Birding in the third and Fourth week of February.
24 February 2019.
Today got a call of a sighting of the Blue-capped Rock Thrush around the Sunset point area. We immediately dashed off to see if we could photograph this extremely rare species in this part of the world. Unfortunately, we did not get to record this bird, we then planned to cover as many birding areas as we could. Appreciate the birds photographed on the 24 Feb 2019.
Black-winged stilt - Himantopus himantopus
Common Teal - Anas crecca - Male
Dusky Crag Martin - Hirundo concolor
Gadwall Anas strepera - Pair
Northern Pintail - Anas acuta
Northern Shoveler -Anas clypeata
Northern Shoveler -Anas clypeata - Female
Red Whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus
Shaheen Falcon - Falco peregrinus peregrinator
Shaheen Falcon - Falco peregrinus peregrinator
Shikra Accipiter badius
White-bellied drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis
25 February 2019
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus - Female in flight
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus - Female in flight
White-spotted fantail Rhipidura albogularis
27 February 2019.
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Long-legged buzzard - Buteo rufinus
Shikra Accipiter badius
28 February 2019
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris - flock
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
This species was a lifer for me. Never really looked at the photographs carefully let it pass assuming it to be the residential Dusky Crag Martin. On Scrutinizing my previous year's photographs I realized I had snapped this species before. I assume it must be a winter visitor like the Alpine Swift. This last find sure made my Feb birding experience a memorable one.
