Birding in April Mount Abu. 2018

Birding in April Mt Abu Thol Guj and Sterling city Ahmedabad

Birding in April in Abu is pleasant. The onset of summer here is not too bad. Mornings and evenings are the ideal time. This year I was here only for the first week of April. I had gone to Gujarat on the 6 of April. While in Ahmedabad I did some birding. Links to these are posted below. Appreciate my birding experience and do give a thumbs up or down as you deem fit.  

 Black Lored tit - Parus xanthogenys

Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Gymnoris xanthocollis   - Juvenile

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Gymnoris xanthocollis   

Common Rosefinch -  Carpodacus erythrinus

Common Rosefinch -  Carpodacus erythrinus

Dusky Crag Martin - Hirundo concolor concolor

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus   - Female in flight from below

Jungle Babbler -  Turdoides striata

Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis

Links to my other posts of birding in April 2018,

Thol Lake Sanctuary a birders delight.

Birds from the concrete jungle of Ahmedabad.

Birds of Mount Abu March 2018. mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birding in the month of March Mount Abu.

Birding in the month of March in the hills of Abu is very pleasant as the temperature is ideal not too hot and pleasantly cool in the morning. For the best birding experience, go early in the morning on the peaceful jungle tracks instead of the busy city roads. Appreciate my collection of birds photographed in March 2018.

Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis 

Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi 

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros -Female

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros -Male

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros -Male

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus vociferus 

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus vociferus 

Black-winged stilt -  Himantopus himantopus

Black-winged stilt -  Himantopus himantopus

Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata   - Adult in flight 

Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata   - Adult in flight 

Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica caniceps 

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus - in flight 

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis   - Adult in flight 

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 

Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 

Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea  

Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis   - In flight 

Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis   - In flight 

House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus 

Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus cambaiensis   - Female 

Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus cambaiensis   - Male

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus   - Adult 

Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus rufinus   - In flight 

Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus rufinus   - In flight 

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach tricolor   - Adult

Northern Pintail Anas acuta   - Female in flight 

Northern Pintail Anas acuta   - Pair

Northern Pintail Anas acuta   - Female in flight 

Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus orientalis   - In flight

Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus orientalis   - In flight

Oriental White-eye -  Zosterops palpebrosus

Oriental White-eye -  Zosterops palpebrosus

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus   - Female

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus   - Female

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus   - Male

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus   - Male

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus   -  at nest

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus   -  at nest

Rose-ringed parakeet -  Psittacula krameri 

Rose-ringed parakeet -  Psittacula krameri 

Rose-ringed parakeet -  Psittacula krameri 

Shaheen Falcon - Falco peregrinus peregrinator  

Shikra Accipiter badius   - Female  

White Breasted Water Hen - Amaurornis phoenicurus  

White Throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis   courtship display  

White Throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis   courtship display  

White Throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis   courtship display  

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis canescens   - Adult 

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis canescens   - Adult 

Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense hypoleucum   - Adult