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| Topic Started: Dec 27 2017, 08:05 PM (7,775 Views) | |
| Anton | Dec 27 2017, 08:05 PM Post #1 |
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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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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Jun 2 2018, 11:19 AM Post #301 |
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You know it's summer when you see a scrub-robin. BIRDS: 60 - Rufous-tailed scrub-robin, Cercotrichas galactotes 61 - Trumpeter finch, Bucanetes githagineus 62 - Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis INVERTEBRATES: 4 - Large white, Pieris brassicae |
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| Kevin | Jun 3 2018, 03:06 AM Post #302 |
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Quail Conqueror.
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Been a while. April 1st - 30th: 106. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) 107. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) 108. Sanderling (Calidris alba) 109. Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) 110. Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 111. King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) 112. Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) 113. Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) 114. Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) 115. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) 116. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 117. Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) 118. Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) 119. Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) 120. Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 121. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 122. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 123. Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) 124. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 125. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) 126. Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) 127. Common Swift (Apus apus) 128. Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) 129. Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) May 1st - 31st: 130. White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) 131. Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) 132. Eurasian Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) 133. Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) 134. Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) 135. Coal Tit (Periparus ater) 136. Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) 137. Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum) 138. Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) 139. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 140. Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) 141. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 142. Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) 143. Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) 144. Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) 145. European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) 146. Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) 147. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 148. Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) 149. Eurasian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) 150. Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) 151. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 152. Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) 153. Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) 154. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) 155. Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) 156. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 157. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 158. Red Knot (Calidris canutus) 159. Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) 160. Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) 161. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) 162. Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) 163. Barn Owl (Tyto alba) 164. Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) MAMMALS April 1st - 30th: 6. Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) 7. Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) 8. Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) HERPTILES May 1st - 31st: 4. Northern Viper (Vipera berus) 5. Viviparous Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) 6. Edible Frog (Pelophylax kl. esculentus) 7. Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) 8. Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) INVERTS April 1st - 30th: 6. Two-spot Ladybird (Adalia bipunctata) 7. Red-breasted Carrion Beetle (O. thoracicum) 8. March Dagger Moth (Diurnea fagella) 9. Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) 10. Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) 11. Oak Catkin Mirid Bug (Harpocera thoracica) May 1st - 31st: 12. Small Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia) 13. Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon) 14. Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) 15. Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae) 16. Freyer’s Pug (Eupithecia intricata) 17. Black-and-red Froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata) 18. Sloe Bug (Dolycoris baccarum) 19. Tanyptera atrata Total
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| Keniafan | Jun 3 2018, 06:53 AM Post #303 |
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Well here are all my animals for May! It was a decent month, including the Big Day as Anton mentioned! This was a wonderful day and much needed to help increase my birdlist this month, as I didn't have that much time... MAY BIRDS 147 - Garden warbler (Sylvia borin) 148 - Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 149 - Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 150 - Common tern (Sterna hirundo) 151 - Little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) 152 - Mediterranean gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) 153 - Common house martin (Delichon urbicum) 154 - Eurasian reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) 155 - Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) (BIG DAY) 156 - Marsh warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) 157 - Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti) 158 - Common grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia) 159 - Common murre (Uria aalge) 160 - Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 161 - Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 162 - Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 163 - Spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) 164 - Sanderling (Calidris alba) 165 - Ruff (Calidris pugnax) 166 - Bearded reedling (Panurus biamarcus) 167 - Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) 168 - Little tern (Sternula albifrons) 169 - Barn owl (Tyto alba) (END BIG DAY) 170 - Cirlbunting (Emberiza cirlus) MAMMALS 9 - Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) JUNE 171 - Icterine warbler (Sternula albifrons) 172 - Sand martin (Riparia riparia) 173 - Melodious warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) |
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| Anton | Jun 3 2018, 07:25 AM Post #304 |
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At the moment there is an influx of rosy starlings in Western Europe, with the first few just reaching Belgium this week. When I saw one was reported only a 20 minute drive from my home (the second in Belgium this year, and only the 23rd ever), I had to go out and check! After an hour of not seeing anything except for a short-eared owl (which is a good find, as I've only seen those once before), I decided to give up, but upon driving around the corner of the street I saw 2 other birders with scopes, and was able to see it very well and get some pictures. What a beautiful species! BIRDS: 232) Rosy starling, Pastor roseus Total
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Jun 4 2018, 02:35 PM Post #305 |
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And two additions from the day before yesterday, at night: INVERTEBRATES: 5 - Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella 6 - Beet webworm moth, Spoladea recurvalis |
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| Anton | Jun 5 2018, 06:40 PM Post #306 |
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A few nice moth additions from today and yesterday! Unfortunately I haven't had time to go birding since that rosy starling, so for now it's just what I find in my own garden. Getting to know these moths is fun! INVERTEBRATES: 35) Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella 36) Green pug, Pasiphila rectangulata 37) Crambus pascuella 38) Morning-glory plume moth, Emmelina monodactyla Total
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| Danny | Jun 6 2018, 07:10 AM Post #307 |
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Went down to Jam Jerrup for some bird-watching as I am missing many coastal species from my list so far... BIRDS 178 - Australian Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) 179 - Brush Bronzewing (Phaps elegans) 180 - Australian Gull-Billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica (macrotarsa)) 181 - Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) 182 - Double-Banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus) 183 - Red-Necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) 184 - Red-Necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) 185 - Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) 186 - Red Knot (Calidris canutus) My goals for the year: 182/200 Victorian birds 186/300 Worldwide birds Total
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| Anton | Jun 7 2018, 10:53 AM Post #308 |
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MAY
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 April 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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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Jun 7 2018, 12:27 PM Post #309 |
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Still another moth from yesterday and I still have one of them to identify: INVERTEBRATES: 7 - Achyra nudalis Edited by Zoo Tycooner FR, Jun 7 2018, 12:27 PM.
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| Anton | Jun 8 2018, 10:37 AM Post #310 |
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A few more good birds from the past few days, including a new moth, a bird-of-prey I've only seen once before, and a particularly nice vagrant! BIRDS: 233) European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus 234) Squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides INVERTEBRATES: 39) Small grey, Eudonia mercurella Total
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Jun 8 2018, 05:44 PM Post #311 |
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Got to identify it: INVERTEBRATES: 8 - Loryma egregialis Should hopefully birdwatch tomorrow and as such, I may have new additions that aren't moths. :p |
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Jun 8 2018, 11:26 PM Post #312 |
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ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴏʙsᴇssᴇᴅ
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MAMMALS: 10. Groundhog (Marmota monax) First herp of the year, which I found in (and rescued from) our pool lol I'm new to actually identifying herps, so practically all of the ones I see will be lifers :u HERPS: 1. Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum) All Species Seen
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| Danny | Jun 9 2018, 05:37 AM Post #313 |
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Heard a call I didn't recognise and located a lifer at the Sanctuary today! BIRDS 187 - Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) My goals for the year: 183/200 Victorian birds 187/300 Worldwide birds Total
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Jun 9 2018, 02:46 PM Post #314 |
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And indeed, I've seen a few new species, including many unidentified invertebrates and an unidentified agama (probably Bibron's): BIRDS: 63 - Seebohm's wheatear, Oenanthe seebohmi 64 - Hoopoe, Upupa epops INVERTEBRATES: 9 - Green-veined white, Pieris napi 10 - Moroccan orange-tip, Anthocharis belia Some pictures EDIT: Just realized I haven't seen Little swift this year before today but while searching if I did, I also realized that I listed Alpine swift 2 times, so it's an addition but it doesn't add up to the previous number. ![]() BIRDS: 64 - Little swift, Apus affinis Edited by Zoo Tycooner FR, Jun 9 2018, 10:21 PM.
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| Danny | Jun 10 2018, 02:45 AM Post #315 |
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Now only 15 more to reach my state goal for the year - won't be far off by middle of the year but I only have two weeks until I'm in the US... Might need to raise it to 250. BIRDS 188 - Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)* 189 - Scaly-Breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) My goals for the year: 185/200 Victorian birds 189/300 Worldwide birds Total
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