Birding In March Mount Abu
Mount Abu is no longer a birdwatcher's paradise, nor a sanctuary to spot wild animals. The sanctuary is well preserved but probably lacks adequate food and water for both birds and animals. This sanctuary has very limited animals and birds and for this reason; it is not a favoured hot spot for wildlife enthusiasts and avid birders.
This year my birding streak in the month of March has been an extremely happy one. I could bag a few species that were probably not photographed before. I spotted a few lifers, including the Little Ringed plover, Black Eagle, Common Snipe, Eurasian Craig Martin, Pallid Harrier, and spot-billed duck. I've observed the return of the Vultures which once soared in the skies in large numbers. Appreciate the collection I've drawn up.
11 March 2019.
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Common Teal - Anas crecca - Female
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Gadwall Anas strepera
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
A Possible passing migrant, an unusual sighting for this part of India Vagrant. The first for Mount Abu and a lifer for me.
A LIFER for me, probably a record shot for MOUNT ABU. An unusual sighting for this part of the world. A passage migrant/ Vagrant
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Short-toed snake eagle - Circaetus gallicus
Short-toed snake eagle - Circaetus gallicus
Short-toed snake eagle - Circaetus gallicus
Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula - Male
Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula
Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula - Female
Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula - Male
Wood sandpiper - Tringa glareola
13 March 2019.
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros - Female
( Winter visitor )
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata
( Winter visitor )
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
House sparrow - Passer domesticus - Male
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
14 March 2019.
Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius
Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicatus - Female
Long-Tailed Shrike - Lanius schach
Shaheen Falcon - Falco peregrinus peregrinator
15 March 2019
Black stork - Ciconia nigra
The Black stork is a rare Winter visitor to Mount Abu. It's only these last few years that I saw their number go up . I have observed them at quite a few places here in Abu . I have seen 6 birds flying in circles, a welcoming sight.
Black stork - Ciconia nigra
Brahminy Myna - Sturnia pagodarum
Brahminy Myna - Sturnia pagodarum
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
The White-rumped Vulture was a common sight in Mount Abu, while the Long-billed Vulture/Indian Vulture used to reside and build nests here..
Old world vulture
Old world vulture
Old world vulture
Will post the rest of the birds taken in March shortly.
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