Thursday, October 10, 2019

Birds of Mount Abu Birds in October 2019 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birds of Mount Abu in October 2019.

8 October 2019.
Today Mohan came and picked me up for a visit to our duck pond in the Oria Achalgarh area. Quite a few of our migratory visitors have come to Abu. Snapped the first ducks of the season, two Northern pintails, a Moorhen and two hobbies. Appreciate the birds photographed today.

Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo 
My dream come true Finally got these species close up. a RARE visitor. to our part of the world.

Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo  in flight

Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo 

Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo 

Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo 

Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo 

Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo 

Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo 

Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo 

Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca

Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca

Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca

Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

Eurasian Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus

Eurasian Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus

Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach 

Northern Pintail - Anas acuta
My first Quacks for the season 2019.

Northern Pintail - Anas acuta

Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata

Siberian Stonechat - Saxicola maurus


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