Birds of Mount Abu August 2020 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

 Birds in the third week of August 2020.

Indian Robin   

Abu in August's third week

Overcast skies and misty conditions in August in Mount Abu are dampening conditions for most birders. I love to do my daily spot of birding; I go birding when it’s misty, drizzling, or utterly foggy. I’ve done birding in many kinds of weather. It frustrates me to see birds as silhouettes, especially these days. Identifying birds in this light can be tricky. I had a surprising sighting a few days ago - what appeared to be an Oriental Darter in our area. It got me excited because it would be a lifer for me. I took quite a few snaps in the challenging light and it turned out to be a Darter. Another critical challenge posed here during this month is the overgrown foliage and branches. As I don’t use binoculars, I lift my camera to every movement I see, sometimes while identifying the bird, I end up not capturing the bird. If it’s a bird, I do not recognise I photograph it and later attempt to identify it. If you are a birder, follow your passion, enjoy your time in the field and be one with nature.

Black-rumped Flameback 

Bonelli's Eagle   

Bonelli's Eagle  

Bonelli's Eagle   

Common Tailorbird  

Common Tailorbird  

Common Tailorbird  

Indian Pond-Heron   

Indian Yellow Tit   

Indian Yellow Tit   Feeding juvenile 

Indian Yellow Tit

Indian Yellow Tit

Indian Yellow Tit  Basking

Indian Yellow Tit  Feeding young

Indian Yellow Tit 

Oriental Magpie-Robin  

Oriental Magpie-Robin   

Oriental Magpie-Robin   

Oriental Magpie-Robin   

Osprey   

Red-whiskered Bulbul   

White-breasted Waterhen   

White-throated Kingfisher   

Birds of Mount Abu August 2020 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

 Birds in the second week of August 2020.

8 Aug 2020.

Indian Yellow Tit   - juvenile

Indian Yellow Tit  

Oriental Honey-buzzard  Pernis 

Osprey

Pied Cuckoo   

Pied Cuckoo   

Scaly-breasted Munia   

Scaly-breasted Munia   

Spotted Dove  

9 Aug 2020.

Ashy Prinia   

Ashy Prinia   

Brown Rock Chat  

Brown-headed Barbet   

Brown-headed Barbet  

Brown-headed Barbet   

Green Avadavat  

Green Avadavat  

Indian Silverbill  

Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola

Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola

A lifer for me! Probably a passage migrant? This is the first recorded bird species for this place, Mount Abu.

10 Aug 2020.

Indian Yellow Tit  

Indian Yellow Tit   

Blyth's Reed Warbler  

Spotted Dove 

11 Aug 2020.

Blyth's Reed Warbler 

Common Tailorbird  - juvenile 

Common Tailorbird  - juvenile 

Greater Coucal   

House Sparrow   

Indian Yellow Tit   

Indian Yellow Tit   

Red-whiskered Bulbul  

Red-whiskered Bulbul   

13 Aug 2020.

Brown Rock Chat  

Purple Sunbird   

Purple Sunbird   

Red-whiskered Bulbul