Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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

Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary birds in Jan 2021.

Over the past three weeks, there have been reports of birds dying in various parts of the country in view of these incidents, Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, has directed officials to be more vigilant in view of the death of crows and other incidents of bird deaths because of avian influenza in various states of the country and different districts of the state. Unusual incidents are being monitored in all bird sanctuaries, Sambar lake and other wetlands where large migratory birds congregate. Government has tasked all poultry operators to monitor the health of their birds. Be warned, do not approach "Dead or dying wild birds" it might infect them with avian influenza. H5N1 is highly contagious.

On the 7 Jan 2021, Mohan and self visited our favourite haunt, the Duck Pond, to take an account of our winter visitors. Birding went well, got the Blue Rock-Thrush, Black Redstarts, Bluethroat, White-eared Bulbul, White-browed Wagtail, White-capped Bunting and the usual ducks. Appreciate the observations and photographs presented.

7 Jan 2021.

Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica

Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros

Common Pochard Aythya ferina

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Gadwall Mareca strepera

Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Northern Pintail - Anas acuta

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis

White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti

White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis

Photographed a few other birds on the 7 Jan 21. not related to the duck pond area.

Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus

Indian Yellow Tit Machlolophus aplonotus

Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva

Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis

Will be back shortly with a collection of Mount Abu Birds observed and photographed in the second week of Jan 2021. To watch my latest posts follow my blog.mountabubirds.blogspot.com

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.