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Discussion in 'Wildlife & Nature Conservation' started by TeaLovingDave, 1 Jan 2019.

  1. Vision

    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    My probably only day of seawatching of the year wasn't extremely productive, but it did get me a handful of much-needed species. The 700-mark is really coming close now!

    BIRDS:

    687) Northern gannet, Morus bassanus
    688) Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus
    689) Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
    690) Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata
    691) Great skua, Stercorarius skua
     
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  2. Luca Bronzi

    Luca Bronzi Well-Known Member

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    Birds

    66. Black redstart - Phoenicorus ochruros
     
  3. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Brookfield CP, road to Gluepot

    Birds
    111. Greater Bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster haematogaster)
    112. Black-eared Cuckoo (Chalcites osculans)
    113. Chestnut-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus ruficeps)
     
  4. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Gluepot Reserve

    Birds
    114. Black-eared Miner (Manorina melanotis)
     
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  5. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    These ones are from much earlier in the year, but looking back I forgot to post them:

    Mammals
    19. American Beaver Castor canadensis

    20. Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys volans
     
  6. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    also from Gluepot Reserve

    Reptiles
    107. Eastern Mallee Military Dragon (Ctenophorus hawkeswoodi)
     
  7. Vision

    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    A few more additions from the Northern Netherlands! Unfortunately missed quite a few species, but got a few others so I definitely can't complain!

    BIRDS:

    692) Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
    693) Smew, Mergellus albellus
    694) European golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
    695) Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes
    696) Common merganser, Mergus merganser
    697) Shore lark, Eremophila alpestris
     
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  8. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    Only 36 days left to get three more species!
     
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  9. Vision

    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Indeed! Should definitely still be possible though, when it comes to "common" birds I think I've now pretty much exhausted the supply of winter stuff (with hawfinch, golden plover, smew and common merganser being my four biggest misses until today) but there's definitely enough other birds around, and I'm sure there'll probably be a few more very nice birds during the rest of the year as well! It'll just come down to finding time to get to them :)

    I might need a few more than 3 though, just to be certain - Insurance for potential lumps and/or rare birds (read: ducks) that end up not getting accepted!
     
  10. Vision

    Vision Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Very close now!

    BIRDS:
    698) African pied crow, Corvus albus
    699) Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus

    (Benelux: 249)
     
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  11. WhistlingKite24

    WhistlingKite24 Well-Known Member 10+ year member Premium Member

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    Time for an update. The only lifer I have picked up recently was a Channel-billed Cuckoo (they are much bigger than I expected, almost like Australia’s version of the hornbill). Another recent discovery was that a pair of Superb Fairy-wrens have taken up residence at a local urban park, which was a nice surprise.
    Also, invertebrates will be updated at a later date as I’m still identifying a few species.

    Mammals
    7. Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus
    8. Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus
    9. House Mouse Mus musculus
    10. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus

    Birds
    86. Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
    87. White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
    88. Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
    89. Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae

    Reptiles
    7. Eastern Bearded Dragon Pogona barbata
    8. Green Tree Snake Dendrelaphis punctulatus
    9. Lace Monitor Varanus varius
    10. Eastern Bluetongue Tiliqua scincoides
    11. Coastal Carpet Python Morelia spilota mcdowelli

    Amphibians
    2. Green Tree Frog Litoria caerulea
    3. Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog Litoria fallax
     
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  12. MRJ

    MRJ Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Moreton Bay Qld.

    A thrilling day with over 50 dugongs, a new Order.

    Mammals

    47. Dugong Dugong dugon
    48. Indo-pacific bottlenosed dolphin Tursiops aduncus
    49. Australian humpbacked dolphin Sousa sahulensis

    Birds

    351. Pied cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
    352. Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
    353. Eastern curlew Numenius madagascariensis
    354. Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia
    355. Common tern Sterna hirundo
    356. Crested tern Thalasseus bergii
    357. Wedge-tailed shearwater Ardenna pacifica
    358. Masked woodswallow Atamus personatus
     
  13. Najade

    Najade Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Bali
    Bali Bird Park, Sacred Monkey Forest

    Mammals
    87. Crab-eating Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

    Birds

    115. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
    116. White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
    117. Javan Munia (Lonchura leucogastroides)

    Reptiles
    108. Common Sun Skink (Eutropis multifasciata)
     
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  14. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Mammals
    21. Domestic Cat (Feral) Felis catus
     
  15. Chlidonias

    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    I was just in Brisbane a few weeks ago. I was going to go out on one of the dolphin boats but it would have added too much money to my trip, plus (primarily) an entire day on a boat would not have been good for me. I went to North Stradbroke instead, where I could be on solid land and where I did see the humpback dolphins but not any dugongs.
     
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  16. MRJ

    MRJ Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

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    I looked at the dolphin boats but they were all basically about having a good day - see a few dolphins, have a bow ride, have a snorkel, and a nice lunch. If they saw a dugong they might point it out to you. But overall it was not what I was after. I ended up hiring a fishing charter boat. It cost $400 for three people and four hours, however we ended being out for closer to 5 hours. Although it might sound expensive I thought it very fair, and the results were certainly worthwhile. If anybody is interested I used Moreton Bay Fish Charter (www.moretonbaycharters.com.au) and Steve was extremely helpful and obliging. I can't recommend him more highly. Had we had more time and the conditions clearer we could have gone on to look at more birds plus rays and sharks, or anything else we wanted to chase.
     
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  17. TheGerenuk

    TheGerenuk Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    While everyone here has got all sorts of amazing animals on their lists, here I am with next to nothing with no future trips in the works. Still perfectly fine with it, considering last year's lifers.
     
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  18. Luca Bronzi

    Luca Bronzi Well-Known Member

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    Where have you seen the crow?
     
  19. Luca Bronzi

    Luca Bronzi Well-Known Member

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    I think it can't be signed
     
  20. birdsandbats

    birdsandbats Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Why?