ZooChat Big Year 2017

does your neighbour have a pet bobcat or something? You seem to see bobcat frequently. I thought they were supposed to be difficult.

 

I haven't updated in a while, so I'll just post my whole list for the year. The last few (from Sariska Tiger Reserve) are from the start of February but all the rest are from January.


BIRDS:


GUJARAT
1) House crow Corvus splendens
2) Feral pigeon Columba livia
3) Great white egret Egretta alba
4) Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
5) Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
6) Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
7) Black kite Milvus migrans
8) Purple gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio
9) Common mynah Acridotheres tristis
10) Oriental black-headed ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
11) Red-wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus
12) White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
13) Green bee-eater Merops orientalis
14) Little egret Egretta garzetta
15) Indian roller Coracias benghalensis
16) Pied bushchat Saxicola caprata
17) Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
18) Rosy starling Pastor roseus
19) Purple sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
20) Orphean warbler Sylvia hortensis
21) Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
22) Common coot Fulica atra
23) Grey heron Ardea cinerea
24) Spot-billed duck Anas poecilorhyncha
25) Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
26) Purple heron Ardea purpurea
27) Indian ringneck Psittacula krameri
28) Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
29) Bay-backed shrike Lanius vittatus
30) Common stonechat Saxicola arquata
31) White-eared bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
32) Laughing dove Streptopelia senegalensis
33) Grey francolin Francolinus pondicerianus
34) Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
35) Common crane Grus grus
36) Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
37) Crested lark Galerida cristata
38) Isabelline wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
39) Greater short-toed lark Callandrella brachydactyla
40) Syke's nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis
41) Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
42) Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
43) Imperial eagle Aquila heliaca
44) Lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
45) Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
46) Eurasian white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
47) Red-necked falcon Falco chicquera
48) Pied avocet Recuvirostra avosetta
49) Desert wheatear Oenanthe deserti
50) Northern shoveller Anas clypeata
51) Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
52) Common teal Anas crecca
53) Eurasian wigeon Anas penelope
54) Asian little cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
55) Greylag goose Anser anser
56) Pintail Anas acuta
57) Common redshank Tringa totanus
58) Little stint Calidris minutus
59) Temminck's stint Calidris temmincki
60) Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus
61) Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius
62) Citrine wagtail Motacilla citreola
63) Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
64) White-tailed lapwing Vanellus leucurus
65) Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca
66) Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
67) Pale martin Riparia diluta
68) Indian cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
69) Eurasian little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
70) Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
71) Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
72) Isabelline shrike Lanius isabellinus
73) Ruff Philomachus pugnax
74) Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
75) Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
76) Hoopoe Upupa epops
77) Wire-tailed swallow Hirundo smithii
78) Painted stork Mycteria leucocephala
79) Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
80) Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
81) Blue peafowl Pavo cristatus
82) Indian pond heron Ardeola grayii
83) Dalmation pelican Pelecanus crispus
84) Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
85) House sparrow Passer domesticus
86) Spotted owlet Athene brama
87) Jungle babbler Turdoides striata
88) Pied kingfisher Ceryle rudis
89) White wagtail Motacilla alba
90) Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
91) Gadwall Anas strepera
92) Intermediate egret Egretta intermedia
93) Lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca
94) Indian silverbill Lonchura malabarica
95) Hume's whitethroat Sylvia althaea
96) Indian robin Saxicoloides fulicatus
97) Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
98) Red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva
99) Oriental magpie-robin Copsychus saularis
100) Common babbler Turdoides caudata
101) Greater coucal Centropus sinensis
102) Brahminy starling Sturnus pagodarum
103) Bank mynah Acridotheres ginginianus
104) Large grey babbler Turdoides malcolmi
105) Common pochard Aythya ferina
106) Oriental darter Anhinga melanogaster
107) Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
108) Knob-billed duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
109) Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
110) Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
111) Indian river tern Sterna aurantia
112) Ashy prinia Prinia socialis
113) Black (Red-naped) ibis Pseudibis papillosa
114) Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
115) Pheasant-tailed jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
116) White-breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
117) Variable wheatear Oenanthe picata
118) Shikra Accipiter badius
119) Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus
120) White pigmy goose Nettapus coromandelicus
121) Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus
122) Ashy-crowned sparrow-lark Eremopterix griseus
123) Asian openbill stork Anastomus oscitans
124) Plain prinia Prinia inornata
125) Paddyfield pipit Anthus rufulus
126) Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
127) Chestnut-shouldered petronia Gymnoris xanthocollis
128) Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius
129) Grey-necked bunting Emberiza buchanani
130) Indian eagle owl Bubo (bubo) bengalensis

DALHOUSIE
131) Blue whistling thrush Myophonus caeruleus
132) Yellow-billed magpie Urocissa flavirostris
133) Large-billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos
134) Grey treepie Dendrocitta formosae
135) Black bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
136) Black-throated tit Aegithalos concinnus
137) Rufous sibia Malacias capistratus
138) Bar-throated siva (Chestnut-tailed minla) Siva (Minla) strigula
139) Chestnut thrush Turdus rubrocanus
140) Coal (Spot-winged) tit Periparus ater
141) Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius
142) Great barbet Megalaima virens
143) Lesser yellownape woodpecker Picus chlorolophus
144) Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
145) Himalayan bluetail Tarsiger (Luscinia) rufilatus
146) Green-backed tit Parus monticolus
147) White-tailed nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
148) Grey-winged blackbird Turdus boulboul
149) Brown-fronted woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps
150) Black-headed jay Garrulus lanceolatus
151) Streaked laughing-thrush Garrulax lineatus
152) Chestnut-crowned laughing-thrush Garrulax erythrocephalus
153) Grey-headed woodpecker Picus canus
154) Rusty-cheeked scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys
155) Variegated laughing-thrush Garrulax variegatus
156) Himalayan bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
157) Russet sparrow Passer rutilans
158) Bar-tailed treecreeper Certhia himalayana
159) White-throated laughing-thrush Garrulax albogularis
160) Spectacled finch Callacanthus burtoni
161) Collared grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
162) Whiskered yuhina Yuhina flavicollis
163) Great tit Parus major
164) Lemon-rumped warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
165) Grey-hooded warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
166) Kalij pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
167) Blue-capped redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
168) White-throated fantail Rhipidura albicollis

LADAKH
169) Eurasian magpie Pica pica
170) White-winged redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
171) Black-throated accentor Prunella atrogularis
172) Robin accentor Prunella rubeculoides
173) Brown accentor Prunella fulvescens
174) Chukar Alectoris chukar
175) White-browed tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
176) Red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
177) Common wren Troglodytes troglodytes
178) Red-fronted rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
179) Hill pigeon Columba rupestris
180) Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
181) Yellow-billed chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
182) Himalayan snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis
183) Horned lark Eremophila alpestris
184) Tibetan partridge Perdix hodgsoniae

BHARATPUR AREA
185) Asian pied starling Sturnus (Gracupica) contra
186) Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus
187) Yellow-eyed babbler Chrysomma sinense
188) White-browed wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
189) River lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
190) Pallas' gull Larus ichthyaetus
191) Indian skimmer Rynchops albicollis
192) Bar-headed goose Anser indicus
193) Plain martin Riparia paludicola
194) Black-bellied tern Sterna acuticauda
195) Red-crested pochard Netta rufina
196) Osprey Pandion haliaetus
197) Indian grey hornbill Ocyceros birostris
198) Rufous treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
199) Sarus crane Grus antigone
200) Bronze-winged jacana Metopidius indicus
201) Yellow-footed green pigeon Treron phoenicoptera
202) Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
203) Olive-backed pipit Anthus hodgsoni
204) Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
205) Lesser whistling duck Dendrocygna javanica
206) Greater spotted eagle Aquila clanga
207) Black-necked stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
208) Common tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
209) Yellow-crowned woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis
210) Indian spotted eagle Aquila hastata
211) Clamorous reed warbler Acrocephalus stentorius
212) Long-tailed shrike Lanius schach
213) Crested serpent-eagle Spilornis cheela
214) Dusky eagle owl Bubo coromandus
215) Indian scops owl Otus bakkamoena
216) Oriental white-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

SARISKA
217) White-browed fantail Rhipidura aureola
218) White-bellied drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
219) Jungle nightjar Caprimulgus indicus




MAMMALS:

GUJARAT
1) Five-striped palm squirrel Funambulus pennantii
2) Nilgai Boselpahus tragelocamelus
3) Southern Plains grey langur Semnopithecus dussumieri
4) Indian wild ass (Khur) Equus hemionus khur
5) Wild pig Sus scrofa
6) Black-naped hare Lepus nigricollis
7) Indian grey mongoose Herpestes edwardsii
8) Red fox Vulpes vulpes
9) Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
10) Jungle cat Felis chaus

DALHOUSIE
11) Rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta
12) Chamba sacred langur Semnopithecus ajax

LADAKH
13) Bharal (Blue sheep) Pseudois nayaur
14) Large-eared pika Ochotona macrotis
15) Woolly hare Lepus oiostolus
16) Tibetan wolf Canis lupus chanco

BHARATPUR AREA
17) Gangetic dolphin Platanista gangetica
18) Golden jackal Canis aureus
19) Chital (Spotted deer) Axis axis
20) Sambar Cervus unicolor
21) Naked-rumped tomb bat Taphozous nudiventris

SARISKA
22) Indian crested porcupine Hystrix indica