Saturday, June 3, 2017

Photo Galleries Birds around the house July 2016. to Dec 2016 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Mount Abu Birds from July 2016 to Dec 2016.

It's been ages since I last posted photographs on Mt. Abu my hometown. Hopefully this year I'll be in a better frame of mind and post regularly. 

Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba   - In flight from below
29 Sept 2016 Mount Abu Raj.
Today I observed an unusual flock of what appeared to be Alpine swifts. There were probably 8 to 10 of them making sorties over my house. I wonder if they will stay the winter out here and are just passing migrants. Even though they were at a great height, I got some pretty decent snaps of them.
Butler (1875) noted the large presence of this species in early September, but they have reported no sightings since.
 Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis stewarti 

Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus    - Female

Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus    - Male

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros   - Male


Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros   - Male with prey.


Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros   - Male



Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros   - Male


Black Stork Ciconia nigra   - Adult in flight from below 
Black Stork: Not recorded by Butler (1876). Apparently, someone noted one juvenile Black Stork catching fish from a drying Bander Mayer Lake Mount Abu on 14.March.2003. I had a chance to record several sightings of these birds on 30 Jan 2015. Then Again 4 March 2015. This year I first recorded 3 of them on 23 Nov 2016. Today I recorded two of them.


Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys 

Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius pandoo
Man of man... I’ve been fortunate to capture this species for the second time this season. Very rare bird to see in this part of the world.


Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius pandoo


Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius pandoo

Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius pandoo

Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius pandoo

Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata   - Adult in flight from below


Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata   - Adult in flight from below


Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus   - In flight

Brown Rock-chat Cercomela fusca 


Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica 

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Gymnoris xanthocollis 

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo   - In flight from below


Common Buzzard Buteo buteo   - In flight from below


Common Buzzard Buteo buteo   - In flight from below


Common Buzzard Buteo buteo   - In flight from below


Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita  

Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita  

Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita  

Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita  

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius guzuratus 

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus   - In flight from below
Winter visitor. One bird was observed soaring near Peace Park on 6. xii.2002. Butler (1875) observed that it was “not common”. 
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus   - In flight from below

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus   - In flight from below

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus   - In flight from below

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus   - In flight from below

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis sinensis   - Adult

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis sinensis   - Adult

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis sinensis   - Adult

Green Avadavat Amandava formosa   - Adult

Green Avadavat Amandava formosa   - Adult

Green Avadavat Amandava formosa   - Adult Pair

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis ferrugeiceps   - Adult in flight from below

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis ferrugeiceps   - Adult in flight from below

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis ferrugeiceps   - With prey

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis ferrugeiceps   - With prey


Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides


Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea cinerea 

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea cinerea 

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea cinerea 

Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus   - Male


Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica   - Courtship 

Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica   - Group

Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica   

Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus pica

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia Curruca 


Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 


Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus rufinus   - In flight from below


Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus rufinus   - In flight from below


Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach tricolour - Adult with prey

Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis andamanensis   - Female


Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis andamanensis   - Female


Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis andamanensis   - Female


Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis andamanensis   - Male


Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus palpebrosus 


Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus   - In flight


Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus   - In flight


Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus   - In flight


Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus   - With prey


Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus   - With prey

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus 

urple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus   - Male in eclipse plumage


urple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus   - Female


urple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus   - Male in eclipse plumage


Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva   - Female

Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva   - Female

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica   - In flight from below



Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus 


Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri   - Male

Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda vagabunda   - Adult

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata punctulata   - Adult

Shikra Accipiter badius   -  in flight from below

Shikra Accipiter badius   

Shikra Accipiter badius  

Shikra Accipiter badius   -  in flight from below

Shikra Accipiter badius   -  in flight from below

Shikra Accipiter badius   -  in flight from below

Shikra Accipiter badius   
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis   - In flight from below
Regular visitors to the dump on the way to Oria. Now that the dump has been terminated and shut down, these birds will cease to visit Abu like the vulture and the Egyptian vulture.

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis   - In flight from below

Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis

Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis

White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens caerulescens 

White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa   -  in flight

White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa   

White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa   

White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa   -  in flight

White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa   

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis albogularis

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis albogularis

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis   - Adult with prey


White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis   - Adult with prey


White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis   - Adult with prey


White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis   - Adult with prey


White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis   - Adult with prey


White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis   - Adult with prey


White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis   


White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis   


Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense hypoleucum


Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense hypoleucum


Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense hypoleucum


Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense hypoleucum









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