Friday, February 24, 2023

Birds Mount Abu in January 2023.

 Birds Mount Abu in January 2023.

Greetings from our small hill station in the new year. This is my initial post for the year 2023.
It is a fascinating place to visit. Visitors admire this Abode of the Gods. Bird watching is also good here. There are only a few notable species here, such as the Green Muni, the Spur Fowl, and the Indian Scimitar-Babbler, not neglect our Tawny-bellied Babbler. Abu, in comparison, is not a birding paradise comparable to other places.
 Before I rant on, let me wish all my viewers “A joyful overdue NEW YEAR”
On Christmas Eve, I visited Abu Road, a small town in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its picturesque landscapes and rich wildlife. Given the limited number of birders in the region, I used the chance to examine and document a wide range of bird species, particularly those residing in the foothills of Mount Abu, and investigate the reasons behind certain species not venturing higher up the hill. I noticed that the House Crow, Pied Bush-chat, Bay-backed shrike, Common Babbler, and Large Grey Babbler are rarely observed in Mount Abu. My interest in nature and wildlife dates back to my teenage years, and I hope that my bird species documentation in both Mount Abu and Abu Road will assist future birders who visit these regions in Rajasthan. As I compile my collection, I will post bird species photographs taken during the last week of December 2022.
1 Jan 2023.
Birds of Abu Road

Greater Coucal Resident
Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis

Greater Coucal - Resident
Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - winter visitor
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus winter visitor

Eurasian Sparrowhawk -winter visitor
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus winter visitor

House Crow
House Crow Corvus splendens not seen in Mount Abu

Rose-ringed Parakeet common
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 

Rufous Treepie
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda 

Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet Athene brama

White Wagtail
White Wagtail-Motacilla alba

White Wagtail
White Wagtail-Motacilla alba


2 Jan 2023.
Birds of Abu Road

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - winter visitor
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus winter visitor

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - winter visitor
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus 

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Pied Bushchat
Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

Pied Bushchat
Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)

White Wagtail
White Wagtail - Motacilla alba 

Birds of Mount Abu

Common Buzzard - winter visitor
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo winter visitor

Common Buzzard - winter visitor
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Long-legged Buzzard - winter visitor
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus 

Long-legged Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus 

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis 

3 Jan 2023.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - winter visitor
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus 

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus 

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

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

4 Jan 2023.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - winter visitor
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus 

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus 

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach 


5 Jan 2023 to 7 Jan 2023.
Black-winged Kite -Local migrant
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

Brown Rock Chat Resident
Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca

Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayii
Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayii 

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Long-tailed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

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



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