2014 - Can I see 1000 species? (1 Viewer)

[Paul Chapman]

Absolutely excellent ending! (Drop the writers of 'The Missing' a line and explain to them what audiences want.) A mouth-watering selection of species.

All the best

 

[micronesia]

Thanks Jon, for a very interesting thread. Really enjoyed following your progress.

 

[Jon Turner]

So while I'm trawling through some pics in the library here's a few from the rainforest west of Brisbane:
1 Wompoo Fruit Dove
2 Noisy Pitta
3 King Parrot
4 Lewin's Honeyeater
5 Paradise Riflebird - in the top 10 for the year!

 

[JWN Andrewes]

5 Paradise Riflebird - in the top 10 for the year!

And the other nine are? o

James

 

[davercox]

Many congrats Jon, this has been a fascinating thread, well done.

 

[Jon Turner]

And the other nine are? o

James

Good question....

In no particular order I would have to say my first Albatross (Salvin's Mollymawk) or perhaps Wandering Albatross. My first Penguin (Yellow-eyed).
My first Pitta (Noisy), Red-necked Avocet, Tawny Frogmouth, Apapane, White Tern, Black Bee-eater, Shoebill.

I'd like to squeeze Nene in there too.....
Oh and Rwenzori Turaco
and um several others.....

 

[Jon Turner]

More pics: mostly Tib:
1 Black-bellied Bustard
2 Blue-breasted Bee-eater
3 Splendid Starling (my pic)
4 Elliot's Woodpecker
5 Fan-tailed Widowbird

 

[Jon Turner]

Tib of course took these too!
1 White-winged Tit
2 Yellow-billed Duck - pretty unmistakeable!
3 White-rumped Swift - having missed them in Spain good to catch up
4 Wattled Lapwing
5 Swamp Flycatcher

 

[Jon Turner]

Some other animals - best not to get too close to any of these!
1 Nile Crocodile
2 Cape Buffalo with Yellow-billed Oxpeckers
3 Bull Elephant
4 Greenshank and Grey Heron, oh and some Hippos
5 Baboons

 

[Nutcracker]

4 ... oh and some Hippos

Which species of Hippolais is that?

:king:

 

[chowchilla]

And with many thanks to all for their help and encouragement along the way, special thanks to:
Chowchilla for the Atherton Tablelands trip
Dave Davies for the Werribee Wetlands drive
Mrs T for putting up with it all!
Niels for suggesting the Uganda trip
Valéry and Tib for the Uganda experience.
Many others along the way!

No worries Jon it was a pleasure, and you've seriously whetted my appetite for Uganda! So many lifers!

Belated congratulations; now you can relax over the holiday period as there's no longer any pressure to get to the 1K.:t:

 

[Jon Turner]

Which species of Hippolais is that?

:king:

Not sure but they've sure eaten all the pies3

 

[Valéry Schollaert]

And with many thanks to all for their help and encouragement along the way, special thanks to:
Chowchilla for the Atherton Tablelands trip
Dave Davies for the Werribee Wetlands drive
Mrs T for putting up with it all!
Niels for suggesting the Uganda trip
Valéry and Tib for the Uganda experience.
Many others along the way!

:t: Thanks Jon. It has been a pleasure to be part of your challenge. I postponed my holidays for your trip, but it was worth it. I'm now in cloudy, wet Belgium, already missing nice nature and sunny weather of Uganda...

 

[Jon Turner]

More Tib pics all around Ruhija:
1 Angola Swallow
2 Augur Buzzard
3 African Hill-Babbler
4 Black-faced (Banded) Prinia
5 Bronze Sunbird

 

[Jon Turner]

Surprisingly, these were taken by Tib too, and again around Ruhija:
1 Brown-capped Weaver
2 Chestnut-throated Apalis
3 Chin-spot Batis
4 Chubb's Cisticola
5 Grauer's Swamp Warbler

 

[Jon Turner]

Guess who took these, all again at Ruhija:
1 Strange Weaver
2 Bar-tailed Trogon - It was very distant!
3 Handsome Francolin
4 Mountain Illadopsis
5 Least Honeyguide

 

[Jon Turner]

More from Ruhija by Tib:
1 Mountain Masked Apalis
2 Mountain Oriole
3 Mountain Yellow Warbler
4 Narina Trogon
5 Northern Double-collared Sunbird

 

[Jon Turner]

And again from Ruhija:
1 Olive-breasted Mountain Greenbul
2 Red-faced Woodland Warbler
3 Regal Sunbird - Tib spent a lot of time trying to get a photo of these!
4 Rwenzori Apalis
5 Rwenzori Batis - long time tracking this down!

 

[Jon Turner]

Quite productive at Ruhija:
1 Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
2 Yellow-streaked Greenbul
3 Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
4 Yellowbill
5 Yellow-bellied Waxbill
All Tib's again.

 

[Jon Turner]

And even more Tib pics at Ruhija:
1 White-tailed Blue Flycatcher
2 White-starred Robin
3 White-headed Wood-hoopoe
4 White-headed Saw-wing
5 White Bellied Crested Flycatcher