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Birding in December 2022

The first week of Dec 2022.

In our winters, daytime temperatures hover between 15 and 20 degrees. In December, nighttime temperatures drop below 10 degrees. Frozen conditions and temperatures down to -4 degrees are likely to occur in Abu. Birding during winter is stimulating throughout the cold seasons. Abu gets a few transient waterbirds such as the Common Pochard, Eurasian Coot, Eurasian Moorhen, Gadwall, Green-winged teal, Northern pintail, Northern Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Common Sandpiper, Common Snipe. A few variations of sandpipers, wagtails and cormorants are also photographed here. It’s the season of the year to capture an assortment of warblers, flycatchers and raptors.


Common Buzzard - winter visitor
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

RAPTORS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DEC 2022.Mt Abu


RAPTORS 1 WEEK DEC2022. MT ABU.m4v

Ashy Drongo - winter visitor
Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus

Ashy Drongo
Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus

Black-rumped Flameback
Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense

Black-rumped Flameback
Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense

Brown Rock Chat
Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusc

Brown-headed Barbet
Brown-headed Barbet - Psilopogon zeylanicus

Brown-headed Barbet
Brown-headed Barbet - Psilopogon zeylanicus

Eurasian Crag-Martin - winter visitor
Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris



Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Indian Robin
Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus 

Lesser Whitethroat - winter visitor
Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca 

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Purple Sunbird
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Rufous Treepie
Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda 

Spotted Dove
Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis

Tree Pipit - winter visitor
Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis

Tree Pipit
Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis

Tree Pipit
Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis

White-breasted Waterhen
White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis 

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis 

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis 



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