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  1. Hix

    Hix Wildlife Enthusiast and Lover of Islands 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Was it just a day trip, or did you stay in the park overnight? Although I saw the gerenuk I missed the fringe-eareds when I was there. I also dipped on the White-headed Mousebirds (and the Golden-breasts and Vulturines). I found it top be a nice park, quite extensive although the wildlife was scattered and very shy.

    I must get back to writing up my Tanzanian trip!

    :p

    Hix
     
    Hix, 5 Dec 2016
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  2. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    It was a weekend trip, I spent Friday night in the west Usambara's and spent the Saturday afternoon and Sunday from 8 to 4 in the park. I slept in Same, close to the main gate, sleeping inside the park is way above my budget :p.

    I liked Mkomazi as well, it was way larger than I thought it would be, as on a Tanzanian map it looks rather small, but it is larger than most Dutch provinces :p. I saw the starlings and guineafowl in the northern central part of the park, where they were both common, this area was much drier than the western part as well. The rains had just started in parts of the park, so the mammals were pretty much concentrated on the western plains, the more east we went the less animals we saw, though dikdik and kudu numbers increased ;)
     
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  3. Hix

    Hix Wildlife Enthusiast and Lover of Islands 15+ year member Premium Member

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    I stayed in the park at Babu's Camp, but as you said - very expensive. Spent most of our time in the Western end but large tracts of it had been burnt out and there wasn't an awful lot to see. But I think we may have been the only people in the park that day too.

    :p

    Hix
     
    Hix, 6 Dec 2016
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  4. Hevden

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    Following many months of pysio after a car accident I have finally managed a relatively short drive for a life tick.

    222.Dusky Thrush

    I don't think ill get many more in the UK this year unless something exceptional is found. Even if it is I think that I have to limit myself to a two hour drive.
     
    Hevden, 6 Dec 2016
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  5. Hix

    Hix Wildlife Enthusiast and Lover of Islands 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Fish
    300. Chestnut Blenny

    Inverts
    48. Phyllidia alyta
    49. Phyllidiella cooraburrama
    50. Reticulidia fungia
    (All three are nudibranchs)
    51. Starfish (Fromia sp.)

    :p

    Hix
     
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  6. jbnbsn99

    jbnbsn99 Well-Known Member

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    405 Cackling Goose - Branta hutchinsii
    406 Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus
    407 Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus
     
    jbnbsn99, 10 Dec 2016
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  7. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Slow birding, but during a night walk I saw one of the best mammal species for me this year :)

    538. Brown-crowned tschagra

    Mammals
    96. Servaline genet
     
    lintworm, 10 Dec 2016
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  8. Maguari

    Maguari Never could get the hang of Thursdays. 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Rather grateful that a certain nearby vagrant hung around until a day I wasn't working!

    345. Dusky Thrush - Turdus eunomus

    :)
     
    Maguari, 10 Dec 2016
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  9. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I'm leaving Sri Lanka today. I don't think I'll be adding anything more to the year lists for this country, so here are the totals:


    BIRDS:

    COLOMBO (NEGOMBO) AIRPORT:
    257) Yellow-billed babbler Turdoides affinis

    WILPATTU NATIONAL PARK:
    258) Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchus culminatus (Jungle crow Corvus culminatus if split - I've seen culminatus before, so it wouldn't be a lifer if I split it)
    259) Indian robin Saxicoloides fulicatus
    260) White-rumped munia Lonchura striata
    261) Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata
    262) Asian paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
    263) Pale-billed flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
    264) Loten's (Long-billed) sunbird Nectarinia (Cinnyris) lotenia
    265) Indian pitta Pitta brachyura
    266) Asian openbill stork Anastomus oscitans
    267) Gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica
    268) Blue-tailed bee-eater Merops philippinus
    269) Sri Lankan swallow Hirundo hyperythra
    270) Small minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
    271) Purple-rumped sunbird Nectarinia (Leptocoma) zeylonica
    272) White-browed bulbul Pycnonotus luteolus
    273) Indian roller Coracias benghalensis
    274) Orange-breasted green pigeon Treron bicinctus
    275) Sri Lankan junglefowl Gallus lafayetii
    276) Malabar pied hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
    277) Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
    278) Lesser adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
    279) Blue-faced malkoha Rhopodytes viridirostris
    280) Spot-billed pelican Pelecanus philippensis
    281) Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
    282) Pacific golden plover Pluvialis fulva
    283) White pigmy goose Nettapus coromandelianus
    284) Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
    285) Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
    286) Woolly-necked stork Ciconia episcopus
    287) Jerdon's bushlark Mirafra affinis
    288) Stork-billed kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
    289) Brown-headed barbet Megalaima zeylanica
    290) Common tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
    291) White-bellied drongo Dicrurus caerulescens

    KANDY:
    292) Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax

    SIGIRIYA:
    293) Cinnamon bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
    294) Sri Lankan grey hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
    295) Brown-capped babbler Pellorneum fuscocapillus
    296) White-browed fantail Rhipidura aureolus
    297) Lesser goldenback woodpecker Dinopium benghalense
    298) Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
    299) Sri Lankan woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
    300) Black-hooded oriole Oriolus xanthornus
    301) Black-capped bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
    302) Dark-fronted babbler Rhopocichla atriceps
    303) Grey-headed fish eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
    304) Black-headed cuckoo-shrike Coracina melanoptera
    305) Blyth's reed warbler Acrocephala dumetorum
    306) Asian palm swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
    307) Black-headed munia Lonchura malacca
    308) Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
    309) Little swift Apus affinis
    310) Scarlet minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
    311) Alexandrine parakeet Psittacula eupatria
    312) Crimson-fronted barbet Megalaima rubricapillus
    313) Jacobin (Pied) cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
    314) Jerdon's leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni
    315) Tickell's blue flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae

    OHIYA / HORTON PLAINS:
    316) Kashmir flycatcher Ficedula subrubra
    317) Yellow-eared bulbul Pycnonotus penicillatus
    318) Sri Lankan white-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
    319) Dull-blue flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
    320) Sri Lankan scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus melanurus
    321) Black eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
    322) Grey-headed canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
    323) Velvet-fronted nuthatch Sitta frontalis
    324) Green warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
    325) Hill swallow Hirundo domicola
    326) Sri Lankan bush-warbler Elaphrornis palliseri
    327) Indian blackbird Turdus simillimus
    328) Sri Lankan woodpigeon Columba torringtoniae

    YALA NATIONAL PARK:
    329) Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus
    330) Chestnut-tailed starling Sturnus malabaricus
    331) Oriental skylark Alauda gulgula
    332) Crested tree-swift Hemiprocne coronata

    MIRISSA:
    333) Great crested tern Sterna bergii

    SINHARAJA:
    334) Yellow-browed bulbul Acritillas (Iole) indica
    335) Orange-billed babbler Turdoides rufescens
    336) Spot-winged thrush Zoothera spiloptera
    337) Sri Lankan crested drongo Dicrurus lophorinus
    338) Brown-breasted flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
    339) Ashy-headed laughing-thrush Garrulax cinereifrons
    340) Sri Lankan frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
    341) Sri Lankan scaly thrush Zoothera imbricata
    342) Red-faced malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyyrhocephalus
    343) Malabar trogon Harpactes fasciatus
    344) Sri Lankan blue magpie Urocissa ornata
    345) Sri Lankan hanging parrot Loriculus beryllinus
    346) Square-tailed bulbul Hypsipetes ganeesa
    347) Asian brown flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
    348) Yellow-fronted barbet Megalaima flavifrons
    349) Sri Lankan green pigeon Treron pompadora
    350) Crested hawk-eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
    351) Legge's flowerpecker Dicaeum vincens
    352) Golden-fronted leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
    353) Layard's parakeet Psittacula calthropae
    354) Lesser hill mynah Gracula indica
    355) Chestnut-backed owlet Glaucidium castanotum
    356) Indian swiftlet Collocalia unicolor
    357) Sri Lankan spurfowl Galloperdix bicalcarata
    358) Green-billed coucal Centropus chlororhynchos
    359) Plum-headed parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala

    TALAGAMA LAKE (COLOMBO):
    360) Yellow bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
    361) Rosy starling Pastor roseus
    362) Little heron Butorides striata



    MAMMALS:

    WILPATTU NATIONAL PARK:
    39) Tufted grey langur Semnopithecus priam
    40) Sri Lankan (Grizzled) giant squirrel Ratufa macroura
    41) Chital (Spotted deer) Axis axis
    42) Three-striped palm squirrel Funambulus palmarum
    43) Wild pig Sus scrofa
    44) Sambar Cervus unicolor
    45) Asian elephant Elephas maximus
    46) Indian muntjac Muntiacus muntjak
    47) Toque macaque Macaca sinica

    KANDY:
    48) Indian flying fox Pteropus giganteus

    SIGIRIYA:
    49) Black-naped hare Lepus nigricollis
    50) Rusty-spotted cat Prionailurus rubiginosus
    51) Purple-faced langur Trachypithecus vetulus

    POPHAM ARBORETUM:
    52) Lesser false vampire bat Megaderma spasma
    53) Rufous horseshoe bat Rhinolophus rouxi
    54) Small Indian civet Viverricula indica
    55) Grey slender loris Loris lydekkerianus
    56) Sri Lankan mouse deer Moschiola meminna

    OHIYA / HORTON PLAINS:
    57) Dusky squirrel Funambulus obscurus

    YALA NATIONAL PARK:
    58) Feral water buffalo Bubalus bubalis
    59) Leopard Panthera pardus
    60) Ruddy mongoose Herpestes smithii
    61) Golden jackal Canis aureus

    MIRISSA
    62) Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus

    SINHARAJA
    63) Flame-striped (Layard's) squirrel Funambulus layardi
     
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    Chlidonias, 11 Dec 2016
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  10. Hix

    Hix Wildlife Enthusiast and Lover of Islands 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Went out diving yesterday to a couple of locations that are available only for a couple of weeks each year when the monsoonal swells change direction. Saw a number of fish species I haven't seen at the other locations, most of which were lifers. And later, while snorkelling, I was chased by a row of dots. I can't identify the row of dots to species (or even family level) but as it's definitely different to everything else I've seen I'm counting it in the Invert list.

    Fish
    301. Humpback Unicornfish
    302. Collare Butterflyfish
    303. Bluespotted Razorfish
    304. Exquisite Wrasse
    305. Cloud Wrasse
    306. Red Parrotfish
    307. Brown Sweetlips

    Inverts
    52. Salp

    :p

    Hix
     
    Hix, 12 Dec 2016
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  11. Vision

    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    In an attempt to at least get some more birds in before the end of the year...

    Birds
    132) Common merganser, Mergus merganser
    133) Water rail, Rallus aquaticus

    Also, looking back through pictures of my travels in Singapore, I realized I forgot to list another 2 very common and omnipresent species.

    134) Common myna, Acridotheres tristis
    135) House crow, Corvus splendens
     
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  12. jbnbsn99

    jbnbsn99 Well-Known Member

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    408 Sprague's Pipit - Anthus spragueii
    409 Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana
    410 Rusty Blackbird - Euphagus carolinus
     
    jbnbsn99, 15 Dec 2016
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  13. ThylacineAlive

    ThylacineAlive Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Mammals
    25) Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans

    ~Thylo
     
    ThylacineAlive, 17 Dec 2016
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  14. jbnbsn99

    jbnbsn99 Well-Known Member

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    411 American Woodcock - Scolopax minor

    Oddly enough, found in a flowerbed outside of a Dick's Sporting Goods. I giggled at the irony.
     
    jbnbsn99, 17 Dec 2016
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  15. Pleistohorse

    Pleistohorse Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Here is a list of the mammals I've spotted in the wild this year:

    1) Townsend's Chipmunk
    2) Arctic Ground Squirrel
    3) California Ground Squirrel
    4) Eastern Grey Squirrel
    5) Chickaree
    6) American Red Squirrel
    7) Eastern Fox Squirrel
    8) House Mouse
    9) Northern Red-backed Vole
    10) Tundra Vole
    11) Northern Collard Lemming
    12) Muskrat
    13) American Beaver
    14) North American Porcupine
    15) Virginia Opossum
    16) Eastern Cottontail
    17) Snowshoe Hare
    18) Columbian Blacktailed Deer
    19) Roosevelt Elk
    20) Moose
    21) Caribou
    22) Mountain Goat
    23) Dall Sheep
    24) Musk Ox
    25) Arctic Fox
    26) Red Fox
    27) Coyote
    28) Ermine
    29) Sea Otter
    30) Striped Skunk
    31) Northern Raccoon
    32) Stellar's Sea Lion
    33) Pacific Harbor Seal
    34) Ringed Seal
    35) American Black Bear
    36) Brown Bear
    37) Polar Bear
    38) Grey Whale
    39) Dall'a Porpoise
    40) Harbor Porpoise


    Feral European Rabbit - probably shouldn't count. Unsure if Lakewood, Washington has a legitimately free breeding colony or just an occasional free living escapee. So...not officially listed.

    Numerous sign of either Townsend's or Coastal Moles in Washington.

    Birds: The same ones I always see in Alaska with the addition of Turkey Vultures, Cedar Waxwings, Horned Larks, and American Crows while touring the PNW.
     
    Pleistohorse, 22 Dec 2016
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  16. Hix

    Hix Wildlife Enthusiast and Lover of Islands 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Birds
    106. Noisy Miner
    107. Indian Mynah
    108. Grey Butcherbird
    109. Red-rumped Parrot
    110. Crested Pigeon
    111. White faced Heron
    112. Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    113. Australian King Parrot
    114. Pacific Koel

    Mammals
    5. Grey-headed Flying Fox

    Reptiles
    4. Long-necked Turtle
    5. Garden Skink

    :p

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  17. boof

    boof Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    25/12/2016
    330. brown quail
     
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  18. lintworm

    lintworm Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    My last update this year ;)

    539. Brown noddy
    540. Dimorphic egret

    Mammals
    97. Zanzibar red colobus
     
    lintworm, 25 Dec 2016
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  19. baboon

    baboon Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    My mammal list:
    1. Pallas cat, Qinghai, China (2016-1)
    2. Steppe polecat, Qinghai, China (2016-1)
    3. Red fox, Qinghai, China (2016-1) and Great Gobi A, Mongolia (2016-10)
    4. Tibetan fox, Qinghai (2016-1) and Tibet (2016-5)
    5. Przewalski gazelle, Qinghai, China (2016-1)
    6. Tibetan gazelle, Tibet, China (2016-5)
    7. Chiru, Tibet, China (2016-5)
    8. Bharal, Tibet, China (2016-5)
    9. Kiang, Tibet, China (2016-5)
    10. Himalayan marmot, Tibet, China (2016-5)
    11. Black-lipped pika, Qinghai (2016-1) and Tibet (2016-5), China
    12. Woolly hare, Qinghai (2016-1), China
    13. Pallas pika, Mongolia (2016-10)
    14. Chinese ferret badger, Hubei, China (2016-9)
    15. Masked palm civet, Hubei, China (2016-9)
    16. Red-and-White giant flying squirrel, Hubei, China (2016-9)
    17. Grey-headed flying squirrel, Hubei, China (2016-9)
    18. Complex-toothed flying squirrel, Hubei, China (2016-9)
    19. Wild bactrian camel, Great Gobi A Protected Area, Mongolia (2016-10)
    20. Goitered gazelle，Great Gobi A, Mongolia (2016-10)
    21. Mongolian wild horse, Hustal NP, Mongolia (2016-10)
    22. Elk, Hustai NP, Mongolia (2016-10)
     
    baboon, 26 Dec 2016
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  20. Hix

    Hix Wildlife Enthusiast and Lover of Islands 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Birds
    115. White-necked Heron
    116. Great Cormorant
    117. Masked Lapwing
    118. Crimson Rosella
    119. Eastern Rosella
    120. Superb Fairy Wren
    121. Common Starling
    122. Yellow faced Honeyeater
    123. White-browned Scrubwren
    124. Brown Thornbill
    125. Yellow-rumped Thornbill
    126. Grey Shrike-thrush
    127. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
    128. Pied Currawong
    129. White-throated Treecreeper
    130. Satin Bowerbird

    :p

    Hix
     
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