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  1. Hix

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

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    It came here naturally, so why should it be removed?

    The Grey-headed Lapwing in Sydney the year before last wasn't removed even though it was hanging around with Masked Lapwings.

    And anyway, it's possible the owl may have been visiting the island for years and it's only now that someone has seen it. There could be more on the island we don't know about.

    :p

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    Hix, 23 Feb 2017
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  2. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I'll grant you the last point, but otherwise my position is that the Christmas Island hawk owl is an endemic insular species with a small population, and any easily-solvable (potential, in this case) threats should be dealt with.
     
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  3. Hix

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

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    I disagree completely with that statement. I'm not saying your're wrong, just that I have another point of view.

    Migrating birds are a natural occurence and has been happening for millions of years. The endemic hawk-owl has evolved on the island and is vulnerable only because of the small size of the island. It is not threatened because of human activity either past or present, it just survives in a small location.

    If another species comes along naturally and threatens the integrity of the endemic, then in my book that is a natural evolutionary course of events.

    Virtually every other threatened species around the world is in a threatened state because of human interference of one sort or another. To remove a natural - albeit rare - vagrant would be interfering with nature again.

    :p

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    Hix, 23 Feb 2017
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  4. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    conversely, I don't actually disagree with your point of view. I think they are both equally valid positions.
     
    Chlidonias, 23 Feb 2017
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  5. boof

    boof Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    126. green catbird
     
    boof, 24 Feb 2017
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  6. Maguari

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

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    Following the stormy weather yesterday, today so was so sunny and mild that it actually woke up an insect larger than a midge near my work (albeit a non-native invasive species):

    Invertebrates:
    3. Harlequin Ladybird - Harmonia axyridis

    :)
     
    Maguari, 24 Feb 2017
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  7. Hix

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

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    80. Nankeen Night Heron

    :p

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    Hix, 25 Feb 2017
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  8. Macaw16

    Macaw16 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    One I forgot to add from the 21/2/2017:

    71. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
     
    Macaw16, 25 Feb 2017
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  9. animal_expert01

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    31. Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)

    5. Mammals: European Hare (Lepus europaeus)
    Total: 46
     
    animal_expert01, 25 Feb 2017
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  10. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    Although I am reasonably sure I missed a few species on my 2016 list, I can't be bothered with working out *what* at this juncture :p so I might as well post the first batch of my 2017 sightings, all obtained in Northumberland, North Yorkshire and County Durham.

    A few additional notes: they are in rough alphabetical order rather than chronological order, as will be obvious. This is purely to save me working out what order I saw species in, given this is two months worth of sightings. Moreover, this year for a little added amusement I will be annotating my posts to reflect when I have seen multiple subspecies of a taxon.

    1) Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
    2) Blackbird (Turdus merula)
    3) Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
    4) Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
    5) Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
    6) Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
    7) Coot (Fulica atra)
    8) Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - ssp seen: carbo, sinensis
    9) Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
    10) Curlew (Numenius arquata)
    11) Pacific Diver (Gavia pacifica)
    12) Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
    13) Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
    14) Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
    15) Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
    16) Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
    17) Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
    18) Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
    19) Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) - ssp seen: mollissima, borealis
    20) Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
    21) Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
    21) Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
    22) Gadwall (Anas strepera)
    23) Gannet (Morus bassanus)
    24) Garganey (Anas querquedula)
    25) Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
    26) Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
    27) Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
    28) Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
    29) Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
    30) Goosander (Mergus merganser)
    31) Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
    32) Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
    33) Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
    34) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
    35) Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
    36) Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
    37) White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) - ssp seen: albifrons, flavirostris
    38) Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
    39) Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    40) Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
    41) Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
    42) Mew Gull (Larus canus)
    43) Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
    44) Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
    45) Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
    46) Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
    47) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) - ssp seen: graellsii, intermedius
    48) Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
    49) Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
    50) Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
    51) Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
    52) Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
    53) Knot (Calidris canutus)
    54) Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
    55) Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
    56) Magpie (Pica pica)
    57) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
    58) Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
    59) Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
    60) Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
    61) Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
    62) European Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
    63) Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
    64) Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
    65) Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
    66) Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
    67) Pintail (Anas acuta)
    68) Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) - ssp seen: petrosus, littoralis
    69) Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
    70) Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
    71) Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
    72) Pochard (Aythya ferina)
    73) Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
    74) Raven (Corvus corax)
    75) Razorbill (Alca torda)
    76) Redshank (Tringa totanus)
    77) Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
    78) Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
    79) Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
    80) Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
    81) Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
    82) Sanderling (Calidris alba)
    83) Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
    84) Scaup (Aythya marila)
    85) Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
    86) European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
    87) Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
    88) Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
    89) Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
    90) Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
    91) House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
    92) Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
    93) Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
    94) Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
    95) Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
    96) Bewick's Swan (Cygnus bewickii)
    97) Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
    98) Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
    99) Teal (Anas crecca)
    100) Green-winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
    101) Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
    102) Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
    103) Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
    104) Great Tit (Parus major)
    105) Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
    106) Common Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
    107) Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
    108) Twite (Carduelis flavirostris)
    109) Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
    110) Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
    111) Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
    112) Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
    113) Wigeon (Anas penelope)
    114) Greater Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
    115) Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
     
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    TeaLovingDave, 25 Feb 2017
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  11. LaughingDove

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    63) Merlin
    64) Snow Bunting
    65) Eurasian Treecreeper
    66) Crested Tit
     
    LaughingDove, 25 Feb 2017
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  12. LaughingDove

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    67) Common Goldeneye
     
    LaughingDove, 26 Feb 2017
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  13. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I left Cambodia this morning and am now in Vietnam (on Phu Quoc Island to be precise), so here are the additions to my year list from Cambodia.


    BIRDS:

    307) Zebra dove Geopelia striata
    308) Ashy woodswallow Artamus fuscus
    309) Asian palm swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
    310) Brown shrike Lanius cristatus
    311) Plain-backed sparrow Passer flaveolus
    312) Stejneger's stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
    313) Yellow-vented bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier
    314) Sooty-headed bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
    315) Blue-tailed bee-eater Merops philippinus
    316) Grey-faced buzzard Butastur indicus
    317) Orange-headed thrush Zoothera citrina
    318) White-bellied erpornis (yuhina) Erpornis zantholeuca
    319) Wreathed hornbill Aceros undulatus
    320) Australasian bushlark Mirafra javanica
    321) Eastern crowned warbler Phylloscopus coronatus
    322) Dark-sided flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
    323) Arctic warbler Phylloscopus borealis
    324) Great iora Aegithina lafresnayei
    325) Hill mynah Gracula religiosa
    326) Hainan blue flycatcher Cyornis hainanus
    327) Scarlet-backed flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum


    MAMMALS:

    41) Lyle's flying fox Pteropus lylei
    42) Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
    43) Pileated gibbon Hylobates pileatus
     
    Chlidonias, 28 Feb 2017
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  14. Hix

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

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    Birds
    81. Eastern Reef Heron
    82. Great Egret
    83. CI Hawk-Owl

    :p

    Hix
     
    Hix, 28 Feb 2017
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  15. DesertRhino150

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    Went on a birdwatching boat trip around the Blackwater Estuary, where I saw four new birds for the year (one of them a lifer) plus a number of other very nice repeats including three peregrine falcons and no less than seven Slavonian grebes:

    101. European shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
    102. Great Northern diver Gavia immer
    103. Common guillemot Uria aalge
    104. Common scoter Melanitta nigra

    I also saw two new mammals today - one from the boat and the latter from the departure point on Mersea Island. This mammal may be a bit controversial as they are part of a recently reintroduced population but they are breeding, so I will count it regardless:

    9. Common seal Phoca vitulina
    10. Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
     
    DesertRhino150, 1 Mar 2017
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  16. boof

    boof Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    26/2/2017
    127. little crow
    128. white necked heron
    129. hoary headed grebe
    130. restless flycatcher
    27/2/2017
    131. brown honeyeater
    132. grey shrike thrush
    133. grey crowned babbler
    134. white breasted woodswallow
    135. yellow billed spoonbill
    136. yellow throated miner
    28/2/2017
    137. emu
     
    boof, 2 Mar 2017
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  17. boof

    boof Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    138. white headed pigeon
     
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  18. Hix

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

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    Christmas Island currently has no internet service provider, which is making life difficult for everyone. Could be some weeks before I am online again in a more regular manner. At the moment I have an hours worth of usage at a hotspot.

    Fish
    210. Cloud Wrasse
    211. Ocular Combtooth Blenny
    212. Pale-lipped Surgeonfish
    213. Napoleons Wrasse
    214. Saddled Butterflyfish
    215. Crocodile Longtom

    :p

    Hix
     
    Hix, 4 Mar 2017
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  19. Vision

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    BIRDS:
    74) Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
    75) Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus
    76) Common pochard, Aythya ferina
    77) Mediterranean gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
     
    Vision, 4 Mar 2017
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  20. vogelcommando

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    Only 5 new ones to report but among them a very special :) :

    56) Tufted duck ( see Tufted ducks | ZooChat )
    57) Brent goose
    58) Collared dove ( see Collared dove | ZooChat )
    59) Common pochard
    60) Brown shrike ( see Brown shrike | ZooChat ) *

    * A Lifer for me ( both in the wild and in captivity ! ) and a very rare bird in the Netherlands. It was seen for the first time in Januari 2014 and the bird I observed today at Den Helder is only the second of its species in the Netherlands.It was already seen on Februari 19 ( see this clip : ) but for me today was the first time I had the time to make the travel of about 150 kilometers to Den Helder.
    To find the bird was actually quite easy, a group of about 20 - 30 birders were standing together in front of the bird :).
     
    vogelcommando, 4 Mar 2017
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