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Birding in March 2022 Mount Abu mountabubirds.blogspot.com

 Birds of Mount Abu Last week of March 2022.

This year, many birds began nesting almost a month ahead of their normal nesting season. I wonder if this has anything to do with global warming. Below is a collection of birds that were photographed in the last week of March. 

22 March 2022

Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus 

Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus 

Green Bee-eater
Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis 

Gray Wagtail
Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

23 March 2022

Barn Swallow
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus 

Indian Silverbill
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Indian Silverbill
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Indian Silverbill
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Little Swift
Little Swift - Apus affinis

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

24 March 2022

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis 

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

25 March 2022

Brown-headed Barbet
Brown-headed Barbet - Psilopogon zeylanicus 

Indian Silverbill
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Indian Silverbill
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

26 March 2022

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Bonelli's Eagle -
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Green Bee-eater
Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

27 March 2022
Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata 

Bonelli's Eagle -  MOBBED BY SHAHEEN FALCON
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata MOBBED BY SHAHEEN FALCON 

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

Rufous Treepie
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda 
There were 5 birds and it seemed like the birds were wooing for their mates

Rufous Treepie
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda 

Rufous Treepie
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda 

Rufous Treepie
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda 

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius

28 March 2022

Jungle Babbler
Jungle Babbler - Turdoides striata

Jungle Babbler
Jungle Babbler - Turdoides striata
Two rival groups clashed. I enjoy seeing the other birds cheering the fighting birds.


29 March 2022

Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Nisaetus cirrhatus

Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Nisaetus cirrhatus

Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Changeable Hawk-Eagle - Nisaetus cirrhatus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Indian Silverbill
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica 

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri

Shikra
Shikra - Accipiter badius

Spot-breasted Fantail
Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

Spot-breasted Fantail
Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

30 March 2022

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 
Landed opposite me "It's Adio for this season will see you again in a year"

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Indian Silverbill
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

21 March 2022

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus

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

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis
It's fantastic to see birds in their courtship rituals here the male is offering food to the female



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