Birding in The Abode of Gods August 2018.
Birds of August 2018. Mt Abu.
August is the month of average to heavy rainfall. This year, the rain gods did not bless our abode with their presence, as they were busy monitoring the rest of the country where sinners needed their much-awaited cleansing. In some parts of the country, cleansing was carried out in extreme measures. So much for the rain gods, let's get back to our birding in August in our hills.
The Green Munia, or Green Avadavat, fondly called the Haria here in Rajasthan, is the much-sought bird by birders worldwide. August is the best time to visit Mount Abu and add this coveted bird to your collection if you don't already have one. We see these beauties all over Abu in August in large numbers.
These are the few birds that I recorded in August 2018. They are Baya Weaver, Black Lored tit, Common Myna, Crested Bunting, Green Avadavat, House sparrow, Indian Robin, Indian Silverbill, Jacobin Cuckoo, Oriental Magpie Robin, Red-vented Bulbul, Red-wattled Lapwing, Rose-ringed parakeet, Rufous creepy, White Throated Kingfisher, White-spotted fantail, and the Yellow-eyed Babbler.
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Baya weaver - Ploceus philippinus
Baya weaver - Ploceus philippinus
Black Lored tit - Parus xanthogenys
Black Lored tit - Parus xanthogenys
Black Lored tit - Parus xanthogenys
Black Lored tit - Parus xanthogenys
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Gymnoris xanthocollis
Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis
Crested Bunting - Melophus lathami - Male
Crested Bunting - Melophus lathami - Male
Green Avadavat - Amandava formosa
Green Avadavat - Amandava formosa
Green Avadavat - Amandava formosa
House sparrow - Passer domesticus - Male
Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicatus - Female
Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicatus - Female
Indian Silverbill or White-throated Munia - Lonchura malabarica
Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Our Harbinger to the arrival of the monsoons yearly visitor, depart by the first week of October.
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis saularis - Male
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis saularis - Male
Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus - Subadult
Rose-ringed parakeet - Psittacula krameri
Rufous treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda
Rufous treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda
Rufous treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
White Throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis
White Throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis territorial dispute
White Throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis territorial dispute
White-spotted fantail Rhipidura albogularis
Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense saturatius
Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense saturatius
