the year.

Mammals
1. Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)

Osedax said:
At Taronga today:

Birds
24. Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
25. Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)
26. Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
27. Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea)
28. Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)
29. Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis moluccus)
30. Rock Dove (Columba livia)
31. Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
32. Australian Brush Turkey (Alecturus lathami)
33. Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)
34. Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae)
35. Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
36. Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
37. Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae)
38. Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae)
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Birds
39. Australasian Figbird (Sphecotheres viridis)
40. Superb Fairy Wren (Malurus cyaneus)
41. Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
42. Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
43. Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)
44. White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
45. Little Black Cormorant (Phalocrocorax sulcirostris)
46. Black-fronted Dotterel (Thinornis melanops)
47. Plumed Egret (Ardea plumifera)
48. Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys)
49. Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
50. Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera)
51. Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)


Plus, when locking the chooks up for the night:

Mammals
2. House Mouse (Mus musculus)
 
A bright day yesterday proved tempting, so got the year list started properly in and around Burton Mere; plenty of others with the same idea so less space in the hides than usual. Apologies for using outdated generic names in many cases; it was easiest to use an out of date reference book!

Mammals
1 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis (1/1 garden sighting)

Birds
1 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
2 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
3 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
4 Greylag Goose Anser anser
5 Canada Goose Branta canadensis
6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
7 Wigeon Anas penelope
8 Gadwall Anas strepera
9 Teal Anas crecca
10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
11 Pintail Anas acuta
12 Shoveler Anas clypeata
13 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
14 Goosander Mergus merganser (one female loafing on one of the islands with Lapwings!)
15 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
16 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
17 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
18 Coot Fulica atra
19 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
20 Ruff Philomachus pugnax
21 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
22 Curlew Numenius arquata (was in the right spot when 25 or so came up from a hidden field, over the path, towards the main scrape, but changed their mind and disappeared again; don’t think anyone else saw them)
23 Redshank Tringa totanus
24 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
25 Herring Gull Larus argentatus
26 Feral Pigeon Columba livia
27 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus
( the out of the corner of the eye kingfisher glimpse wasn’t enough to make the list!)
28 Dunnock Prunella modularis
29 Robin Erithacus rubecula
30 Stonechat Saxicola torquata
31 Blackbird Turdus merula
32 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
33 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
34 Blue Tit Parus caeruleus
35 Great Tit Parus major
36 Magpie Pica pica
37 Jackdaw Corvus monedula
38 Rook Corvus frugilegus
39 Carrion Crow Corvus corone
40 Raven Corvus corax
41 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
42 (Lesser) Redpoll Carduelis cabaret (one feeding on reed and bulrush seeds was distinctly uncooperative!)
Lots of obvious misses at present, but other commitments will limit the amount of time I can look to fill them for most of January.
 
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