Thursday, March 16, 2023

Birds Mount Abu February 2023.

Birds of Mount Abu in the third week of February 2023.

Overall, February is an engaging month for birdwatching, with the potential to see both resident and migratory birds in their natural environments, showcasing a range of behaviours and plumage.I have indeed spotted many diverse species of birds of prey on Mount Abu during the winter months, making it a popular wintering site for raptors. Among the birds known to migrate to Mount Abu during winter are:

  • Bonelli's Eagle
  • Booted Eagle
  • Common Buzzard
  • Long-legged Buzzard
  • Steppe Eagle
  • Imperial Eagle
  • Tawny Eagle
  • Greater Spotted Eagle
  • Osprey
  • Eurasian Marsh Harrier
  • Pallid Harrier
  • Montagu's Harrier
  • Eurasian Hobby
  • Eurasian Kestrel
  • Eurasian Sparrowhawk
  • Peregrine Falcon
  • Changeable Hawk-Eagle


Bonelli's Eagle - winter visitor
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata


Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata).mp4

Common Buzzard - winter visitor
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - winter visitor
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

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




Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus with prey .mp4

Egyptian Vulture  Once common now rare
Egyptian Vulture - Neophron percnopterus 

Gray Heron -winter visitor
Gray Heron - Ardea cinerea

Gray Heron - not common
Gray Heron - Ardea cinerea

Great Egret - winter visitor
Great Egret - Ardea alba 

Black-rumped Flameback -resident
Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense

Black-rumped Flameback
Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense

Common Chiffchaff - winter visitor
Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

Common Chiffchaff - collage
Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

Dusky Crag-Martin - resident
Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor

Hume's Warbler - winter visitor
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei 

Hume's Warbler
Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei

Indian Robin - reswident
Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus 

Indian Yellow Tit -resident
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Indian Yellow Tit
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Laughing Dove - resident
Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis

Lesser Whitethroat - winter visitor
Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca 

Oriental Magpie-Robin - resident
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis 

Oriental Magpie-Robin - male
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis 

Rose-ringed Parakeet - resident
Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri 

Spot-breasted Fantail - resident
Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

Spot-breasted Fantail
Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

White-throated Kingfisher - resident
White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Yellow-throated Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow (Gymnoris xanthocollis)

Yellow-throated Sparrow resident
Yellow-throated Sparrow (Gymnoris xanthocollis)


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