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  1. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Location:
    Germany
    Bruny Island (Apollo Bay Road, Missionary Road, Mavista Trail, Adventure Bay)

    Mammals
    76. Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus)
    77. Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)


    Birds
    77. Forest Raven (Corvus tasmanicus)
    78. Tasmanian Native-hen (Tribonyx mortierii)
    79. Yellow-throated Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis flavicollis)
    80. Green Rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)
    81. Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor)
    82. Black-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus affinis)
    83. Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa)
    84. Forty-spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus quadragintus)
    85. Strong-billed Honeyeater (Melithreptus validirostris)
    86. Tasmanian Scrubwren (Sericornis humilis)
    87. Tasmanian Thornbill (Acanthiza ewingii)
    88. Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus)
    89. Pink Robin (Petroica rodinogaster)
    90. Scrubtit (Acanthornis magna)
     
    Najade, 9 Nov 2019
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  2. Dannelboyz

    Dannelboyz Well-Known Member

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    Identified the giant centipede :)

    INVERTEBRATES
    45 - Australasian Giant Centipede (Ethmostigmus rubripes)
     
    Dannelboyz, 9 Nov 2019
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  3. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Location:
    Germany
    Bruny Island (Jetty Beach, Cape Bruny Lighthouse, Bruny Island State Forest)

    Birds
    91. Olive Whistler (Pachycephala olivacea)
    92. Dusky Robin (Melanodryas vittata)
    93. Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea)
    94. Black Currawong (Strepera fulignosa)
     
    Najade, 10 Nov 2019
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  4. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Eaglehawk pelagic, Gravelly Ridge CA

    Mammals
    78. Australian Fur-seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus)
    79. Eastern Bettong (Bettongia gaimardi)

    Birds
    95. Wilson’s Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
    96.Grey-backed Storm-petrel (Garrodia nereis)
    97. Black-bellied Storm-petrel (Fregetta tropica)
     
    Najade, 10 Nov 2019
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  5. Vision

    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Antwerp, Belgium
    A flyover corn bunting made an otherwise fairly dull day at the coast a very fun day regardless! Can't really complain about the other three additions either.

    BIRDS:
    680) Corn bunting, Emberiza calandra
    681) Long-eared owl, Asio otus
    682) Common loon, Gavia immer
    683) European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis

    (Benelux: 233)
     
    Vision, 10 Nov 2019
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  6. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    still from yesterday’s Eaglehawk pelagic
    (new for Australia, seen before in NZ)

    Birds
    98. New Zealand Wandering Albatross (Diomedia antipodensis gibsoni)
    99. Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedia epomophora)
    100. Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedia sandfordi)
    101. Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur)
    102. Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
     
    Najade, 10 Nov 2019
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  7. Maguari

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

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    Back in the game after a few weeks of being busy with other things (things with names like Prague, Pilsen, Longleat and Axe Valley...). Spent the day mainly at Kilnsea/Spurn with a quick duck-based stop at North Cave Wetlands afterwards. Some excellent late migrants in the offing.

    Birds:
    247. Hume's Leaf Warbler - Phylloscopus humei
    248. Siberian Stonechat - Saxicola maurus
    249. Pallas' Leaf Warbler - Phylloscopus proregulus
    250. Green-winged Teal - Anas carolinensis

    (UK: 200)

    :)
     
    Maguari, 10 Nov 2019
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  8. Dannelboyz

    Dannelboyz Well-Known Member

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    BIRDS
    310 - Oriental Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
    311 - Turquoise Parrot (Neophema pulchella)
    312 - Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
    313 - Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula)
    314 - Western Gerygone (Gerygone fusca)
    315 - Buff-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza reguloides)
    316 - White-bellied Cuckooshrike (Coracina papuensis)
     
    Dannelboyz, 11 Nov 2019
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  9. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Location:
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    Lake Dulverton CA, Kelcey Tier, Tasmanian Arboretum, Arthur River area

    Mammals
    80. Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
    81. Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus)

    Birds
    103. Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla)
    104. Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca)
    105. Beautiful Firetail (Stagonopleura bella)
    106. Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma)
    107. Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
    108. "Northern Mallard" (Anas platyrhynchos)

    Amphibians
    22. Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera)
     
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  10. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Taylors Flats Reserve

    Mammals
    82. Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
     
    Najade, 12 Nov 2019
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  11. Vision

    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Location:
    Antwerp, Belgium
    BIRDS:
    684) Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis

    (Benelux: 234)
     
    Vision, 14 Nov 2019
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  12. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Location:
    Germany
    Telowie Gorge

    Mammals
    83. Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus)

    Reptiles
    106. Flinders Ranges Rock-skink (Liopholis personata)

    Amphibians
    23. Flinders Ranges Froglet (Crinia riparia)
     
    Najade, 15 Nov 2019
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  13. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Turns out I need to make a quick change to my list:
    Reptiles
    89. Top End Death Adder (Acanthophis rugosus)
     
    Najade, 15 Nov 2019
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  14. WhistlingKite24

    WhistlingKite24 Well-Known Member 10+ year member Premium Member

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    I added an extra species from today’s visit to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
    Fish
    3. Shortfin Eel Anguilla australis
     
    WhistlingKite24, 16 Nov 2019
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  15. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Location:
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    Australian Arid Lands Botanic Gardens

    Birds
    109. Chirruping Wedgebill (Psophodes cristatus)
     
    Najade, 16 Nov 2019
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  16. Mehdi

    Mehdi Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Location:
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    Last week, I went on a 6 days, totally non-touristic (even though a sightseeing day was planned by the organisers) trip to Istanbul. A fantastic city of which I could only scratch the surface of its ornithological wonders due to lack of time but which nevertheless still brought me some welcome additions and exciting lifers!

    07/11/2019
    BIRDS:
    (Saint Joseph Fransız Lisesi, Istanbul)
    153 - Hooded crow, Corvus cornix

    (Beylerbeyi Palace, Istanbul)
    154 - European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis
    155 - Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri

    (Üsküdar-Harem arası, Istanbul)
    156 - Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans

    (Boğaziçi - general area -, Istanbul)
    157 - Yelkouan shearwater, Puffinus yelkouan

    11/11/2019     (Park near Hagia Sophia, Istanbul)
    BIRDS:
    158 - Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria

    The uncontested birding highlight of the trip was seeing a group of 26 Yelkouan shearwaters on the Bosphorus, a rare species nearly everywhere but there, and my first ever Procellariiformes!

    European shag which is a very rare species on the Atlantic coast of Morocco (where I live), my only third ever Larus species and a very nice, albeit introduced, lifer were also all very welcome.
     
    Mehdi, 17 Nov 2019
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  17. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Location:
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    Birds
    185. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
    186. Northern Shrike Lanius borealis
     
    birdsandbats, 17 Nov 2019
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  18. Vision

    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Finally got one of the warblers I wanted to see most! While usually quite a bit more common than some of the other rare leaf warblers I've seen this year (Dusky, Western Bonelli's, Hume's and Greenish) it seemed that the past two or so years they've been decreasing in number quite a bit, so it's definitely good to finally secure one as they're very striking little birds!

    BIRDS:
    685) Pallas' leaf warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus
    686) Common eider, Somateria mollissima

    (Benelux: 236)

    INVERTS:
    103) Twin-spot centurion, Sargus bipunctatus
    104) Fork-palped harvestman, Dicranopalpus ramosus

    :)
     
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    Vision, 17 Nov 2019
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  19. MRJ

    MRJ Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

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    A couple of herps. You can imagine the context.
    Reptiles
    16. Lowland copperhead Austrelaps superbus
    Amphibians
    1. Pobblebonk Limnodynastes dumerilii
     
    MRJ, 18 Nov 2019
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  20. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Location:
    Germany
    Middle Beach, Seal Island (Victor Harbor), Diagonal Road

    Mammals
    84. New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus forsteri)
    85. Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea)
    86. Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

    Birds
    110. Slender-billed Thornbill (Acanthiza iredalei rosinae)
     
    Najade, 18 Nov 2019
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