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| Topic Started: Dec 27 2017, 08:05 PM (7,783 Views) | |
| Anton | Dec 27 2017, 08:05 PM Post #1 |
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King of Cotingas
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![]() If there's one thing that brings all of the TRT members together, it's the love of animals. For most members this probably means an interest in zoos and animals in captivity in general, but there are a lot of members interested in observing wild animals as well. Those that do are probably familiar with the "big year" concept: keeping track of all animals you see within a single calendar year. This can be done within a certain region (which is how the idea and name came to existence, after birders aimed to see as many species within the USA in one single year), but because we have members from all over the world we decided world listing would be more interesting. Basically, the idea is as follows; from the 1st of January until the 31st of December, everyone who participates keeps track of the animals they see and identify, and lists them all in the order of seeing them. Every time you see a new species, you add onto that list by posting a new post in this topic. At the end of the year you can then easily compile a total list of the animals you saw that year, and keep the memories of seeing those species forever! Of course, we'll add a little extra competition by bringing pointies into the mix. You'll be rewarded in pointies for every few animals you see, and at the end of each month the person with the most new species will be given a silhouette! Rules:
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| Keniafan | Feb 25 2018, 04:00 PM Post #181 |
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Yesterday I went birding in my local area and although I didn't find any new species. I still saw some nice species (Common goldeye, European green woodpecker & Redwing) Today however I went to some other places, here I discovered 2 new species! 105 - Marsh tit (Poecile palustris) 106 - Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
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| Keniafan | Feb 26 2018, 07:49 AM Post #182 |
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SOOOOO TODAY IT WAS FREEEEEEEEZING AND I HATE IT but I saw some awesome species! So that makes up for it!! Including a nice local rarity. 107 - Black swan (Cygnus atratus) 108 - Jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) 109 - Snow goose (Anser caerulescens) |
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| Danny | Feb 26 2018, 08:43 AM Post #183 |
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Haven't been birding in a while, so maybe I'll have to plan a trip somewhere a little further to catch some more birds. Tonight, I went out spotlighting in the hopes of seeing a sugar glider. About 15 ringtail possums, a tawny frogmouth and 4 tree frogs later... February 26, 2018 MAMMALS 13 - Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)* 14 - Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) Total
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Feb 26 2018, 11:57 AM Post #184 |
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ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏʙsᴇssᴇᴅ
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Saw a few more species on my drive to school and the walk from the parking lot. The bird diversity seems to be returning now that the snow's melting lol. I spotted my first woodpecker in years today, and it's a lifer! It's a nice day so I'm hoping to spot some wildlife near/in the marshy pseudo-pond by my house on my walk today. BIRDS: 17. Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 18. Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 19. Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) All Species Seen
Edited by Xenephos, Feb 26 2018, 12:01 PM.
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Feb 27 2018, 11:20 AM Post #185 |
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Finally found some time to update my list! Birds: 54) Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula 55) Gadwall, Mareca strepera 56) Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula 57) Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus 58) Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus 59) Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope 60) Redwing, Turdus iliacus 61) Long-eared owl, Asio otus Mammals: 5) European hare, Lepus europaeus 6) Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus Total
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| Danny | Feb 27 2018, 07:31 PM Post #186 |
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Might still see more today but for now... February 28, 2018 BIRDS 126 - White-Plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus) 127 - Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys) Total
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Feb 28 2018, 01:05 PM Post #187 |
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ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏʙsᴇssᴇᴅ
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February 28 Saw a Blue Jay for the second time in my life today, and there was finally a heron chilling in the marshes near my house. Apparently, we're getting snow tomorrow, though :C BIRDS: 20. Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 21. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) All Species Seen
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| Furka | Feb 28 2018, 01:20 PM Post #188 |
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BIRDS 41 - White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) 42 - Coal Tit (Periparus ater) 43 - Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) 44 - Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) 45 - Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) REPTILES 3 - Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) FISH Freshwater 7 - Italian Chub (Squalius squalus) What to say, was busy with chemistry test, and then massive cold arrived, so not much time given to wildlife. Although I got some satisfactions from my garden, I can confirm coal tits visit it, and for the first time I can remember Sardinian warblers have been showing up pretty often, not to mention the larger than usual amounts of other tit species (great, blue, longtail). I really need to get that bird feeder up and going ... |
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| Anton | Feb 28 2018, 01:33 PM Post #189 |
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King of Cotingas
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BIRDS: 141) Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos 142) Woodlark, Lullula arborea Total
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| Gerben | Feb 28 2018, 01:47 PM Post #190 |
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Hah. I didn't. Assen, City Centre 16. Common Magpie (Pica pica) Assen, Marsdijk 17. Eurasian Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) De Punt, A28 18. Greylag Goose (Anser anser) 19. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Groningen, Noorderplantsoen 20. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) 21. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) Ten Boer, Fledderbosscherpolder 22. Eurasian Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Ten Post, Kloostermolenpolder 23. Great Egret (Ardea alba) 24. Rook (Corvus frugilegus) Haven't really found the time to see some birds about anywhere but the city, so it's time to catch up next saturday... Edited by Gerben, Feb 28 2018, 02:02 PM.
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| magpiealamode | Feb 28 2018, 02:17 PM Post #191 |
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No good hero is a one-trick phony.
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End of the month haul. Still haven't gone birdwatching... I hate school. Birds 27. Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 28. Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) 29. Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) 30. Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 31. Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 32. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Mammals 5. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
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| Kevin | Feb 28 2018, 04:37 PM Post #192 |
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Quail Conqueror.
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Same drill as last month. Didn't manage that many additions due to having limited free time but that's alright. February 1st - 28th: BIRDS 63. Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla) 64. Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) 65. Arctic Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) 66. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 67. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 68. Smew (Mergellus albellus) 69. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) 70. Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 71. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) 72. Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) 73. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) 74. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) 75. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) MAMMALS 4. House Mouse (Mus musculus) INVERTS 2. Asian Ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis) Total
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| Komodo | Feb 28 2018, 06:04 PM Post #193 |
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Varanus komodoensis
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An update for the last day of the month, including one lifer! BIRDS: 60. Great Grebe, Podiceps major 61. White-Tufted Grebe, Rollandia rolland 62. Chiloé Wigeon, Anas sibilatrix MAMMALS 7. Brown Rat, Rattus norvegicus Complete List |
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Mar 2 2018, 10:59 AM Post #194 |
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ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏʙsᴇssᴇᴅ
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March 2 Yay for early morning (stinky) finds and ROBINS! Spring's not far away now, boys! BIRDS: 22. American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 23. House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) MAMMALS: 6. Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) All Species Seen
Edited by Xenephos, Mar 2 2018, 02:19 PM.
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| Anton | Mar 2 2018, 12:30 PM Post #195 |
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King of Cotingas
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FEBRUARY
Everybody will receive their pointies (5x their monthly gains) as soon as possible! If I have made a counting mistake somewhere, or forgot to add an animal to the total lists, please let me know via PM as not to clutter this topic. If you saw other species during February that you hadn't had the chance to post until now, please mention so in your post and I can edit these lists. |
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