marie b
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This will be my first posting of a year list (only just joined last June) in an attempt to bring order to my birding by actually maintaining a year list in one spot! As of the end of January, I have only covered my local (home) patch (rather patchily) which consists of a rather large older housing subdivision containing ponds, park, drainage canals, & lots of trees, and extends over the boundary walls into marshy scrub area; in addition I have taken a brief celebratory 44th anniversary trip with my spouse to INDIA -- Kaziranga (4 days birding) and Guwahati (conference). LIFERS are indicated in bold. * indicates a different race of a previously noted species (so deduct one).
During the year I expect to cover as much of Thailand as possible, bits of the U.S., some Malaysia, hopefully some Myanmar, and wherever else I can get to. Jan 01 ~ 08 & post-21st listings are in the order seen.
01 JAN Home Patch - Chiang Mai, Thailand
1. White-vented Myna Acridotheres cinereus
2. Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
3. Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus
4. Black-collared Starling Sturnus nigricollis
5. Peaceful (Zebra) Dove Geopelia striata
6. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
7. Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
8. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
9. Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
10. Feral Rock Pigeon Columba livia
11. Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
12. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
13. Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva
14. Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
15. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
16. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
17. Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
18. Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
19. Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
20. Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi
21. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
22. *Brown Shrike Lanius c. leuconsis
23. Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala (including aberrant yellow colored individual)
04 ~ 08 JAN Home Patch
24. Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
25. Inornate (Yellow-browed) Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
26. Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica
27. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
28. Pied Bushchat m. Saxicola caprata
16~19 JAN INDIA, Kaziranga NP and environs, excluding all but the edge of the Banbari Forest Reserve (closed for gibbons’ mating season). Due to me and guide both not owning a scope, not much attention was paid to waterfowl, much’s the pity!
29. Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis
30. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
31. Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
32. Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
33. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
34. Common Teal Anas crecca
35. Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus
36. Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus
37. Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
38. Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
39. Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis
40. Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
41. Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
42. Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
43. Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis
44. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
45. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
46. Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
47. Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
48. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
49. Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
50. Spotted Owlet Athene brama
51. Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
52. Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera
53. Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
54. Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis
55. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
56. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
57. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
58. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
59. Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
60. River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
61. River Tern Sterna aurantia
62. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
63. Oriental Honey-Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus
64. Black Kite Milvus migrans
65. Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
66. Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus
67. Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
68. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
69. Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
70. Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
71. Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucus
72. Darter Anhinga melanogaster
73. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
74. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
75. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
76. Great Egret Casmerodius albus
77. Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
78. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
79. Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
80. Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
81. Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis
82. Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
83. Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
84. Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
85. Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
86. Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius
87. Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
88. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
89. Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
90. Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
91. House Crow Corvus splendens
92. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
93. Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
94. Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
95. Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
96. Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
97. Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
98. Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
99. Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
100. Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis
101. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
102. White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
103. Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
104. Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spiloptera
105. Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra
106. Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
107. Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
108. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
109. Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
110. Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
111. Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
112. Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
113. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
114. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
115. Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
116. Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
21 January INDIA, Guwahati, Assam State
117. Great Tit Parus major stupae
29 January Home patch
118. Asian Koel Eudanymys scolopacea
31 January 2008 OK no more scientific names :gn:
During the year I expect to cover as much of Thailand as possible, bits of the U.S., some Malaysia, hopefully some Myanmar, and wherever else I can get to. Jan 01 ~ 08 & post-21st listings are in the order seen.
01 JAN Home Patch - Chiang Mai, Thailand
1. White-vented Myna Acridotheres cinereus
2. Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
3. Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus
4. Black-collared Starling Sturnus nigricollis
5. Peaceful (Zebra) Dove Geopelia striata
6. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
7. Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
8. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
9. Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
10. Feral Rock Pigeon Columba livia
11. Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
12. White Wagtail Motacilla alba
13. Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva
14. Plain-backed Sparrow Passer flaveolus
15. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
16. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
17. Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster
18. Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
19. Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
20. Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi
21. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
22. *Brown Shrike Lanius c. leuconsis
23. Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala (including aberrant yellow colored individual)
04 ~ 08 JAN Home Patch
24. Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
25. Inornate (Yellow-browed) Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
26. Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica
27. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
28. Pied Bushchat m. Saxicola caprata
16~19 JAN INDIA, Kaziranga NP and environs, excluding all but the edge of the Banbari Forest Reserve (closed for gibbons’ mating season). Due to me and guide both not owning a scope, not much attention was paid to waterfowl, much’s the pity!
29. Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis
30. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
31. Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
32. Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
33. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
34. Common Teal Anas crecca
35. Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus
36. Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus
37. Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
38. Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
39. Blue-eared Barbet Megalaima australis
40. Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
41. Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
42. Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
43. Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis
44. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
45. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
46. Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
47. Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
48. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
49. Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
50. Spotted Owlet Athene brama
51. Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
52. Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera
53. Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
54. Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis
55. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
56. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
57. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
58. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
59. Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
60. River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
61. River Tern Sterna aurantia
62. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
63. Oriental Honey-Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus
64. Black Kite Milvus migrans
65. Grey-headed Fish Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
66. Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus
67. Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
68. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
69. Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
70. Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
71. Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucus
72. Darter Anhinga melanogaster
73. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
74. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
75. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
76. Great Egret Casmerodius albus
77. Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
78. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
79. Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
80. Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
81. Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis
82. Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
83. Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
84. Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
85. Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
86. Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius
87. Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
88. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
89. Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
90. Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
91. House Crow Corvus splendens
92. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
93. Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
94. Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
95. Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
96. Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
97. Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
98. Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
99. Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
100. Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis
101. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
102. White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
103. Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
104. Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spiloptera
105. Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra
106. Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
107. Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
108. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
109. Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
110. Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
111. Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
112. Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
113. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
114. Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
115. Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
116. Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
21 January INDIA, Guwahati, Assam State
117. Great Tit Parus major stupae
29 January Home patch
118. Asian Koel Eudanymys scolopacea
31 January 2008 OK no more scientific names :gn:
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