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| Topic Started: Dec 27 2017, 08:05 PM (7,779 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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| Orca Freak | Mar 31 2018, 02:44 PM Post #241 |
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Killer Whales rule the World
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Spring is in the air ![]() March 23st - 31st Birds: 50. White stork - Ciconia ciconia 51. Grey partrigde - Perdix perdix 52. Ruff - Calidris pugnax 53. Black-tailed godwit - Limosa limosa 54. Pied avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta 55. Eurasian wigeon - Mareca penelope 56. Northern shoveler - Spatula clypeata Total list
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| Fireplume | Mar 31 2018, 04:13 PM Post #242 |
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Snok Snok Snerson
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BIRDS: 124. Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) 125. Sage Sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis) 126. Le Conte’s Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei) 127. Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) 128. American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 129. Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 130. Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) 131. Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) 132. Yellow-chevroned Parakeet (Brotogeris chiriri) 133. Allen’s Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) 134. Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) 135. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 136. Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii) MAMMALS: 11. Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) 12. California Myotis (Myotis californicus) 13. Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) HERPTILES: 3. Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) 4. Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans) INVERTEBRATES: 11. California Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex californicus) 12. Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) TOTAL LIST
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| Keniafan | Apr 2 2018, 04:25 PM Post #243 |
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So today instead of looking for eggs I went out to look for birds! New ones I found! 124 - Willow warbler (Phylloscopus tricholus) 125 - Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) 126 - Black kite (Milvus migrans) 127 - Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) 128 - Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) 129 - Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
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| Anton | Apr 2 2018, 05:17 PM Post #244 |
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Hi all! Just want to let everyone know that I didn't forget about the March overview post. I was very sick all weekend and thus didn't have time to post it then. I am now feeling a little bit better, but am on vacation, and will only be back in Belgium on the 12th. You can expect the overview post sometime then. Sorry for the delay, and happy birding everyone! |
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| magpiealamode | Apr 2 2018, 06:10 PM Post #245 |
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No good hero is a one-trick phony.
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Well here's the end of my March list, anyway Birds 36. Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) 37. Green heron (Butorides virescens) 38. Eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) I only designate the phoebe as a lifer because I've never positively identified one till now; I'm reasonably sure I've seen them before, however. And for April, we have Still just birds 39. Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) |
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| Danny | Apr 5 2018, 05:42 AM Post #246 |
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I had a stay at my brother's place over the last few days, which gave me an opportunity to see a few drier region birds which I can't find at home. I got to check three birds off my Victorian list, in addition to the birds stated below. One fan-tailed cuckoo, multiple sightings of groups of yellow-rumped thornbills and a number of brown falcons were seen previously only in New South Wales this year. I now have 162 species for the state! BIRDS 148 - Red-Capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii) 149 - Chestnut-Rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) 150 - Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) 151 - Fuscous Honeyeater (Lichenostomus fuscu) 152 - Yellow-Plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula ornata) 153 - Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) 154 - Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus) 155 - White-Fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons) 156 - Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus) 157 - White-Browed Woodswallow (Artamus superciliosus) 158 - White-Browed Babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus) 159 - Spiny-Cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis) 160 - Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata) 161 - Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) 162 - Greater Bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster) 163 - Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) 164 - Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti) 165 - Pink-Eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) 166 - White-Winged Fairywren (Malurus leucopterus) 167 - Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) REPTILES 14 - Boulenger's Skink (Morethia boulengeri) 15 - Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis) Total
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| Anton | Apr 5 2018, 11:49 AM Post #247 |
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The first few additions of Croatia! ![]() Extremely happy with the new lifers, and of course with the likes of shag, hoopoe, stilt and hooded crow as well, as odds of seeing those at home are quite low. The first fish and herps of the year were nice as well! BIRDS: 170) Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos 171) Hooded crow, Corvus cornix 172) Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe 173) House martin, Delichon urbicum 174) Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus 175) Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus 176) Sand martin, Riparia riparia 177) Sardinian warbler, Sylvia melanocephala 178) European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis 179) Hoopoe, Upupa epops 180) Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus 181) Black-eared wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica 182) Yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava 183) Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia 184) Grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola HERPS: 1) Dalmatian wall lizard, Podarcis melisellensis 2) Italian wall lizard, Podarcis sicula FISH: 1) Mediterranean killifish, Aphanius fasciatus Edited by Anton, Apr 5 2018, 11:52 AM.
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| Komodo | Apr 5 2018, 01:28 PM Post #248 |
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Varanus komodoensis
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March was a weaker month for me than I expected, though I still managed to spot many interesting animals, few of these are new. It still makes sense as this is the time of the year when many of the birds begin migrating north as the summer season ends, thus general diversity decreases a bit. The last week of the month I saw mainly passerines and a couple of not-so common specimens listed below, of which the Hawk was the one I was the most excited to see. March 26th-31st BIRDS: 63. Variable Hawk, Geranoaetus (Buteo) polyosoma 64. Yellow-Winged Blackbird, Agelasticus thilius 65. Chilean Flicker, Colaptes pitius 66. Muscovy Duck, Cairina moschata As a side-note, I was lucky enough to watch two Shiny Cowbirds mobbing a Chimango Caracara in the parks near my house. MAMMALS 8. House Mouse, Mus musculus. 9. Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat, Tadarida brasiliensis INVERTEBRATES 19. Chilean Cicada, Tettigades chilensis 20. Carpenter Ant, Camponotus chilensis 21. "White Termite", Porotermes quadricollis This particular species of carpenter ant is locally known as "Hormigón negro" which literally means "Big black ant". Complete List Edited by Komodo, May 7 2018, 04:56 PM.
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Apr 5 2018, 05:52 PM Post #249 |
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#Lithopédion
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Spent a week in Fès, was not bad I guess... was awesome 44 - Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos 45 - Garganey, Spatula querquedula 46 - Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula 47 - Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus 48 - Black kite, Milvus migrans 49 - Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus 50 - Eurasian coot, Fulica atra 51 - Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba 52 - Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra 53 - Woodlark, Lullula arborea 54 - Cetti's warbler, Cettia cetti 55 - Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs africana 56 - Corn bunting, Emberiza calandra |
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| Keniafan | Apr 10 2018, 10:18 AM Post #250 |
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New animals!! Including some of my favorite birds and mammals of the year! The ring ouzel means I've seen all the nonvagrant thrushes of the Netherlands! FÜGELN 130 - Ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) 131 - Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) 132 - Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) 133 - Little egret (Egretta garzetta) 134 - Sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) MAMMALS 7 - Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) AMFIBIANS 1 - Common toad (Bufo bufo) Edited by Keniafan, Apr 10 2018, 01:32 PM.
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| Danny | Apr 11 2018, 04:50 AM Post #251 |
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So I don't normally go chasing rare birds, but seeing as these two migratory species had been seen 15 minutes away for numerous consecutive days, I thought why not. They were at a favourite birding spot of mine too, but it just so happens that my last visit was the day before the pectoral sandpiper was first spotted there. BIRDS 168 - Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) 169 - Long-Toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) Total
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| Anton | Apr 12 2018, 09:12 AM Post #252 |
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Here's the rest from croatia! BIRDS: 185) Eurasian crag martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris 186) Western rock nuthatch, Sitta neumayer 187) Blue rock thrush, Monticola solitarius 188) Rock partridge, Alectoris graeca 189) Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis 190) Corn bunting, Embiriza calandra 191) Common whitethroat, Sylvia communis 192) Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus 193) Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia 194) Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola 195) Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca 196) Collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis 197) Sombre tit, Poecile lugubris 198) Black kite, Milvus migrans 199) Middle spotted woodpecker, Dendrocoptes medius HERPS: 3) European legless lizard, Pseudopus apodus 4) Common toad, Bufo bufo 5) European pond terrapin, Emys orbicularis 6) Pond slider, Trachemys scripta FISH: 2) Minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus 3) Chub, Squalius cephalus INVERTEBRATES: 3) Clouded yellow, Colias croceus 4) Cleopatra, Gonepteryx cleopatra 5) Small white, Pieris rapae 6) Painted lady, Vanessa cardui 7) Common blue, Polyommatus icarus 8) Southern Blue, Polyommatus celina 9) Scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius 10) Firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus 11) Domestic house spider, Tegenaria domestica 12) Seven-spotted ladybeetle, Coccinella septempunctata 13) Asian ladybeetle, Harmonia axyridis 14) Dotted bee-fly, Bombylius discolor 15) Orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines Total ![]()
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| Anton | Apr 12 2018, 06:17 PM Post #253 |
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MARCH
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 March 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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| Anton | Apr 13 2018, 10:40 AM Post #254 |
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Triple post, oops ![]() Another very rare American vagrant was just seen quite close to where I live, so I had to go take a quick look: BIRDS: 200) Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris Total
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Apr 14 2018, 02:56 PM Post #255 |
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ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏʙsᴇssᴇᴅ
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It's been a while. Unfortunately, I haven't noticed many new species around, but I did see a Sandhill crane so that's neato! All the tall birds ever see are Grey Herons, so to see a Sandhill is refreshing. BIRDS: 30. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 31. Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) 32. Boreal Chickadee (Poecile hudsonicus) All Species Seen
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