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2018 Big Year
Topic Started: Dec 27 2017, 08:05 PM (7,775 Views)
Anton
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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:
  • Number your lists. This way it's always easy to check how many species you've seen.
  • We keep track of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and invertebrates. If you choose to only list the groups that interest you most, that's fine! A lot of people generally don't bother counting invertebrates.
  • Keep different lists for different classes (except with fish and invertebrates, list all different fish classes together and all different invertebrate classes together for those). Separate the lists for birds, mammals, reptiles etc. from each other.
  • Highlight the species you see for the first time ("lifers") in bold. This makes for a more interesting overview, and makes the listing of species more rewarding as you can draw more attention to the species that are more special to you!
  • We only list species, not subspecies, to prevent taxonomical debates. However, if you see a different subspecies worth mentioning, it's always interesting to include that in your post (without numbering it and putting it on the list). Hybrid animals don't count either.
  • We only list species we've seen directly, not species we've only heard. Similarly to different subspecies, it's always interesting to add the heard-only species to your post without listing them!
  • We only list actual wild species, escaped exotic species don't count unless they've become self-established (like feral pigeons everywhere, ring-necked parakeets in Europe and common starlings in North America).
  • List common names and binominal names of all species you see. Common names differ immensely per bird checklist (Clements, IOC, etc.), so to keep things clear we ask this as a requirement.
  • You are welcome to join in after January, but people starting in another month will not be counted for the first month they enter. For example, if you join in March and immediately have a list of 50+ species when most of these were seen in January and February, it'd be unfair to others that already saw the majority of their species in January, when the competition for "new" species was a lot higher.
  • You do not have to provide photographic evidence, your word is your bond. We trust our members won't lie about seeing things they didn't just to get a higher score.

Prizes:
  • On the first day of every month starting February 1st, I will be giving an overview of how many species of each category people have seen in total. I will also calculate how many species everyone gained compared to the previous month.
  • For every species you gained compared to the previous month, you will receive 5 pointies for use in the pointies store.
  • The person with the most species gained that month will receive a pointies animal.

Extra:
  • The double-posting rule will be less strict here than it is in other areas of the forum (as it's possible that you see something new before someone else has), but keep it sensible. Try not to post list updates twice in the same day if you see or identify another species later, it's easier to just edit your previous post.
  • Have fun!
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Zoo Tycooner FR
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#Lithopédion

Zoo Tycooner FR
May 24 2018, 07:34 AM
And forgot to list another one which I basically see every week:

BIRDS:
59 - Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus

And an interesting addition from yesterday:

INVERTS:
3 - "Maid Alice", Amata alicia
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
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Mar 31 2018, 03:24 AM
March 1st - 31st:
BIRDS
76. Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
77. Common Gull (Larus canus)
78. Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
79. Common Goosander (Mergus merganser)
80. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
81. Eurasian Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
82. European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
83. Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
84. Parrot Crossbill (Loxia pytyopsittacus)
85. Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
86. Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
87. Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus)
88. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
89. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
90. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
91. Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
92. Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
93. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
94. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
95. Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
96. Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
97. Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
98. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
99. Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
100. Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
101. Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
102. Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
103. Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
104. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
105. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

MAMMALS
5. European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

HERPTILES
1. Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)
2. Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
3. Common Toad (Bufo bufo)

INVERTS
3. Common Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
4. Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria)
5. Zebra Back Spider (Salticus scenicus)
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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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
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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
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#Lithopédion

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Jun 2 2018, 11:19 AM
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
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
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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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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
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MAY
Overview
May 2018
BIRDS:
231 - Anton
187 - caviar
176 - Danny
170 - Keniafan
164 - Kevin
150 - Fireplume
95 - Orca Freak
87 - Wes
73 - Furka
71 - Komodo
62 - Zoo Tycooner FR
43 - Xenephos
39 - magpiealamode
38 - cassynatorium
24 - Gerben
17 - Dwarfbomb
10 - Burns
10 - Jules
1 - Paranoid
1 - RGDS

MAMMALS:
21 - Fireplume
20 - Danny
12 - Anton
10 - Orca Freak
9 - Keniafan
9 - Komodo
9 - Xenephos
8 - Kevin
7 - Wes
5 - magpiealamode
4 - Burns
4 - Furka
3 - cassynatorium
3 - caviar
2 - Dwarfbomb
1 - Jules
1 - Zoo Tycooner FR

HERPS:
17 - Danny (15 reptiles, 2 amphibians)
13 - Furka (9 reptiles, 4 amphibians)
8 - Kevin (4 reptiles, 4 amphibians)
7 - Anton (5 reptiles, 2 amphibians)
7 - Fireplume (5 reptiles, 2 amphibians)
5 - Komodo (5 reptiles)
4 - Orca Freak (4 amphibians)
2 - Dwarfbomb (2 reptiles)
2 - Wes (2 amphibians)
2 - Zoo Tycooner FR (2 reptiles)
1 - Keniafan (1 amphibian)

FISH:
20 - Furka
7 - Danny
5 - Fireplume
4 - Anton
4 - Komodo
3 - Paranoid
1 - Keniafan
1 - Wes

INVERTS:
34 - Anton
25 - Wes
22 - Komodo
19 - Kevin
17 - Fireplume
16 - Orca Freak
12 - Xenephos
4 - Zoo Tycooner FR
1 - Dwarfbomb
1 - Keniafan

Species gained this month
May 2018
48 - Kevin
33 - Anton
25 - Keniafan
21 - Wes
18 - Fireplume
18 - Orca Freak
18 - Xenephos
7 - Komodo
7 - Zoo Tycooner FR
5 - Danny


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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#Lithopédion

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Jun 4 2018, 02:35 PM
And two additions from the day before yesterday, at night:

INVERTEBRATES:
5 - Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella
6 - Beet webworm moth, Spoladea recurvalis
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
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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
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Zoo Tycooner FR
Jun 7 2018, 12:27 PM
Still another moth from yesterday and I still have one of them to identify:

INVERTEBRATES:
7 - Achyra nudalis
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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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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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
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Jun 8 2018, 05:44 PM
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
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. :P

BIRDS:
64 - Little swift, Apus affinis
Edited by Zoo Tycooner FR, Jun 9 2018, 10:21 PM.
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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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