Thursday, November 1, 2018

Birds of mount Abu [ September 2018 ] mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birding in Mount Abu September 2018.


The Mini Bharatpur pond of Mount Abu.

The rain gods deserted the month of September. Hawan's offer to the deities did not appease the gods living in the Abode. Even though the monsoon could not fill our reservoirs, it left this abode clad in beautiful hues of green. Photographing birds in this lovely lap of nature is a boon. I’m no professional photographer. I’m sure you will take delight in watching my handiwork. Click on any photograph to see the expanded view. Happy viewing.


Birds September 2018 Mt.Abu

Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata   - Adult in flight from below
The history of the Bonelli's Eagle. Not recorded by Butler, but Hume observed it twice, “soaring over the upper plateau of Mount Aboo” (Butler 1875)
I have been documenting this Eagle for several years They come in the winter months. 

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

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

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

Brown-Headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica 

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Gymnoris xanthocollis 

Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius 


Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius 

Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius 

Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius 

Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius 

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis orientalis   - Adult with prey 

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis orientalis   - Adult with prey 

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 

Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicatus - Female

Indian Silverbill or White-throated Munia - Lonchura malabarica 

Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus

Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus

Jungle Crow - Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos intermedius   

Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis

Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis   - Adult

Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus   - in flight from below
The recording of this Harrier is a lifer for me. There has been no record of this bird in Mount Abu. The only Harrier recorded was the Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus: Not recorded by Butler but one specimen was “got” by Dr. King at “the lake (Nakki)” (Butler 1875).


Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus   - in flight from below

Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus   - in flight from below

Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus   - in flight from below

Plain Prinia Prinia inornata 

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus   - Eclipse male

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus   - Eclipse male

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus   - Eclipse male

Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer - Basking

Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus 

Rock Pigeon Columba livia intermedia   - Adult

Rose-ringed parakeet -  Psittacula krameri

Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata 

Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata 

Shaheen Falcon - Falco peregrinus peregrinator - with prey

Shaheen Falcon - Falco peregrinus peregrinator 

Shikra Accipiter badius   - Juvenile in flight from below

Shikra Accipiter badius

Siberian Stonechat - Saxicola maurus

Siberian Stonechat - Saxicola maurus


Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis 

Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis 

Tree Pipit Anthus trivial

Tree Pipit Anthus triviali


White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Woolly-necked stork - Ciconia episcopus

Yellow-eyed Babbler - Chrysomma sinense 




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