Zoochat Big Year 2025

Junklekitteb said:
Tomorrow I head to the zoo which should hopefully give some interesting wild birds on the grounds, seeing as it is next to a state forest.
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Birds
3. House Crow Corvus splendens
4. Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylanica
5. Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
6. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
7. Indian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi (White plumage male!)
8. Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
9. Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
10. Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
11. Verditer Eumyias thalassinus (!!!)
12. Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
13. Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
14. Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
15. Indian Pond-heron Ardeola grayii
16. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
17. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Mammals
2. Bonnet Macaque Macaca radiata
 
Earlier this week I made another round through my local area, this time by bike (as a Dutchman, I am legally required to cycle for 10 kilometers a week at least). I saw a bunch of common garden and forest birds,, and a few flocks of geese flying over, but also a middle spotted woodpecker, which is still scarce in my neck of the woods. I also saw a squirrel!

Yesterday I had my first proper birding day. One of my friends lives close to the Veluwe - which is where all the large animals in the country live - so we spend most of the day there. Wolves are apparently becoming ever more common in the area - I say 'apparently', because so far all my wanderings there have yet to provide a single sighting, though I have seen droppings once. Yesterday I also did not see any wolves, the only mammals being of the plant-eating variety. There were lots of birds though! Also another middle spotted woodpecker, though I gather they are rather more common in the Veluwe compared to where I live.

Birds
21. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
22. Carrion Crow, Corvus corone
23. Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
24. Greylag Goose, Anser anser
25. Common Firecrest, Regulus ignicapilla
26. Stock Dove, Columba oenas
27. Short-toed Treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla
28. Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocoptes medius
29. Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius
30. Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
31. Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
32. Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ribidundus
33. Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo
34. Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
35. White Stork, Ciconia ciconia
36. Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
37. Redwing, Turdus illiacus
38. Marsh Tit, Poecile palustris
39. Eurasian Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
40. Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata
41. Great Egret, Ardea alba
42. Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea
43. Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus
44. Northern Raven, Corvus corax
45. Great Grey Shrike, Lanius excubitor
46. Mute Swan, Cygnus olor

Mammals
1. Eurasian Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
2. House Mouse, Mus musculus
3. Western Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus
 
Mr. Zootycoon said:
Earlier this week I made another round through my local area, this time by bike (as a Dutchman, I am legally required to cycle for 10 kilometers a week at least). I saw a bunch of common garden and forest birds,, and a few flocks of geese flying over, but also a middle spotted woodpecker, which is still scarce in my neck of the woods. I also saw a squirrel!

Yesterday I had my first proper birding day. One of my friends lives close to the Veluwe - which is where all the large animals in the country live - so we spend most of the day there. Wolves are apparently becoming ever more common in the area - I say 'apparently', because so far all my wanderings there have yet to provide a single sighting, though I have seen droppings once. Yesterday I also did not see any wolves, the only mammals being of the plant-eating variety. There were lots of birds though! Also another middle spotted woodpecker, though I gather they are rather more common in the Veluwe compared to where I live.

Birds
21. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
22. Carrion Crow, Corvus corone
23. Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
24. Greylag Goose, Anser anser
25. Common Firecrest, Regulus ignicapilla
26. Stock Dove, Columba oenas
27. Short-toed Treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla
28. Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocoptes medius
29. Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius
30. Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
31. Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
32. Black-headed Gull, Chroicocephalus ribidundus
33. Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo
34. Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris
35. White Stork, Ciconia ciconia
36. Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
37. Redwing, Turdus illiacus
38. Marsh Tit, Poecile palustris
39. Eurasian Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
40. Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata
41. Great Egret, Ardea alba
42. Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea
43. Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus
44. Northern Raven, Corvus corax
45. Great Grey Shrike, Lanius excubitor
46. Mute Swan, Cygnus olor

Mammals
1. Eurasian Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
2. House Mouse, Mus musculus
3. Western Roe Deer, Capreolus capreolus
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I'm glad to hear Middle Spotted Woodpecker is not that easy to find or see. I tried to see both that and Black Woodpecker when I was in Belgium but failed with both. I didn't have enough time to really work at it though.
 
Pertinax said:
I'm glad to hear Middle Spotted Woodpecker is not that easy to find or see. I tried to see both that and Black Woodpecker when I was in Belgium but failed with both. I didn't have enough time to really work at it though.
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It seems the black woodpecker is something of a nemesis bird. A niece of mine was being married in the southern French Alps. The father of the groom is a very keen birder so of course we had some fun in the week prior birding. Seems he had been after the black woodpecker for some years. We were taunted by the call, especially higher up the mountains during hikes. He stayed on a couple of days after we left and got it. However, for me it remains "heard only".
 
MRJ said:
It seems the black woodpecker is something of a nemesis bird. A niece of mine was being married in the southern French Alps. The father of the groom is a very keen birder so of course we had some fun in the week prior birding. Seems he had been after the black woodpecker for some years. We were taunted by the call, especially higher up the mountains during hikes. He stayed on a couple of days after we left and got it. However, for me it remains "heard only".
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My experience is worse than that. In the Pyrenees we were waiting at a known Llamergier site and a Black woodpecker was calling in the forest below. Eventually it flew and settled for a few moments on a dead tree behind us. My companion saw it perfectly but a fir tree intercepted my own view...I heard its wings as it flew away though... I did see feeding sign in the wood/forest I visited in Belgium. A friend of mine was working in the Swiss Alps for several weeks and eventually got a very long distance video of one for me. They need time and luck.
 
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Pertinax said:
I'm glad to hear Middle Spotted Woodpecker is not that easy to find or see. I tried to see both that and Black Woodpecker when I was in Belgium but failed with both. I didn't have enough time to really work at it though.
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Middle spotted is becoming ever more easy to find in the Netherlands. When I started birding a decade ago they were still quite a specialty, with a patchy distribution in the extreme south and east of the country. I saw my first in 2018, on an estate, at the time the only location in the wide region where it was found. Since then they have exploded in numbers. Now they can be found in almost any decent-sized forest in the eastern half of the country, though they remain locally scarce and are generally much rarer than their cousin, the great spotted woodpecker.
 
KiwiBirb said:
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
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So far this year most of the birding I’ve done has been in my yard where I’ve picked up several birds including a yard first in Fox Sparrow; however, I was able to go to Overpeck County Park on Thursday, spotting my first ever ABA rarity in the Pink-Footed Goose. Additionally I was also able to pick up Cackling Goose which had been continuing since Mid-November and 2 days into the year I had already match my Goose total from last year, with plans to possibly see Greater White-Fronted Goose and Ross’ Goose in the next week or two.

Birds
38) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
39) Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus)
40) Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
41) Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
42) Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
43) Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
44) Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
45) Hairy Woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus)
46) Common Raven (Corvus corax)
47) Cooper’s Hawk (Astur cooperii)
48) Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Progress:
Mammals- 2
Birds- 48
Herptiles- 0
Total- 50
 
DesertRhino150 said:
Yesterday was really not all that great for birds, seeing as I only added a single additional species to my year list:

14. Coal tit, Periparus ater

However, my visit to Colchester Zoo today doubled the number of bird species I have seen this year. The first three were seen at home just before setting out, numbers eighteen through to twenty-two were on seen on the way to the zoo, the next five were on the zoo grounds and the last one was seen on the way home afterwards:

15. Carrion crow, Corvus corone
16. Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
17. House sparrow, Passer domesticus
18. Feral pigeon, Columba livia
19. European herring gull, Larus argentatus
20. Rook, Corvus frugilegus
21. Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
22. European starling, Sturnus vulgaris
23. Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
24. Common gull, Larus canus
25. Dunnock, Prunella modularis
26. Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
27. Great tit, Parus major
28. Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis
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I realised earlier today that I missed a bird from my trip yesterday off the list - it should be number 23 in the order of seeing it:

29. Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto

I also saw another three birds from the house today, which was another cold and very wet day. Hopefully I will get out when the weather clears:

30. European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
31. Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
32. Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius

Also saw a mid-sized rodent running across the tree-line across the road from my house but from that distance I could not tell if it was a grey squirrel or a brown rat, so have left it off for the time being.
 
birdsandbats said:
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
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birdsandbats said:
First lifer of the year, in the form of a twitch I did today:

Birds
47. Brown Creeper Certhia americana
48. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
49. Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana
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Birds
50. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
51. American Robin Turdus migratorius

Mammals
4. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
 
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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Birds
January 2, 2025 - Kansas
44. Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis)
45. Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
46. American robin (Turdus migratorius)
January 2 to 4, 2025 - Missouri
47. Tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
48. American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
49. House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
50. Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
51. Hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
52. Green-winged teal (Anas crecca)
53. Cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii)
54. Double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
55. Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
 
Bit late to the party, but here's a fairly humble start from St James's Park in London.

1. Eastern grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis

1. Mute swan, Cygnus olor
2. Barnacle goose, Branta bernicla
3. Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca
4. Greylag goose, Anser anser
5. Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
6. Common mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
7. Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
8. Common pochard, Aythya ferina
9. Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
10. Eurasian teal, Anas crecca
11. Herring gull, Larus argentatus
12. Black headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
13. Carrion crow, Corvus corone
14. Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
15. Common gull, Larus canus
16. Common woodpigeon, Columba palumbus
17. Rock dove, Columba livia
18. Great tit, Parus major.
19. European robin, Erithacus rubecula
20. Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
21. Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
22. Eurasian moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
23. Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
24. Ring necked parakeet, Psittacula krameri
25. Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula

Quarter the way to my target, but the easiest quarter :p.
 
On Friday I went for a round in the forest at Groesbeek (near the German border) as a red crossbill had been sighted there. Crossbills can be very tricky in the Netherlands so me and me friend wanted to try our luck, even though we knew the crossbills would be a long shot. The weather was mediocre when we started our haunt and gradually became absolutely abysmal, it was pouring with rain and even snowing. Nevertheless, the outing was enjoyable as the forest was pretty busy with birds and we spotted a middle spotted woodpecker (which is becoming increasingly more common in the Netherlands but can still be tricky to find, as was stated before in this thread), some Siskins, Coal tits, Hawfinches and Bramblings amongst the omnipresent goldcrests. No crossbills though.

I am not usually a twitcher but I love seabirds of all sizes and shapes, so I probably would have gone twitching the Pacific loon that has been reported in the province of Zeeland. Sadly, I could not go because I couldn't arrange a car and public transport in Zeeland is pretty horrible. So instead I went for a round at the wetlands of Kristalbad at Enschede, which is near my parents' house. I couldn't find the water rail I was after but found the long-staying Black-necked grebe and a nice adult Caspian gull, and some common wetland birds. So overall, nothing spectacular but the new year is definitely off! Last year I got over 100 species in January, so let's see if I can repeat that. Don't think that's very likely as I'm gonna be very busy with university, but we'll see.

17. Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
18. Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
19. Stock dove (Columba oenas)
20. Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
21. Rock pigeon (Columbia livia)
22. Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocops major)
23. Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
24. Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
25. Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)
26. Coal tit (Periparus ater)
27. Middle spotted woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius)
28. Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
29. Common magpie (Pica pica)
30. Great egret (Ardea alba)
31. Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
32. Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
33. Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
34. Black-necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
35. Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
36. Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)
37. Common pochard (Aythya ferina)
38. Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
39. Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
40. Greylag goose (Anser anser)
41. Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
42. Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
43. Green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
44. Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
45. Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
46. Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
 
Osedax said:
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)
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Birds
52. Red Wattlebird (Anthocaera carunculata)
 
I have left Xi'an now, so here are the first birds for the year for me:

Around Xi’an and Foping (Shaanxi, China)

BIRDS:
1) Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
2) Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
3) Chinese Bulbul Pycnonotus sinensis
4) Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
5) Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
6) Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
7) White-crowned Forktail Enicurus leschenaulti
8) Black-bibbed Tit Poecile hypermelaenus
9) Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
10) Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
11) Grey-capped Pigmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
12) Sooty Tit Aegithalos fuliginosus
13) Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
14) Pekin Robin Leiothrix lutea
15) White-throated Laughing Thrush Pterorhinus albogularis
16) White-capped Water Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
17) Chinese Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
18) White-browed Laughing Thrush Pterorhinus sannio
19) Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
20) Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
21) Greylag Goose Anser anser
22) Common Coot Fulica atra
23) Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
24) Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
25) Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
26) Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
27) Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
28) Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
29) Great White Egret Egretta alba
30) Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
31) Japanese Tit Parus minor
32) Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
33) White Wagtail Motacilla alba
34) Yellow-billed Grosbeak Eophona migratoria
35) Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
36) Vinous-throated Parrotbill Suthora webbiana
37) White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
38) Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
39) Chinese Blackbird Turdus mandarinus
40) Common Merganser Mergus merganser
41) Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii
42) Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
43) Smew Mergellus albellus
44) Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
45) Silver-throated Tit Aegithalos glaucogularis
46) Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
47) Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
48) Little Egret Egretta garzetta
49) Oriental Magpie Pica serica
50) Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
51) Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
52) Hoopoe Upupa epops

MAMMALS:
1) Pere David’s Rock Squirrel Sciurotamias davidianus
 
amur leopard said:
Bit late to the party, but here's a fairly humble start from St James's Park in London.

1. Eastern grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis

1. Mute swan, Cygnus olor
2. Barnacle goose, Branta bernicla
3. Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca
4. Greylag goose, Anser anser
5. Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
6. Common mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
7. Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
8. Common pochard, Aythya ferina
9. Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
10. Eurasian teal, Anas crecca
11. Herring gull, Larus argentatus
12. Black headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
13. Carrion crow, Corvus corone
14. Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
15. Common gull, Larus canus
16. Common woodpigeon, Columba palumbus
17. Rock dove, Columba livia
18. Great tit, Parus major.
19. European robin, Erithacus rubecula
20. Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
21. Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
22. Eurasian moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
23. Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
24. Ring necked parakeet, Psittacula krameri
25. Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula

Quarter the way to my target, but the easiest quarter :p.
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London Wetland Centre

26. Gadwall, Mareca strepera
27. Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
28. Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
29. Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
30. Canada goose, Branta canadensis
31. Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
32. Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
33. Green woodpecker, Picus viridis
34. Eurasian jackdaw, Coloeus monedula
35. Blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
36. Dunnock, Prunella modularis
37. European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
38. Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus.

Not a bad day!
 
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