Birds of Mount Abu MAY 2019 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birds of Mount Abu Last 2 Week of May 2019

Birding in the second week of May this year has been on a low key level as the scorching sun for early morning too late in the evening confines one to the cooler interior of the house. There were a few days when Mother Nature bestowed some heavy clouds over Abu with the hope we would receive some May showers which eluded us leaving us panting like dogs in the summer. Hill-sides are parched and all small water bodies and streams are bone dry. I'm posting a collection of birds during this period.  

17 May 2019

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia - Gymnornis xanthocollis

Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius 

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

18 May 19

Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos

Little Swift Apus affinis affinis   - In flight from below

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

19 May 2019

Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis 

Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis 

20 May 2019

Buteo- Eagle sp

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus 

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus 

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus 

Shikra Accipiter badius

21 May 2019

Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

22 May 2019

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus 

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus 

Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

23 May 2019

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus

Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus

White-Breasted Water Hen - Amaurornis phoenicurus

24 May 2019

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Little Swift Apus affinis affinis

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus   -  with Chicks

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus   -  Chicks

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus   -  Chicks

25 May 2019

Egyptian Vulture - Neophron percnopterus 

Egyptian Vulture - Neophron percnopterus 

28 May 2019

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis