Showing posts with label #Pareij wetlands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Pareij wetlands. Show all posts

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Photo Galleries Pareij wetlands continuation Few more birds mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Pareij wetlands continuation Few more birds

Hope to put up the last of the birds from this exceptional area. Probably make another trip or two to get the birds that were out of reach and a few elusive ones in the marsh areas.


Red Avadavat Amandava amandava amandava   - Male
(My first)
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava amandava   - Female
(My first)
 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps   - Male 
(My first)

Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps   - Male 

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea   - In flight

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea   - In flight

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea   - In flight

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 

Ruff Philomachus pugnax 

Ruff Philomachus pugnax 

Rufous-tailed Lark Ammomanes phoenicura phoenicura 

Sarus Crane Grus antigone  

Sarus Crane Grus antigone   - A pair

Sarus Crane Grus Antigone - Family Group

Sarus Crane Grus antigone   - juvenile 

Sarus Crane Grus antigone   - A pair

Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus   - Male 

Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus   - Female

Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha 

Spotted Owlet Athene brama indica    

Spotted Owlet Athene brama indica    

Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus   -  in flight from below 
(My first)

Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus   - in flight from below

 White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus 

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii filifera   - Adult

Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus neglecta   - In flight from below 

Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
(My first)

Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis


To be concluded. 









Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Photo Galleries Pareij wetlands an amazing birding destination Gujarat. mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Pareij Wetlands is an amazing birding destination in Gujarat. Facebook birders a must destination. 

I had been planning for a long time to visit Gujarat to do some serious birding. Having been to Bunni, the grasslands in Kutch, the various water bodies along the national highways, Gir Forest and Thol, the famous migratory bird sanctuary I felt I needed to explore other potential areas. 
Eddie, a schoolmate who had dropped into Abu for a brief visit, suggested we go birding in the Kheda wetlands of Gujarat, an area 60 km out of Ahmedabad. I jumped at the offer, better to be a part of Gujarat at this time of the year rather than spending a long time in Abu freezing my butt off with the cold wave covering this part of the world. The trip to the Pareij wetlands was a way out trip to read more about the trip. Click the link. Pareij-wetlands-amazing-birding.
To save time and get the best out of our day trip, we hired a local guide Vishal who knows this area extremely well. To contact him, scroll to the end of the page.
I'm posting the birds that I clicked on my trip, hope you enjoy them I certainly enjoyed my trip by clicking these extraordinary birds found here. 



The area we visited is big, and to cover most of it would take a few days.

Birds of Pareji wetlands.


 Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus scolopaceus   - Adult male 

Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus scolopaceus   - Adult male 


Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans   - Adult 

Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus philippinus

Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus philippinus  


 Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus albirictus   - Adult

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus albirictus   - Adult

 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala   - Adult male 

Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala   - Adult Female.

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus himantopus  

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica   - Male

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica   - Male

 Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus   - Adult 

Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus   - Adult 

Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus 

Common Babbler Turdoides caudata caudata   

Common Babbler Turdoides caudata caudata

Common Hoopoe Upupa epops ceylonensis   

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 

Will post some more bird pictures tomorrow after editing till then adios. 

📱contact  I am Vishal a Project Assistant for the Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation.
                   Bird-watching and taking on birding guided tours in Gujarat at a nominal 
                   fee that helps pay for my studies.

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