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My Photographic Life list
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I never used to be bothered about keeping a life list, it seemed a bit pointless to me. But then as I photographed more more species, in more and more locations, I started keeping tally of these animals I was photographing. I had the idea to try and photograph, well, all the animals I've seen. This became a bit of an obsession and now I'm stuck updating this list! How fun!
The categories below are not intended to be taxonomic in nature, more rough groupings based on what feels right. The location and date are those of the photo presented and not the first sighting. All animals are wild, nothing captive here apart from the odd escapee which has become established (e.g., parakeets and wood duck in the UK).
This list sits at 204 species so far but is still missing the majority of my plant and fungi observations! I'll keep updating this list. My full bird life list can be found here
I recently added the Common Reed, Cetti's, and Garden Warblers along with the Eurasian Blackcap. Jump Link- 6th May 2024
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Mammals | Birds | Plants | Fungi
Mammals
Deer
Red Deer
England - 2022
Fallow Deer
England - 2019
Sika Deer
England - 2018
Roe Deer
England - 2022
Sambar Deer
India - 2022
Nilgai
India - 2022
Chital
India - 2022
Cows and Pigs
Indian Guar
India - 2022
Wild Boar
India - 2022
Primates
Langur
India - 2022
Felines
Royal Bengal Tiger
India - 2022
Canines
Red Fox
England - 2022
Musta-likes
European badger
England - 2023
Stoat
England - 2019
Indian Mongoose
India - 2022
Rabbits and Rodents
Mountain Hare
England - 2019
European Rabbit
England - 2022
Wood Mouse
England - 2023
Wet Mammals
Otter
Scotland - 2023
Grey Seal
England - 2022
Bottlenose Dolphin
England - 2023
Squirrels and That
Red Squirrel
England - 2023
Grey Squirrel
England - 2023
Indian Striped Squirrel
India - 2022
Birds
Birds of Prey
White-tailed Eagle
Poland - 2023
Short-toed Snake Eagle
India - 2022
Sparrowhawk
England - 2024
Shikra
India - 2022
White-eyed Buzzard
India - 2022
Oriental Honey Buzzard
India - 2022
Red-shouldered Hawk
Florida - 2016
Common Buzzard
England - 2019
Common Kestrel
England - 2019
Hobby
England - 2023
Red Kite
Wales - 2021
Western Marsh Harrier
England -2023
Osprey
England - 2022
Peregrine Falcon
England - 2022
Tawny Owl
England - 2023
Little Owl
England - 2019
Barn Owl
England - 2023
Short-eared Owl
England - 2023
Mottled Wood Owl
India - 2022
Indian Scops Owl
India - 2022
Jungle Owlet
India - 2022
Wet Birds
Atlantic Puffin
Scotland - 2023
Razorbill
England - 2023
Guillemot
England - 2023
Great Skua
Scotland - 2023
Northern Gannet
England - 2023
Herring Gull
England - 2022
Black-headed Gull
England - 2023
Black-legged Kittiwake
England - 2023
Fulmar
England - 2023
Common Tern
England - 2023
European Shag
Scotland - 2023
Great Cormorant
England - 2023
White-breasted Kingfisher
India - 2022
Common Kingfisher
England - 2024
Brown Pelican
Florida - 2016
Open-billed Stork
India - 2022
Lesser Adjutant Stork
India - 2022
European Spoonbill
England - 2024
American White Ibis
Florida - 2016
Purple Heron
India - 2022
Indian Pond Heron
India - 2022
Green Heron
Florida - 2016
Black-crowned Night Heron
England - 2023
Grey Heron
England - 2024
Little Bittern
England - 2016
Great Bittern
England - 2024
Snowy Egret
Florida - 2016
Little Egret
India - 2022
Great White Egret
Florida - 2016
Eastern Cattle Egret
India - 2022
Indian Darter
India - 2022
Pied Avocet
England - 2020
Bar-tailed Godwit
England - 2022
Eurasian Curlew
Scotland - 2023
Common Sandpiper
Scotland - 2023
Common Ringed Plover
Scotland - 2023
Little Ringed Plover
England - 2023
Sanderline
Ireland - 2023
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Scotland - 2023
Common Snipe
England - 2018
Common Redshank
England - 2023
Black-winged Stilt
England - 2023
Northern Lapwing
England - 2023
Common Moorhen
England - 2024
Common Coot
England - 2023
Common Mallard
England - 2021
Carolina Wood Duck
England - 2021
Mandarin Duck
England - 2024
Common Pochard
England - 2024
Tufted Duck
England - 2023
Green-winged Teal
England - 2023
Common Shelduck
England - 2018
Mute Swan
England - 2022
Greylag Goose
England - 2023
Canda Goose
England - 2023
Egyptian Goose
England - 2023
Great Crested Grebe
England - 2023
Little Grebe
England - 2023
Slavonian Grebe
England - 2023
Black-necked Grebe
England - 2024
Water Rail
England - 2022
White-throated Dipper
England - 2024
Wagtails
Grey Wagtail
Scotland - 2022
Pied Wagtail
England - 2023
Woodpeckers
Great Spotted Woodpecker
England - 2023
Green Woodpecker
England - 2023
Black-rumped Flameback
India - 2022
Hoopoes
Eurasian Hoopeo
India - 2022
Birds that Sing a lot
European Robin
England - 2018
Oriental Magpie Robin
India - 2022
European Blue Tit
England - 2018
Great Tit
England - 2019
Coal Tit
Scotland - 2020
Cinereous Tit
India - 2022
Long-tailed Tit
England - 2020
Crested Tit
Scotland - 2020
Bearded Tit
England - 2019
European House Sparrow
England - 2023
European Tree Sparrow
England - 2023
European Goldfinch
England - 2023
Common Chaffinch
England - 2019
European Greenfinch
England - 2019
Jungle Babbler
India - 2022
Common Reed Bunting
England - 2024
Stonechat
England - 2024
Common Linnet
England - 2023
Common Redpoll
England - 2019
Pine Siskin
England - 2019
Eurasian Siskin
Scotland - 2023
Dunnock
England - 2023
Common Chiffchaff
England - 2024
Common Whitethroat
England - 2023
Eurasian Blackcap (female)
England - 2024
Eurasian Reed Warbler
England - 2024
Garden Warbler
England - 2024
Cetti's Warbler
England - 2024
Skylark
England - 2024
Meadow Pipit
Scotland - 2023
European Wren
England -2020
European Goldcrest
England - 2024
Eurasian Treecreeper
England - 2024
Nuthatch
England - 2023
European Starling
England - 2023
European Black Bird
England - 2023
Redwing
England - 2020
Bohemian Waxwing
England - 2023
Red-vented Bulbul
India - 2022
Grey Shrike
Poland - 2023
Barn Swallow
England - 2023
Common Swift
England - 2023
House Martin
England - 2024
Sand Martin
England - 2024
Smart Birds
Carrion Crow
England - 2019
Eurasian Jackdaw
England - 2023
Common Raven
Poland - 2023
Red-billed Chough
Wales - 2023
Common Magpie
England - 2023
Eurasian Jay
England - 2019
Pigeons and Doves
Spotted Dove
India - 2022
Collared Dove
England - 2023
Rock Dove
England - 2023
Common Woodpigeon
England - 2024
Pheasants and That
Ring-necked Pheasant
England - 2023
Grey Partridge
England - 2023
Red Grouse
England - 2024
Junglefowl
India - 2022
Parakeets
Plum-headed Parakeet
India - 2022
Ring-necked Parakeet
England - 2023
Birds that I Can't Categorise
Indian Roller
India - 2022
Asian Green Bee-eater
India - 2022
European Bee-eater
England - 2022
Purple-rumped Sunbird
India - 2022
Corncrake
Scotland (Iona) - 2023
Indian Nightjar
India - 2022
Red-vented Bulbul
India - 2022
Sandhill Crane
Florida - 2016
Plants
English Blue Bell
England - 2022
Corncockle
England - 2020
Fox and Cubs
England - 2020
Fungi
Gills and Pores
Fly Agaric
England - 2021
Birch Bolete
England - 2021
The Blusher
England - 2021
Witches Hat
England - 2021
Penny Bun (Porchini)
England - 2021
Sulphur Tuft
England - 2019
Orange Deceiver
England - 2021
Amethyst Deceiver
England - 2021
Red Sickener
Scotland - 2020
Clouded Funnel
England - 2021
Spore Shooters
Common Puffball
England - 2021
Candle Snuff Fungus
England - 2021
Orange Peel Fungus
England - 2021
Scarlette Elfcup
England - 2020
Slate Grey Saddle
England - 2021
Brackets and Similar
Chicken of the Woods
England - 2020
Dryads Saddle
England - 2020
Beefsteak Fungus
England - 2020
Flat Oystering
Scotland - 2021
Oyster Mushroom
England - 2021
Tinder/Hoof Fungus
England - 2019
Footnote: fungi identification is difficult. These are my best guesses and should NOT be used to identify any species of fungus.
Created by Niall Bell (niall@niallbell.com)