Recording the Migratory birds in the First week of November 2022.

The first week of November has flown by. There were thousands of tourists here for Diwali in October. The viral infection in our Abode had infected me, so I did not venture out. With joint pains and a sore throat with a persistent cough, it was a trying time. I birded around my area for short periods of time. The Eurasian Sparrow-hawk, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Eurasian Crag-Martin, Greenish Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Common Buzzard, and Gray Wagtail can all be seen among the winter visitors and migrant birds.

Despite snapping and recording a few raptors, their numbers seem low. Here is a compilation of my observations. Mount Abu's birds will delight you.

1 Nov 2022.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus: Winter visitor. I have observed this species over the years and have seen that they are not as common as the other migratory birds.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense Resident

House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

2 Nov 2022.

Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris “Not uncommon” in the winter

Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides

Common winter/passage migrant. Arrives as early as the first week of August.

Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides

White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

Yellow-throated Sparrow Resident. Not uncommon. In November numbers increased. Breeds in April / May. Butler (1875) found it “very abundant at Mount Aboo” and breeding in April.

3 Nov 2022.