Saturday, November 27, 2021

Birding in November 2021 Mount Abu.mountabubirds.blogspot.com

 Recording the Migratory birds in the Third week of November 2021.

Continued.

Today the sky opened up and the raptors came a visiting. The Booted Eagle, followed by the Long-legged Buzzard being mobbed by the Black-winged Kite, shortly followed by another Eagle mobbed by two Large-billed Crows. The Common Buzzard made its appearance later, who became a target for the swallows and Martins. The last to make its appearance was the Peregrine Falcon. (Shaheen).

To view the raptors if flight click on the slide shows 

20 Nov 2021.
Booted Eagle
Booted Eagle - Hieraaetus pennatus


Booted Eagle Mount Abu 20 Nov 21..m4v

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard  Mount Abu 20 Nov 21.m4v

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus


Long-legged Buzzard Mount Abu 20 Nov 21.m4v

Dusky Crag-Martin
Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor

Eurasian Crag-Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus  


Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus  



Friday, November 26, 2021

Birding in November 2021 Mount Abu.mountabubirds.blogspot.com

 Recording the Migratory birds in the Third week of November 2021.


16 Nov 2021.



Common House-Martin
Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum 

I have observed them in the winter months. They seem to be out of their range. The bird in the background is the Common House-Martin and the one in front above is the Craig Martin.


Eurasian Crag-Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Eurasian Crag-Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Hume's Warbler
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei


17 Nov 2021.

Ashy Drongo
Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus

Eurasian Crag-Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris


Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus 

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Rufous Treepie
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda

Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda

Rufous Treepie
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda

18 Nov2021.


Hume's Warbler
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei

Hume's Warbler
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei

Common Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus

White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens 


Tomorrow, I will update you for the rest of the week.





Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Birding in November 2021 Mount Abu.mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Recording the Migratory birds in the Third week of November 2021. 


We have entered the third week of November. Night conditions are regularly moving down. Last night it touched 6 degrees. This morning got up at 6;30 am, as the household dogs had put on a wailing display when my daughter left for her walk. I looked at the temperature. Recorder. It was 8 degrees. I joined the hounds in the garden to do a spot of birding with the rising sun. I was hoping the falcon would stop by as he usually does on many a dawn. It made my day as the first bird to see in my viewfinder was the Black Redstart, followed by the Red-breasted flycatcher. The chill in the air was invigorating. The throbbing bones of midnight seem to have faded as the radiations of the sun struck over the hilltop to the east of me. I did a bit of birding and only went in when my better half called for breakfast. Appreciate my birding for now.

15 Nov 2021.
Black Redstart
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros

Black Redstart
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros

Ashy Drongo
Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus

Ashy Drongo
Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Eurasian Crag-Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Hume's Warbler
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei

Hume's Warbler
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei

Hume's Warbler
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus 

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus 

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus 

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus 

Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva

Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva

Red-whiskered Bulbul
Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach



Look forward to the updates. It's "Chin chin" for now.


Sunday, November 14, 2021

Birding in November 2021 Mount Abu.mountabubirds.blogspot.com

 Recording the Migratory birds in the Second week of November 2021.
Continued:

13 Nov 2021.

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

Common House-Martin
Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum
This species is anything but common. Here it's RARE 

Dusky Crag-Martin
Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolo
Resident common.


Eurasian Crag-Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris
“Not uncommon” in winter.

Hume's Warbler
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei
winter visitor

Hume's Warbler
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei
Early morning bath in the dew drops.

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis
resident 

14 Nov 2021.

Ashy Prinia
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis 

Ashy Prinia
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis 

Dusky Crag-Martin
Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor

Eurasian Crag-Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Greater Coucal
Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis

Hume's Warbler
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei 

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva

Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva

Hope the third week of November will be a more fruitful week and I get to record some more migrants.


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