Sunday, October 11, 2020

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 Birding in Gujarat Ahmedabad.

I did not do much birding while I was in Gujarat, as most parks and sanctuaries were closed because of the pandemic. The Gujarat Govt has set a tentative date "of 15 October 2020" for the opening of these places. I did a spot of birding in the concrete jungle. I visited a place called the Kanjari Deer Park, an open semi-grassland about seven km from Thol Bird Sanctuary. I did spot wildlife there. Blackbuck was in small herds, and amongst them, I recorded an albino. (Kanjari Deer Park, click the link to see) There were a few birds at this place, as the bulk of the migratory birds were yet to arrive in this area. I'm posting a small collection of birds photographed while in Gujarat. 

21 Sept to 27 Sept 2020.


Asian Koel
Asian Koel 

Asian Koel
Asian Koel 




Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark
Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark 

Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark
Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark 

Black Kite
Black Kite

Black Kite
Black Kite

Black Kite
Black Kite

Black Kite
Black Kite

Black-headed Ibis
Black-headed Ibis 

Black-headed Ibis
Black-headed Ibis 



Cattle Egret
Cattle Egret 

Eurasian Collared-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove

Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis  

Green Bee-eater
Green Bee-eater 

House Crow
House Crow 

Ibis
Ibis

Indian Peafowl
Indian Peafowl 

Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis
Indian Roller
Indian Roller
Indian Roller 

Indian Silverbill
Indian Silverbill  

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard 

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard 

Painted Stork
Painted Stork

Painted Stork
Painted Stork

Painted Stork
Painted Stork

Siberian Stonechat
Siberian Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat
Siberian Stonechat


Zitting Cisticola
Zitting Cisticola 

Zitting Cisticola
Zitting Cisticola 

Zitting Cisticola
Zitting Cisticola 

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

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 Birding at Manpur in Abu Road.

18 Sept 2020.


Lesser Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck 

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck 

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck 


Asian Koel
Asian Koel -

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite 

Cattle Egret
Cattle Egret 

Green Bee-eater -
Green Bee-eater 

Green Bee-eater
Green Bee-eater 


Indian Spot-billed Duck
Indian Spot-billed Duck 


Little Cormorant
Little Cormorant 


Pied Bushchat
Pied Bushchat -

Pied Bushchat
Pied Bushchat -

Pied Bushchat
Pied Bushchat -

Red-naped Ibis
Red-naped Ibis 

Red-naped Ibis
Red-napped Ibis 


19 Sept 2020.

Manpur Abu Road


Baya Weaver
Baya Weaver 

Baya Weaver
Baya Weaver 


Baya Weaver
Baya Weaver 

 

Black Drongo
Black Drongo 


Brown Rock Chat -
Brown Rock Chat 

Brown Rock Chat
Brown Rock Chat 


Greater Coucal
Greater Coucal 

Greater Coucal
Greater Coucal 

Indian Spot-billed Duck
Indian Spot-billed Duck 

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck


Red-rumped Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow 

Red-rumped Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow  

Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet 

Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet 

Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet 

Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet - 

20 Sept 2020.

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle 

Greater Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle

Have a peek at the slide show 

Greater Spotted Eagle
 

Indian Roller
Indian Roller 

Laughing Dove
Laughing Dove 

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck 

Siberian Stonechat
Siberian Stonechat 

Siberian Stonechat
Siberian Stonechat 


Suset from the Aubert's house Manpur
Sunset from Aubert's house Manpur 

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