Sunday, June 20, 2021

Birds of Mount Abu June 2021 mountabubirds.blogspot.com.

 Birding during the Second Wave of COVID-19 In Raj IN.

Negative RT-PCR is Mandatory for outsiders entering Mount Abu.


This life is full of temptation, and tourists want to keep it that way. If They try to change it, they might lose their way! I resign almost all to the fact that coronavirus is here to stay. Most folks have learnt to live with it. Those who have vaccinated themselves are hoping all will be fine.

I have observed when tourists come here they behave as if there is no pandemic. They feel joyful and liberated now that the lockdown, which had confined them indoors for months, has been lifted, causing them to act recklessly. I hope when the next wave hits it won’t be as severe as the second wave.

Wishing all visitors to the Abode of Gods a pleasant and safe stay.

BE SAFE and avoid the three Cs — crowds closed space and close contact.

Appreciate the small collection of birds of Abu during the second week of June 2021.

Pied Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus 

Brahminy Starling
Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

Brahminy Starling
Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

Dusky Crag-Martin
Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor

Green Bee-eater
Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus 

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis 

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis 

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis 

Pied Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus

Pied Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus

Pied Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus

Pied Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus

Pied Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Red-vented Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer

Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus 

Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus 

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri


Rufous Treepie
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius

Spotted Dove
Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis

White-breasted Waterhen
White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis



Thursday, June 10, 2021

Birds of Mount Abu June 2021 mountabubirds.blogspot.com.

 Birding during the Second Wave of COVID-19 In Raj IN.

Information regarding the changed guidelines and protocol to be adhered to from today.


Tourists, please note if you are visiting Mount Abu as a tourist it is mandatory to have an RT-PCR negative report 72 hours before, alternatively, those who have had both doses of the vaccine 28 days ago will be exempt from bringing an RT-PCR negative report. Please check to see if tourists may visit Mount Abu on weekends. I believe from Friday to Sunday there could be restrictions on tourists visiting this lush green Abode of the Gods.

Birding at the moment is low-key. The birds active during this period are the Indian Blackbird, Indian Golden oriole, Green Avadavat, Oriental Honey Buzzard and the Indian bird of Paradise. One also gets to see the Gray Jungle-fowl and the Red spur-fowl.


Green Avadavat
Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

Green Avadavat
Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

Green Avadavat
Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

Baya Weaver
Baya Weaver - Ploceus philippinus

Baya Weaver
Baya Weaver - Ploceus philippinus

Brahminy Starling
Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum 

Brahminy Starling
Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum 

Brown-headed Barbet
Brown-headed Barbet

Brown-headed Barbet
Brown-headed Barbet

Green Bee-eater
Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis

Indian Robin
Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus

Indian Robin
Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus

Indian White-eye
Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus

Little Swift
Little Swift - Apus affinis

Little Swift
Little Swift - Apus affinis

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis 

Red-vented Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul 

Red-vented Bulbul
Red-vented Bulbul 

Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

Spot-breasted Fantail
Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis 

Pied Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus

Pied Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus

Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet - Athene brama

Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet - Athene brama

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo

White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Yellow-throated Sparrow


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