Observing birds on Mount Abu in Jan 2022.
Greetings from our small hill station in the new year. This is my initial post for the year 2022.
It is a fascinating place to visit. Visitors admire this Abode of the Gods. Bird watching is also good here. There are only a few exceptional species here, such as the Green Munia, the Spur Fowl, and the Indian Scimitar-Babbler, not neglect our Tawny-bellied Babbler. Abu, in comparison, is not a birding paradise comparable to other places.
Before I rant on, let me wish all my viewers “A joyful NEW YEAR” may the ongoing pandemic be a matter of the past and may we see merrier and less stress-free days.
The initial week of January 2022 has been gloomy for birders. The weather has been dreary with overcast skies and an intermittent shower or two of drizzle.
1 January 2022.
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| White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens |
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| Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca |
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| Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor |
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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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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens |
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| Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata |
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| Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo |
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| Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus |
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| Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus |
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| Shikra - Accipiter badius |
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| Shikra - Accipiter badius |
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| Shikra - Accipiter badius |
2 January 2022.
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| Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra |
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| Gray Heron - Ardea cinerea |
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Gray Heron - Ardea cinerea
Vagrant |
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Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides
common winter;/passage migrant. |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| Intermediate Egret - Ardea intermediaIntermediate |
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| Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus
Winter visitor |
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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 |
3 January 2022. |
| Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca |
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| Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayii |
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| Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus |
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| Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus |
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| Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis |
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| Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus |
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| Shikra - Accipiter badius |
4 January 2022.
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Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata
Mobbed by Black winged Kite |
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Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata
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To see the battle in the sk between these to raptors watch in full screen
Bonelli's Eagle mobbed by Black winged Kite Mt Abu 4Jan 2022.
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| Egyptian Vulture - Neophron percnopterus |
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Sulphur-bellied Warbler - Phylloscopus griseolus
Common Winter visitor |
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| Sulphur-bellied Warbler - Phylloscopus griseolus |
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| White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens |
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| White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens |
5 January 2022.
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| Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus |
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| Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita |
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| Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita |
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| Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis |
My birder's adage,
I will go a birding,
Come mist or overcast skies,
HAIL OR RAIN WILL NOT DETER MY PURPOSE,
A BIRDING I WILL DO.
Hello, I just seen your blog, its really good stuff, myself Chriswood Rodrigues from Mumbai, just want to inform you that I'll be visiting Mt.Abu in a weeks time, so if possible let's do some birding together.
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Chris
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Hi Chriswood, Sorry for the delay in replying. Sure mate do let me know when U are making it up the hill. If I'm out of station there a few of my other birder friends who will be happy to accompany another birder here.
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Ains
Hi, I arrived 2 days ago, just settled in, let me know when I can join u guys.
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Regards,
Chriswood
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