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22 - Eastern Brown Snake Pseudonaja textilis
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22 - Eastern Brown Snake Pseudonaja textilis
Lafone
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In the spirit of big years I really enjoyed this film - funny and irreverent and interesting at the same time (and the photography of the birds is fantastic as one of the filmmakers is a cinematographer for nature documentaries for BBC, PBS and national geographic among others). Worth the watch imho. I’d not really appreciated the competitive world of listing before I have to say!
Marina East Barrage
Birds
153. Malaysian plover, Anarhynchus peronii
154. Tibetan plover, Anarhynchus atrifrons
155. Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia
156. Common redshank, Tringa totanus
Osedax
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130. Grey Teal (Anas gracilis)
131. Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides)
132. Hardhead (Aythya australis)
BIRDS
217 - Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
218 - Australian Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa
219 - Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Lafone
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Enjoyable trip in the waters around Bempton offered the first chance to photograph a Shag this year (I've only ever seen them a couple of times so was really excited to find one just splashing around next to the boat) and lovely views of a group of Common Snipe feeding around the Rushy at Slimbridge. Our zoos are always a good place to find wildlife with a Hawker hovering around the plants on the way to the Islands exhibit at Chester.
Birds
111. Shag, Gulosus aristotelis, 18/08/2025, RSPB Bempton Cliffs
112. Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago, 23/08/2025, WWT Slimbridge
Other
20. Common Hawker, Aeshna juncea, 16/07/2025, Chester Zoo
Birds
111. Shag, Gulosus aristotelis, 18/08/2025, RSPB Bempton Cliffs
112. Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago, 23/08/2025, WWT Slimbridge
Other
20. Common Hawker, Aeshna juncea, 16/07/2025, Chester Zoo
Just identified from a few days ago
INVERTS
115 - a mantis, Tenodera blanchardi
A day trip out to Michaelmas Cay - I'm not yet done finished combing through all the snorkelling footage so there'll be a follow-up post with other fishes and invertebrates.
BIRDS
220 - Red-footed Booby Sula sula
221 - Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
222 - Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
FISHES
151 - Black Damsel Neoglyphidodon melas
152 - Spinecheek Anemonefish Amphiprion biaculeatus
153 - Yellowstripe Goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
154 - Greyback Damsel Chrysiptera caesifrons
155 - Minifin Parrotfish Scarus altipinnis
156 - Oval Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunulatus
157 - Blackvent Damsel Dischistodus melannotus
158 - Blackbarred Wrasse Thalassoma nigrofasciatum
159 - Blackeye Thicklip Hemigymnus melapterus
160 - Darkcap Parrotfish Scarus oviceps
161 - Coral Rabbitfish Siganus corallinus
162 - Chevron Butterflyfish Chaetodon trifascialis
163 - Clown Coris Coris aygula
164 - Schroeder's Rainbow Wrasse Coris schroederii (split from C. batuensis)
165 - Smallspotted Combtooth Blenny Ecsenius stictus
166 - Old Glory Koumansetta rainfordi
167 - Rainford's Butterflyfish Chaetodon rainfordi
168 - Cinnamon Anemonefish Amphiprion melanopus
169 - Clark's Anemonefish Amphiprion clarkii
170 - Australian Gregory Plectroglyphidodon apicalis
171 - Dusky Gregory Stegastes nigricans
172 - Bigeye Seabream Monotaxis grandoculis
173 - Teardrop Butterflyfish Chaetodon unimaculatus
174 - Scarface Damsel Neoglyphidodon nigroris
175 - Snooty Maori Wrasse Cheilinus oxycephalus
176 - Blueband Glidergoby Valenciennea strigata
177 - Yellowlined Cardinalfish Ostorhinchus cyanosoma
INVERTS
116 - Brown Staghorn Coral Acropora muricata
117 - Bubble-tip Anemone Entacmaea quadricolor
118 - Long-tentacle Plate Coral Heliofungia actiniformis
119 - Green Barrel Sea Squirt Didemnum molle
120 - Iridescent Scallop Pedum spondyloideum
Probably my last additions from Singapore, and not a bad few species at all! Last target species is Oriental darter, so will have a look around early sometime this week for them.
Started in Pulau Ubin, an island off the coast of Singapore. It feels nothing like Singapore to be honest. It's almost entirely covered in rainforest (and is quite sizeable - dimensions of about 30 mins by 80 mins (in time taken to walk end to end). Roads around are a mix of tarmac and gravel, but the wildlife infrastructure is pretty good - boardwalks around the mangrove and coastal areas to the East of the island for example. Getting there involves a 'bumboat' from the area around Changi Beach park.
The wetlands to the East yielded a bunch of crabs (including the surprisingly large Scylla serrata), archerfish, sandpipers, Greater crested tern and a few other birds. The second pass had a chevrotain shoot out from the undergrowth nearby - otherwise I saw no trace of these elsewhere on the island. The size differential between greater and lesser is pretty noticeable, and this mousedeer was far more skittish than any of the lesser ones I'd seen on the 'mainland'. I have a few fairly shoddy photos of its backside but it was up the hill very quickly. Seems they're almost always seen in a nocturnal setting, so really quite happy with that one.
Then I went to the Northern side of the island, where I eventually found three false vampire bats in a chimney stack but unfortunately also many Aedes mosquitos too...
Then back on the mainland, passed by the beach park to see the Tanimbar corellas, and then spent a little while watching the planes landing, as the approach is right over the park. Took the train down to Bidadari park, where I had a look for Finlayson's squirrel (successfully) and hoped for dollarbird and koel (still not seen somehow), but neither of the birds showed up. Then down to Marina barrage for the Pacific reef heron. Overall, lovely (42k step) day.
Mammals
17. Greater Oriental chevrotain, Tragulus napu (!)
18. Lesser false vampire bat, Megaderma spasma (New Family, thanks to @Giant Eland for the tip for this one)
Birds
157. Greater crested tern, Thalasseus bergii
158. Tanimbar corella, Cacatua goffiniana
159. Pacific reef heron, Egretta sacra
Platypusboy
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Birds
201. Garganey, Anas querquedula 20/8/25
201. Garganey, Anas querquedula 20/8/25
CarnotaurusSastrei
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16. Eastern Cicada-Killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)
Totals: 95 Birds, 14 Mammals, 2 Reptiles, 2 Amphibians, 5 Fishes, 16 Invertebrates
Dang you're right, I really can't count.
Just got back from a trip to northern/central California:
Birds
274. Chestnut-backed Chickadee Poecile rufescens
275. Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus
276. Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
277. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
278. Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria
279. Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii
280. Western Gull Larus occidentalis
281. California Towhee Melozone crissalis
282. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
283. California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
284. Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
285. Red-masked Parakeet Psittacara erythrogenys
286. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
287. Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
288. Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans
289. California Gull Larus californicus
290. Willet Tringa semipalmata
291. Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus
292. Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
293. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
294. Brandt's Cormorant Urile penicillatus
295. Heermann's Gull Larus heermanni
296. Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba
297. Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala
298. Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani
299. Common Murre Uria aalge
300. Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus
301. Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
302. Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
303. Cassin's Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus
304. Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
305. Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata
306. Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus
307. Ashy Storm-Petrel Hydrobates homochroa
308. Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes
309. Scripps's Murrelet Synthliboramphus scrippsi
310. Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
311. Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
312. Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
313. Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Hydrobates furcatus
314. Sabine's Gull Hydrobates furcatus
315. Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
316. Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
317. Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus
318. Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus
319. Band-tailed Pigeon Patagioenas fasciata
320. California Quail Callipepla californica
321. Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
322. Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus
323. Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus
324. Oak Titmouse Baeolophus inornatus
325. Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica
326. Tricolored Blackbird Agelaius tricolor
327. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
328. Ridgway's Rail Rallus obsoletus
329. White-tailed Kite Elanus leucurus
330. Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
331. Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
332. Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus
333. Wandering Tattler Tringa incana
334. Wrentit Chamaea fasciata
335. Nuttall's Woodpecker Dryobates nuttallii
336. Bell's Sparrow Artemisiospiza belli
337. California Condor Gymnogyps californianus
338. Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli
339. California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum
340. Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
341. Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
342. Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii
343. Mitred Parakeet Psittacara mitratus
Mammal and herp lists coming soon while I get some IDs sorted out.
August has been its usual quiet self in these parts, but a couple of avian additions from a jaunt to Spurn, plus a moth from a zoo excursion in the south and an evening out to watch Daubies hunting on the river have kept things moving a little. Also added a UK Black Redstart at Spurn so again the UK counter catches one up.
Mammals:
26. Daubenton's Bat - Myotis daubentonii
Birds:
185. Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea
186. Eurasian Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
(UK: 181)
Invertebrates:
58. Jersey Tiger - Euplagia quadripunctaria
Mammals:
26. Daubenton's Bat - Myotis daubentonii
Birds:
185. Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea
186. Eurasian Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
(UK: 181)
Invertebrates:
58. Jersey Tiger - Euplagia quadripunctaria
FISHES
178 - Pacific Longnose Parrotfish Hipposcarus longiceps
179 - Jewel Damsel Stegastes lacrymatus
180 - Threespot Wrasse Halichoeres trimaculatus
181 - Ambon Damsel Pomacentrus amboinensis
182 - Humphead Maori Wrasse Cheilinus undulatus
INVERTS
121 - Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima
122 - Spiny Plate Coral Echinopora lamellosa
to be continued...
And for the mammal and herp lists:
Mammals
26. California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus
27. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina
28. Northern Fur Seal Callorhinus ursinus
29. Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
30. Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
31. Harbor Porpoise Phocoena phocoena
32. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus
33. Western Gray Squirrel Sciurus griseus
34. Northern Elephant Seal Mirounga angustirostris
35. California Ground Squirrel Otospermophilus beecheyi
36. Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii
37. Merriam's Chipmunk Neotamias merriami
38. Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus bachmani
39. Sea Otter Enhydra lutris
40. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
41. Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus
Herps
17. Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis
18. Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans
19. Western Skink Plestiodon skiltonianus
20. Western Whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris
21. Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis siculus
22. Pond Slider Trachemys scripta
Also one additional bird since getting back:
Birds
344. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
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Osedax
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Birds
133. Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris)
FISHES
183 - Citron Butterflyfish Chaetodon citrinellus
184 - Harlequin Filefish Oxymonacanthus longirostris
185 - Blue Devil Damsel Chrysiptera cyanea
186 - Scribbled Rabbitfish Siganus spinus
187 - Blacktail Grubfish Parapercis queenslandica
188 - Monarch Damsel Dischistodus pseudochrysopoecilus
INVERTS
123 - Blue Linckia Star Linckia laevigata
to be continued...
8/26/25
124. Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
125. Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
8/13/25
8. Common Five-Lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
8/25/25
9. Pond Slider (Trachemys scripta)
8/26/25
3. Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)
8/17/25
26. Eastern Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis)
8/20/25
27. Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)
8/26/25
28. Tan Jumping Spider (Platycryptus undatus)
Total:
Mammals: 8
Birds: 125
Reptiles: 9
Amphibians: 3
Fish: 37
Invertebrates: 28
Birds
345. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris
346. Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica