Review of Migratory Birds, Third week of October 2021.
I had expected to see more warblers and flycatchers land up, but their absence so far has been disappointing. The green warblers, Hume’s warblers, Blyth’s Reed Warbler, and the Red-breasted flycatcher are here. A few ducks such as the Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, and Gadwal, are here. Their numbers will swell in the coming months when the level of the water goes down and food will be available in plenty. This year, the number of Black-winged kites has gone up. Appreciate my observations of Mount Abu’s wild and migratory birds.
15 Oct 2021.
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| Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus |
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| Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum This species of Martins seen here are apparently out of their range. It definitely makes them RARE to be seen here. |
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| Egyptian Vulture - Neophron percnopterus |
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| Egyptian Vulture - Neophron percnopterus |
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| Gadwall - Mareca strepera |
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea |
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| Gray-breasted Prinia - Prinia hodgsonii |
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| Grey-breasted Prinia - Prinia hodgsonii juvenile |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| Little Cormorant - Microcarbo niger |
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| Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda |
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| Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata |
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| Shikra - Accipiter badius |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
16 Oct 2021.
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| Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros |
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| Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros |
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| Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus |
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| Blyth's Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus dumetorum |
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| Blyth's Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus dumetorum |
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| Blyth's Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus dumetorum |
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| Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum |
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| Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius |
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| Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius |
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea |
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea |
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| Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca |
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| Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis |
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| White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus |
17 Oct 2021.
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| Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense |
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| Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus |
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| Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
18 Oct 2021.
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| Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus |
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| Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus |
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| Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo |
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| Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo |
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| Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo |
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| Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo |
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| Migratory ducks |
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| Migratory ducks |
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| Gadwall - Mareca strepera |
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| Little Cormorant - Microcarbo niger |
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| Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
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| Northern Pintail - Anas acuta |
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| Oriental Turtle-Dove - Streptopelia orientalis Wonderful to see one of these here. Few make it up the hill |
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| Oriental Turtle-Dove - Streptopelia orientalis |
19 Oct 2021.
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea |
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| Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis |
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| Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis |
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| Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei |
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| Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei |
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| Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis |
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| Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri |
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| Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis |
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| Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis |
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| Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis |
20 Oct 23021.
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| Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca |
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| Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo |
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| Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo |
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| Gray-breasted Prinia - Prinia hodgsonii |
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| Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca |
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| Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus |
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| Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus |
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| Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer The Bulbul feasts on these Yellow Trumpet flowers |
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| Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer |
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| Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata |
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| Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata |
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| Shikra - Accipiter badius |
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| Shikra - Accipiter badius |
21 Oct 2021.
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| Asian Koel - Eudynamys scolopaceus I wish I had got a clearer shot. These birds are common down in the plains. Here in Abu, it's a treat to spot them. |
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| Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus |
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| Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus |
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| Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum Sub Adult |
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| Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum |
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| Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum |
This species of house martin seems way out of its range, I have recorded them before. I wonder if the Eurasian Hobby preys on them. Have observed hobbies with prey probably the swallows and martins that are here.
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| Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum |
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| ID required |
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| ID required |
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| Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis |
