Thursday, December 12, 2013

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Banni Grassland Kutch Gujarat 

Banni grasslands have a rich variety of Avifauna. On our visit there, the savanna topography that greeted us impressed us. What impressed us were the solitary habitats of some locals that lived in the forlorn area, with No access to any type of transportation, fresh vegetables, and drinking water. Birding is a pleasure in this terrain but in the colder months of the year. Summer would kill, and the monsoon season would certainly be a NO-NO, as this area would be far too swampy to move around. Wish we had spent a few days exploring more of this region. Scroll to see the photographs I took on my trip here.


Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius pandoo   - Adult 

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus  Female

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus hindustan -Male 

Common Crane Grus grus lilfordi   -  in flight  

Common Crane Grus grus lilfordi   - Adult and juvenile

Common Crane Grus grus lilfordi   - Family

Common Crane Grus grus lilfordi   - Flock

Common Crane Grus grus lilfordi  

Crested Lark Galerida cristata chendoola 

Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo bengalensis 

Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo bengalensis  

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis 

Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus 

Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus  


Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus  


Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus


Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger  


Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)  


Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)  


Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus   - Female


Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus   - Female

Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus 

Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe  

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis   - Adult

Swamp Harrier Circus approximans   - In flight


Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus


Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus lucionensis


Crested Lark Galerida cristata chendoola


White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis

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