Birds of Mount Abu in November 2018.
November is a great time to do a spot of birding in the hills of Mount Abu. The pleasant weather enables you to spend the entire day in the sanctuary's heart. All over the country, the winter migrants have arrived and birders are out birding for the feathered friends from afar. The time is ideal for birding in the 'Abode of the Gods'. The species that are worth bagging on your birding trip should include Bonelli’s Eagle, Alpine Swift, Booted Warbler, Verditer Flycatcher, Bunting, Black Stork, Gadwall, Northern Shoveller, Northern Pintail, Common Teal, Common Pochard, Tufted Pochard, Long-legged Buzzard, Common Buzzard, Steppe Eagle, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Hobby, Peregrine Falcon, Common Coot, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, River Tern, Black Redstart, Common Chiffchaff, Sulphur-bellied Warbler, and our local migrants such as Black-shouldered Kite.
I did do some birding this November till the 11, my faithful cameras went kaput on the 11 Nov. I sent it to Ahmedabad for repairs and only got it back on the 15 Dec. I'll post some highlights of some birds I was fortunate to photograph.
2 November 2018.
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros - Male
( Winter visitor )
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
( Winter visitor )
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo - Adult in flight from below
( Winter visitor )
Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata
Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata
( Resident )
Shaheen Falcon - Falco peregrinus peregrinator
Shaheen Falcon - Falco peregrinus peregrinator
This species is rare and I'm happy to see that one pair has been around now for years.
Resident. Rather uncommon/rare. From records, the Shaheen breeds at Mount Abu.
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicuru
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus - Juvenile
( Resident )
3 November 2019.
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros -Female
( Winter visitor )Eurasian Craig Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Eurasian Craig Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris - In flight
It elated me the other day to see these Martins I had always assumed they were our residential
Dusky Martins. Imagine my surprise when on Scrutinizing the snap I realized I had discovered a
NEW species for myself. Apparently, they are our winter visitors.
Shaheen Falcon - Falco peregrinus
To be continued Till then Adios
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