Birding Diwali holiday season Mount Abu
Continued from the previous post,
Our Winter season in Abu should be in full swing by mid-November. Night temperatures hover around 10 degrees. Sunny skies and cheerful days create an excellent scene for birders to devote a few days here. As I have pointed out earlier, show up only after the Diwali rush has departed. Hotel tariffs will be reasonable and no buzzing of vehicular traffic. Like the snaps, I’ve posted.
4 Nov 2021.
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea |
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea |
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| Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus |
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| Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus |
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| Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus |
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| Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
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| Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis |
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| Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis |
5 Nov 2021
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| Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis |
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| Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus |
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| Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis |
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
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| Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos |
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| Shikra - Accipiter badius |
6 Nov 2021.
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| Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus |
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| Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus |
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| Eurasian Griffon - Gyps fulvus |
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| Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus |
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| Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus |
7 Nov 2021
The first week of November has flown by. Tourists are here in the thousands. In another few days, the volume will go down. I will then try to cover the various pockets that are visited by our winter migrants. Pipits, buntings and our wild ducks are yet to be observed and photographed.
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| Black Stork - Ciconia nigra |
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| Black Stork - Ciconia nigra |
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| Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
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| Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
Flocks of these martins visit this small hill station. They are our rare winter visitors.
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea |
Winter visitor
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea Territorial display |
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| Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis |
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| Shikra - Accipiter badius |
Brilliant birding season this is gonna be ....I can feel it on my feathers 🦆🦆🦆
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