Birding in the last two weeks of September 2022. Mount Abu.

Overcast skies and thundershowers occasionally marked the last two weeks of September. Migrants have already made their presence known. Black-winged kites—long-tailed shrieks are local migrants. Warblers are already here in small numbers. In addition, green-winged teal is among the migratory ducks that have landed on the duck pond. There are a few Northern Pintails, Gadwalls. and moorhens. Some early migrant raptors include the Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Hobby and Eurasian Kestrel.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

This year, the Eurasian Sparrowhawks landed earlier than the other migratory raptors.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus.mp4

Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Booted Eagle - Hieraaetus pennatus

Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo

Eurasian Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus

Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga

Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga .mp4

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) mobbed by Black winged kite

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus mobbed by Black-winged Kite

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus

Asian brown flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica

A Lifer for me probably the first time observed and photographed here in Mount Abu.

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica

Barn swallows, also known as the Common Swallow, are our winter visitors. They have arrived early for this location and time of the year/

Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica

Blyth's Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus dumetorum

The Blyth's Reed Warbler status ? Passage migrant? or winter visitor? I have observed this species for years, so I assume it's a winter migrant.

Blyth's Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus dumetorum

Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca

Eurasian Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus

Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca

Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis

Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides

Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatusIndian

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca

Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus.

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri

Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata

Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis

Laughing Dove - Streptopelia senegalensis

Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayii

White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis Regurgitation

White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Migratory Raptors, ducks and warblers were observed in December 2020.

Our winter is in full swing. I have been trying to identify the various Buzzards that visit our area. Differentiating some Buzzards in our region is difficult, as it has covered not much regarding their taxon and the range they cover. I face the same dilemma with identifying warblers, swallows and martins. Appreciate the birds I have covered so far in Dec 2020. If anyone viewing the various species feels or knows, that I have not nailed the correct species with their names, point out the mistake so I can correct it.

8 Dec 2020.