Birding the last few days of August 2021.
In the last week of August, I observed a few raptors. Seeing the Eurasian Marsh-Harrier in Abu so early in the year surprised me. Heavy traffic and many tourists made it impossible for me to go to the Duck Pond. I saw other raptors like Black-winged Kites, Bonelli’s Eagles, Honey Buzzards, and Shikra instead. It elated me to see a solitary “Indian Vulture” soaring through our area. Once a common sight in the sixties and seventies today to lay eyes, one of them is watching a miracle happening. Looking forward to some rain in September, if the rainfall is an anchor of August, next year will be a trying year for us Abuites. THE BIRDS AND BEASTS WILL BE AT THE MERCY OF DRY WATER HOLES AND PARCHED STREAMS. Click on any photograph to see the expanded view. Happy viewing.
23 Aug 2021
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| Eurasian Marsh-Harrier - Circus aeruginosus |
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| Eurasian Marsh-Harrier - Circus aeruginosus |
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| Woolly-necked Stork - Ciconia episcopus |
Woolly-necked Stork Slide Show
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| Gadwall - Mareca strepera A duck a solitary one at that, left me wondering how come? |
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| Gadwall - Mareca strepera |
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| Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense |
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| Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor |
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
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| Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus |
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| Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus |
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| Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus |
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| Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica |
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| Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata |
24 August 2021
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| Brown-headed Barbet - Psilopogon zeylanicus |
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| Brown-headed Barbet - Psilopogon zeylanicus |
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
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| Indian Vulture - Gyps indicus |
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| Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis |
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| Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis |
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| Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica |
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| Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica |
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| Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata |
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| Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata |
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| Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata |
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| Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis |
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| White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus |
25 Aug 2021
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| Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius |
Common Tailorbird and chicks Mount Abu August 2021.m4v
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis
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| Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata |
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| Sykes's Warbler - Iduna rama |
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| Sykes's Warbler - Iduna rama |
26 Aug 2021
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| Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata |
Bonelli's Eagle Mount Abu Aug 2021.m4v
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| Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca |
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| Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca |
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| Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius |
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| Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
27 Aug 2021
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| Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus |
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| White-browed Wagtail - Motacilla maderaspatensis |
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| White-browed Wagtail - Motacilla maderaspatensis |
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| White-browed Wagtail - Motacilla maderaspatensis |
28 Aug 2021
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| Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum The berry seen in the bird's beak had me puzzled as to what it was |
and found the tree, It's the berry of the Curry lease (Kadi Patta) tree.
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saula |
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| Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica |
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| Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus |
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| Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata |
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| White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus Sub adult |
30 Aug 2021
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| Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus |
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| Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis |
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| White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus |
31 Aug 2021
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| Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca |
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| Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca |
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| Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca |
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| Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus |
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| Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus |
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| Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis |
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| White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus |
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