Birding in December 2022

The first week of Dec 2022.

In our winters, daytime temperatures hover between 15 and 20 degrees. In December, nighttime temperatures drop below 10 degrees. Frozen conditions and temperatures down to -4 degrees are likely to occur in Abu. Birding during winter is stimulating throughout the cold seasons. Abu gets a few transient waterbirds such as the Common Pochard, Eurasian Coot, Eurasian Moorhen, Gadwall, Green-winged teal, Northern pintail, Northern Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Common Sandpiper, Common Snipe. A few variations of sandpipers, wagtails and cormorants are also photographed here. It’s the season of the year to capture an assortment of warblers, flycatchers and raptors.

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

RAPTORS IN THE FIRST WEEK OF DEC 2022.Mt Abu

RAPTORS 1 WEEK DEC2022. MT ABU.m4v

Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus

Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense

Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusc

Brown-headed Barbet - Psilopogon zeylanicus

Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

Indian Robin - Copsychus fulicatus

Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca

Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda

Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis

Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis

White-breasted Waterhen - Amaurornis phoenicurus

Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis

Raptors, vultures, migratory ducks and warblers have arrived in Mount Abu.

The last week of September 2021 saw some specular thunderstorms accompanied by heavy spates of rainfall. Looks like a prelude to climate change. The last week was more of a monsoon scenario, whereas, at this time of the year, the monsoon usually peter off. Our post-monsoon winter migrants have arrived. A few hobbies, Sparrow hawks, Harriers, Buzzards and water birds. I’m on the lookout for the warblers and flycatchers, as I have collected not much data for these small migrant species. Appreciate the collection I have presented. Click on any photograph to see the expanded view. Happy viewing.