Birding in the first week of Feb 2021. Abu Road Rajasthan IN.

Abu Road is perhaps not the best place in India for bird watchers, not like Bharatpur for its variety of migratory and local birds, or Rajasthan’s Dump Yard for Raptors and vultures, yes it’s the ‘Jorbeer Conservation Reserve’, near the Rajasthani city of Bikaner, but for me covering and observing bird of Abu Road hold more sway than any other place as it’s a place where I spent a large part of my youth. I’ve always wanted to record and observe the species in and around Abu Road. I’m glad I could take off one of my bucket list of places I wanted to do birding.

My niece Cres who accompanied me and helped photograph a large part of this collection has vouched to cover and observe as many birds in all seasons throughout the coming years in Abu Road Anyone planning to do a spot of birding in Abu Road do it during the winter months. The summer here is killing. Enjoy the collection: I've put together birds in and around Abu Road.

Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria eupatria

Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans

Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus

Eurasian Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus

Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher - Culicicapa ceylonensis

Indian Spot-billed Duck - Anas poecilorhyncha

Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

Pied Bushchat - Saxicola caprata

Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva

Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri

Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda

Shikra - Accipiter badius

Spotted Owlet - Athene brama

White Wagtail - Motacilla alba

2 Feb 2021

2 Feb 2021 did a spot of backyard birding in the morning than later in the day headed out to Sakoda, Rajasthan, IN (24.539, 72.663). The day was warm but pleasant. Cherish our collection and observations of the day