MOUNT ABU BIRDS MY PERSONAL COLLECTION: #Bharatpur bird sanctuary

Birding in January 2020.

I've tried to cover as many of our winter migrants in the unique area of Abu. Fewer migrants have come this year. I miss seeing the Steppe eagle and the Tawny Eagle that frequented Abu a few years ago. Now that the DUMPS are removed these birds have migrated to other areas. Visited our mini Bharatpur water body in the Oriya area on the 23 and there were around 200 odd birds. Enjoy the collection I have put together.

23 January 2020.

Common Pochard - Aythya ferina

Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra

Gadwall - Mareca strepera

Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca

Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis

Northern Pintail - Anas acuta

Northern Shoveler - Spatula clypeata

Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula

White-browed Wagtail - Motacilla maderaspatensis

Birds of Mount Abu Birds in December 2019.

Abu will soon be bustling with people as Christmas is just 6 days away. Quite a few holidaymakers make it up the hill to enjoy the chill of Abu and enjoy their stay here. Abu is not a popular spot for birders. They prefer other places like Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Ranthambhore National Park, Desert National Park, and Bund Baretha. Back to our birding in the abode of the gods.

18 December 2019.

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros

Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos

Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Shikra - Accipiter badius

19 December 2019.

Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri

White-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucotis

A RARE visitor to our area recorded this species once before.

White-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucotis

20 December 2019.

Over the last few days, I Recently, noticed that whenever a Eurasian Sparrowhawk appears, the pigeons in the area fly away together in a group towards the predator in an attempt to defend themselves. and able to drive him out of this place. They appear to have developed a defensive strategy of keeping the would-be predator at bay.