Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Birding in (January 2022.) Mount Abu.mountabubirds.blogspot.com

I photographed birds during the last week of January 2022. 

During the winter, migrants include Green-winged Teal, Common Pochard, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Bonelli’s Eagle, Common Buzzard, Long-Legged Buzzard, Brown Rock Chat are among the other birds seen here.
Next week, they will lift Sunday's lockdown, but they will maintain the night curfew.


Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus


22 January 2022.

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

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

White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

23 January 2022.

Blue Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush - Monticola solitarius

Blue Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush - Monticola solitarius

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus

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

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri 

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri 

Common Rosefinch
Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus

Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva

Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva

24 January 2022.
THE BIRD OF THE WEEK
I have recorded Eurasian Wryneck on three occasions herein 
Mount Abu. It's a rare bird for this place.

Eurasian Wryneck
Eurasian Wryneck - Jynx torquilla

Eurasian Wryneck
Eurasian Wryneck - Jynx torquilla

Eurasian Wryneck
Eurasian Wryneck - Jynx torquilla

Eurasian Wryneck
Eurasian Wryneck - Jynx torquilla


Eurasian Wryneck
Eurasian Wryneck - Jynx torquilla


Eurasian Wryneck
Eurasian Wryneck - Jynx torquilla

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

White-breasted Waterhen
White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis 

25 January 2022.

To be impressed with the slide shows I've put together, watch it on FULL and large screens. Happy viewing 

Black-winged Kite Jan 2022 Mt Abu.m4v

Clash of The Buzzards Mount Abu  25 Jan 2022.m4v

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo ariel battle Long-legged Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo ariel battle Long-legged Buzzard 

Common Rosefinch
Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus 

Common Rosefinch
Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus 

Lesser Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca

Lesser Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Spotted Dove
Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis


Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

26 January 2022.
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard -
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus  

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus  

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus  

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

House Sparrow
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 

Hume's Warbler
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei 

Hume's Warbler
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei 

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach 

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Indian Pond-Heron
Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayii 

28 January 2022.
Common Buzzard on prey 28 Jan 2022 Mt Abu.m4v

Greenish Warbler
Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides 

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

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticu

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticu

White-breasted Waterhen
White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus 

White-breasted Waterhen
White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus 

Woolly-necked Stork
Woolly-necked Stork - Ciconia episcopus

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

29 January 2022.

Brown Rock Chat
Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca 

Brown Rock Chat
Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca 

Cattle Egret
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis 

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus

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

Rufous Treepie
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

30 January 2022.
Gray Wagtail 30 Jan 2022 Mt Abu.m4v

Indian Robin
Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus 

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

White-bellied Drongo
White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens 

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

31 January 2022.
Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Greenish Warbler
Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides

Indian White-eye
Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus  

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

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

Now that January 2022 has ended. The weekend curfew has been lifted. I wish those heading here for a brief vacation and an enjoyable stay.












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