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Birds in the Third and fourth week of August 2022. Mt Abu. 

The monsoon season brought more rainfall than usual this year in the small hill station of Rajasthan. In August 2022, most of the time it is cloudy, which makes photographing birds in the last two weeks of August 2022 not ideal. I took some snaps that I considered would intrigue you during that time. Here is a selection of birds I captured during this time.

 In August 2022, I recorded the following birds: Indian Yellow Tit, Common Myna, Green Avadavat, House sparrow, Indian Robin, Indian Silverbill, Pied Cuckoo, Oriental Magpie Robin, Red-vented Bulbul, Red-wattled Lapwing, Rose-ringed parakeet, White-throated Kingfisher, White-spotted fantail, and Yellow-eyed Babbler.

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"Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, sitting on a rock on a foggy day."
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher - Cyornis tickelliae


Tickell's Blue Flycatcher August 2022   Mount Abu.m4v

"Oriental Magpie-Robin, sitting on a bougainvillea branch."
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis


Oriental Magpie-Robin August 2022 Mt Abu.m4v

"Indian Paradise-Flycatcher, with prey on a datepalm tree."
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher - Terpsiphone paradisi 

"Indian Paradise-Flycatcher, collage."
Indian Paradise-Flycatcher - Terpsiphone paradisi 

"Pied Cuckoo, perched on a high tension wire."
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus


Pied Cuckoo   August 2022 Mount Abu.m4v

"Red-rumped Swallow, carrying nesting material."
Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica


Red-rumped Swallow August  022   Mount Abu.m4v

"Black-winged Kite, flying overhead."
Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

"Brahminy Starling, perched on a mulberry tree."
Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

"Common Tailorbird, perched on a grapevine tree"
Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius.

"Dusky Crag-Martin< resident flting overhead."
Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor 

"Greater Coucal, resident looking for prey."
Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis

"Greater Coucal, perched on a date palm tree."
Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis

"House Sparrow, perched on a gate."
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

"ID requested Blyth's Reed Warbler but I can't rule out Sykes's.Perched on a branch."
ID requested Blyth's Reed Warbler but I can't rule out Sykes's.

"Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus, resident common sitting in the garden."
Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus 

"Indian Silverbill,resident searching for seed in the garden."
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica 

I"ndian Silverbill, a pair sitting in the garden."
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica 

"Indian Yellow Tit, resident taking off."
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus 

"Indian Yellow Tit, perched on a wire."
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus 

" Jungle Babbler Jungle Babbler - Turdoides striata Ribal gangs having it out Territorial dispute."
Jungle Babbler - Turdoides striata Ribal gangs having it out Territorial dispute.

"Laughing Dove, on the floor looking for grain."
Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis 

"Laughing Dove, sitting on a wire."
Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis 

"Little Grebe. snapped in the stream."
Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis

"Little Grebe, resident common in the water."
Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis

"Little Swift, gliding through the air overhead."
Little Swift - Apus affinis

" Long-tailed Shrike Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach Return of the shrike after his monsoon break."
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach Return of the shrike after his monsoon break

"Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen), flying towards the tower."
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus

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"Purple Sunbird, on a banana flower."
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

"Purple Sunbird, on a banana flower."
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

"Purple Sunbird, on a banana flower."
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

"Red-vented Bulbul, perched on a pipe."
Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer

"Red-whiskered Bulbul,sitting on the garden wall."
Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus  

"Red-whiskered Bulbul, resident collage."
Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus  


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"Shikra, searching for prey"
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

"Shikra, resident perched on a date palm tree."
Shikra - Accipiter badius 

"Streak-throated Swallow, my first sighting of this species in Mount Abu, perched on a wire."
Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola 
A lifer for me here in Mount Abu.
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"Streak-throated Swallow, my first sighting of this species in Mount Abu, perched on a wire."
Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola

"Streak-throated Swallow, flying over head."
Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola

" White-throated Kingfisher, resident common,perched on a wire."
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis 

"White-throated Kingfisher, taking off."
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis 

"Yellow-eyed Babbler, in the tall grass."
Yellow-eyed Babbler - Chrysomma sinense.



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Location: Mount Abu, Rajasthan 307501, India

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