Michael‘s Seventh Year

[Kitsafari]

2 hours ago, Zim Girl said:

Adrian suggested stamp collecting!!

Personally, I think you should make a start on butterflies 

 

 

ooooh now that's a challenge. 

[xelas]

5 hours ago, Kitsafari said:

ooooh now that's a challenge. 

 

With a completely new set of guide books .

[pedro maia]

There are more butterfly species than bird species in the world, Michael, after a couple of practice years 2.000 seems like a reasonable goal.

[PeterHG]

9 hours ago, pedro maia said:

after a couple of practice years 2.000 seems like a reasonable goal.

It is very thoughtful of you not to put the pressure on by setting the goal too high 

[pedro maia]

1 hour ago, PeterHG said:

It is very thoughtful of you not to put the pressure on by setting the goal too high 

Michael knows we are here to help him.

[Galana]

1 hour ago, PeterHG said:

not to put the pressure on by setting the goal too high 

I'm with Pedro. 2,000 is a modest target for somebody like @michael-ibk. He could have knocked that on the head whilst in Ecuador. 3,000 species there alone. http://www.butterfliesofecuador.com/intro.html

  The guide books would have to go as Air Freight.

[Dave Williams]

I have been too busy to notice how everyone else was getting on but I now see you have posted the 1000th, and a wonderful bird to get too.

An amazing achievement Michael but don't sit on your laurels, there is still 7 days to go and I'm catching up fast

 

I'll see what else we have in the refrigerator.

 

 

 

[Peter Connan]

Merry Christmas @michael-ibkand @AndMic!

[michael-ibk]

Thank you Peter, Merry Christmas to you, and to everyone here in our great Big Year group.🙂

 

 

 

 

[TonyQ]

Merry Christmas @AndMicand @michael-ibk

and a more relaxing new year!

[Peter Connan]

Thank you Michael.

[michael-ibk]

On 12/22/2022 at 12:29 PM, Zim Girl said:

Adrian suggested stamp collecting!!

Personally, I think you should make a start on butterflies 

 

Please tell Adrian I‘m slightly disappointed in him, I would have expected him to come up with a cooler hobby. Butterflies only when I‘m done with birds, meaning having seen every species. (That should keep me safe from getting into butterflies.

 

 

On 12/23/2022 at 12:07 AM, pedro maia said:

There are more butterfly species than bird species in the world, Michael, after a couple of practice years 2.000 seems like a reasonable goal.

 

Come on now Pedro, we all know I cannot be that easily provoked, can I? 

 

On 12/24/2022 at 2:19 PM, Dave Williams said:

I have been too busy to notice how everyone else was getting on but I now see you have posted the 1000th, and a wonderful bird to get too.

An amazing achievement Michael but don't sit on your laurels, there is still 7 days to go and I'm catching up fast

 

I'll see what else we have in the refrigerator.

 

 

Well, I almost would have stopped at the 1000 but because of your thinly veiled threat I will carry on a bit, just to be on the safe side.

[michael-ibk]

1001/Z36) Eastern Miombo Sunbird (Cinnyris manoensis) / Miombonektarvogel

 

Vumba Mountains, 1/11/22. Another lifer at Seldomseen.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

1002/Z37) Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis) / Gelbscheitelgirlitz

 

Vumba Mountains, 1/11/2022. Another lifer, was quite surprised when I found out I had never seen this one before. Quite distant in the garden of Seldomseen.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

1003/Z38) Gorgeous aka Four-Coloured Bushshrike (Telophorus viridis) / Doppelbandwürger

 

Vumba Mountains, 1/11/2022. My Nr. 1 target for the trip. Took some effort to find one, even though their song is quite distinctive, and they are pretty vocal. But unfortunately a very skulky bird, absolutely refused to come out into the open.

 

[michael-ibk]

1004/Z39) Swynnerton‘s Robin (Swynnertonia swynnertoni) / Swynnertonrötel

 

Vumba Mountains, 1/11/2022. Another very special one to get here. A vulnerable species, very localised in areas with mature forest. Another lifer.

 

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

1005/Z40) Livingstone‘s Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii) Livingstoneturako

 

Vumba Mountains, 1/11/2022. A new Green Turaco for me. Common in the area, but never very cooperative.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

1006/Z41) Cape Grassbird (Sphenoeacus afer) / Kap-Bülbülgrasmücke

 

Vumba Mountains, 1/11/2022. Three LBJs coming up - all lifers. Just to underscore the coolness of this bird I will tell you the meaning of the German name: Cape Bulbul Warbler. 

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

1007/Z42) Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans) / Rostflügel-Zistensänger

 

Vumba Mountains, 1/11/2022. Everyone‘s favourite family. 

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

1008/Z43) Fan-Tailed Grassbird (Catriscus brevirostris) / Fächerschwanzsänger

 

Vumba Mountains, 1/11/2022. Not a splendid looking bird but I was still quite delighted to get it. Even though I have tried for it in a few countries never successfully.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

1009/Z44) Robert‘s Warbler (Oreophilais robertsi) / Zügelfeinsänger

 

Vumba Mountains, 1/11/2022. Endemic to the mountains between Zim and Mozambique. Lifer.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

1010/Z45) African Spotted Creeper (Salpornis salvadori) / Afrikastammsteiger

 

Vumba Mountains, 2/11/2022. A bit further down in a good patch of Miombo forest. A bird I had always wanted to see so was happy when birding guide Bulawesi found it. With chick even (last photo).

 

 

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

1011/Z46) Black-Tailed aka Grey Waxbill (Glaucestrilda aka Estrilda perreini) / Schwarzschwanz-Schönbürzelastrild

 

Vumba Mountains, 2/11/2022. Another lifer.

 

 

 

[michael-ibk]

1012/Z47) Whyte‘s Barbet (Stactolaema whytii) / Spiegelbartvogel

 

Vumba Mountains, 2/11/22. Not the most thrilling Barbet but a new one for me.

 

 

 

[PeterHG]

Another batch of really interesting birds, Michael. Most of them would be new to me. And easily beyond the magic number. I don’t think it’s you who needs a new hobby, it’s us.