October birding: Migrating birds, raptors, and clear skies.
The third week of October brought delightful weather, making it a perfect time for birdwatchers and travellers alike. The hillsides of Mount Abu resounded with birds' melodious songs, and the air had a crisp feel to it.
Excitement filled the air as we happily received a variety of migratory birds, including the charming Greenish Warblers, vibrant Red-breasted Flycatchers, agile Tree Pipits, graceful Gray Wagtails, and the ever-elusive Lesser Whitethroats. Among these seasonal visitors, majestic raptors like the Common Buzzard, Bonelli’s Eagle, and Sparrowhawk graced the skies, captivating birdwatchers with their aerial prowess. Seeing these seasonal visitors in their natural habitat is an indelible memory, highlighting the splendour of nature’s rhythms.
With the influx of tourists expected during Diwali, birders capture winter migrants at Mount Abu.
In honour of this energetic season, I have put together a compilation of bird pictures from the third week of October. Let’s indulge in the captivating beauty of Abu’s bird species together.
Bird of the week
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| Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus |
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| Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus |
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| Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus |
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| Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus |
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| Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca |
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| Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca Mt Abu Oct 2024 |
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| Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus |
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| Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
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| Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus |
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| Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafe |
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| Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafe |
Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata Mt Abu Oct 2024.mp4
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| Western House-Martin Delichon urbicum |
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| Western House-Martin Delichon urbicum |
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| White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens |
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| White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens Mt Abu Oct 2024 |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis |
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| Hunters Moon |
| the full moon clicked from Mount Abu. |
The Winter Bunting Count is Back!
Join us for the 3rd edition of the Bunting Count, running from 1st October 2024 to 30th April 2025!
Here's how you can participate:
* look for buntings and add them to your eBird lists while birding.
* Share your complete lists of bunting sightings with eBird User ID: HKBWS Land-bird
* If you've birded between the 1st–23rd of October and spotted any buntings, you can still share those lists with the above User ID!
For more details, visit 👉 bird count.in/event/bunting-count
Hi everyone,
Here is the 2024 eBird taxonomy update! It includes new species splits, lumps and name changes that are important for birders in India.
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