Birding in December Mount Abu.
It’s been a cool third week of December. Frost has virtually embraced all the fields and automobiles every dawn for the last few days. Birding has been not too bad. It delighted me to see many more winter visitors have landed. The number of (Green-winged teals, Pochard, Eurasian Coot, Gadwall, Northern pintail, Northern Shoveler, Tufted Duck, and Common Sandpiper) has gone up. Hopefully, I see their figures grow by mid-January. Admire the captures and slideshows I have presented for your viewing.
15 Dec 2021.
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| Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolo |
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| Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolo |
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Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum
RARE for this region |
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| Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus |
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| Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus |
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White-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucotis
An occasional visitor is not so common |
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| White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens |
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| White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens |
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| Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo |
I'm posting a raptor and would appreciate your feedback on its ID.It's the Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
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| Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus |
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| Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata |
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| Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor |
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| Eurasian Griffon - Gyps fulvus |
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| Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei |
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| Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus |
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| Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus |
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| Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus |
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| White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens |
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| Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
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| Rock Pigeon - Columba livia |
17 Dec 2021.
Let me show you the little lake in front of the Mahadeva Temple, just before Achalgarh. I lovingly refer to it as THE DUCK POND OF MOUNT ABU. It's our miniature Bharatpur migratory sanctuary for our feathery buddy who comes from thousands of kilometres afar. This small body of water is home to a variety of wild ducks, including (Green-winged teals, Pochard, Eurasian Coot, Gadwall, Northern pintail, Northern Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Sandpiper,) as well as other winter visitors like Bluethroat, wagtails, Green Avadavat, Siberian Stonechat, pipits, and buntings.
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| Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo |
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| Ducks sp mixed bag |
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| Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra |
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| Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra |
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| Gadwall - Mareca strepera |
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| Gadwall - Mareca strepera |
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| Gadwall - Mareca strepera |
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea |
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| Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus |
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| Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus |
This is one Slide show you should watch in FULL SCREEN to see the beauty of these birds
Green-winged Teal Mount Abu 17 Dec 2021.m4v
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| Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| Northern Pintail - Anas acuta |
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| Northern Pintail - Anas acuta |
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| Northern Pintail - Anas acuta |
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| Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula |
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| Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula |
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| White-browed Wagtail - Motacilla maderaspatensis |
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| Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus |
I will post shortly Merry Christmas Folks Cheers for tonight.
