Birds of Mount Abu May 2021 mountabubirds.blogspot.com.

 Birding during the Second Wave of COVID-19 in Raj IN.

Before I post my blog, a glimpse of the Pandemic and the destruction in the Second Wave of the Pandemic

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To contain the runaway surge of COVID-19, the Rajasthan government will impose a complete lockdown from 5 a.m. on 10 May to May 24. 

Birding in the first week of May 2021 was low-key, as during the day the UV in Abu is high because of its elevation. My backyard birding during this second wave was early morning or late evening. If I spotted a buzzard or an eagle during the day, it was a bonus. Appreciate my observations and collection of birds photographed during this period. I see hard days ahead for us common folks in the months to come.

Brown-headed Barbet - Psilopogon zeylanicus

Brown-headed Barbet - Psilopogon zeylanicus

Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum

Greater Coucal - Mobbed by Spot-breasted Fantail

Greater Coucal - Mobbed by Spot-breasted Fantail

Greater Coucal - Mobbed by Spot-breasted Fantail

Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis 

Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis 

Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis

Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus

Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus

Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus

Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosus

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Jungle Babbler - Turdoides striata

Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis 

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus 

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus 

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus 

Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

Shikra - Accipiter badius

Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis

White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

Mount Abu Birding March 2021 mountabubirds.blogspot.com.

Birdwatching in Mount Abu March 2021. 

Due to COVID-19, I stayed away from the hillside because many people from different parts of the country were visiting Abu for a quick vacation. During the month of March 2021, birding was on a LOW KEY. I did my daily backyard birding. On March 4, I left the home to photograph the last of our migrating ducks and other water species. I'm eager to make the last journey in a day or so to see if any Stragglers are still around. I hope my photos inspire more people to participate in bird watching and recording in their own towns and localities.

1 March 2021.

Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops

Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops

Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca

Brown-headed Barbet - Psilopogon zeylanicus

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus.

Sulphur-bellied Warbler - Phylloscopus griseolus

Sulphur-bellied Warbler - Phylloscopus griseolus

Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros

White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus

Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis 

2 March 2021.

Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros

Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca 

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo 

Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus

Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus 

Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda 

White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

3 March 2021.

Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros

Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense 

Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense 

Brown-headed Barbet - Psilopogon zeylanicus

 

Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus 

Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus 

Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus 

Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides

Indian Scimitar-Babbler - Pomatorhinus horsfieldii  

Indian Scimitar-Babbler 

Indian Scimitar-Babbler - Pomatorhinus horsfieldii  

Indian Scimitar-Babbler - Pomatorhinus horsfieldii  

Indian Scimitar-Babbler - Pomatorhinus horsfieldii  

Indian Scimitar-Babbler - Pomatorhinus horsfieldii  

Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena 

Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena 

Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena 

Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena 

Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena 

Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena 

Little Egret - Egretta garzetta 

Little Egret - Egretta garzetta 

Olive-backed Pipit - Anthus hodgsoni

Olive-backed Pipit - Anthus hodgsoni

Olive-backed Pipit - Anthus hodgsoni

Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva 

Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus 

Spotted Owlet - Athene brama 

White-browed Wagtail - Motacilla maderaspatensis

White-browed Wagtail - Motacilla maderaspatensis

Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

Tomorrow will post my episode at the Duck Pond of Abu till then Adeo