Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Mount Abu Birding (February 2022 )mountabubirds.blogspot.com.

Birding in Mount Abu Sanctuary first week of Feb 2022.

Today I’m posting some pictures taken of our winter migrants at our few meagre water bodies around Mount Abu. These are our regular visitors Gadwall, Green-winged. Teal, Northern Pintail, Tufted Duck, Common Pochard, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Coot, Eurasian Moorhen. These draw raptors like the buzzards, Black Eagle, Steppe Eagle, and Peregrine Falcon.

4 February 2022.

Common Pochard - Aythya ferina

Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra

Northern Pintail - Anas acuta

Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca

Eurasian Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus

Gadwall - Mareca strepera

Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis

Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis

Green-winged Teal Winter visitors Mount Abu.m4v

Watch the Above slide show of the Green-winged Teal in Fullscreen to see their beauty.

I'm posting a YouTube video of the Mating of the "Majestic Falco" The Shaheen Falcon Mount Abu.

The first-ever mating sequence is Recorded here at this small hill station in Rajasthan, India.

Monday, December 27, 2021

Birding in the last month of the year 2021 in Mount Abu mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birding in December Mount Abu.

It’s been a cool third week of December. Frost has virtually embraced all the fields and automobiles every dawn for the last few days. Birding has been not too bad. It delighted me to see many more winter visitors have landed. The number of (Green-winged teals, Pochard, Eurasian Coot, Gadwall, Northern pintail, Northern Shoveler, Tufted Duck, and Common Sandpiper) has gone up. Hopefully, I see their figures grow by mid-January. Admire the captures and slideshows I have presented for your viewing.

15 Dec 2021.

Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolo

Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum
RARE for this region

Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus

White-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucotis
An occasional visitor is not so common

White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

I'm posting a raptor and would appreciate your feedback on its ID.

It's the Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

16 Dec 2021.

Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus

Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor

Eurasian Griffon - Gyps fulvus

Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei

Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus

White-bellied Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens

Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Rock Pigeon - Columba livia

17 Dec 2021.

Let me show you the little lake in front of the Mahadeva Temple, just before Achalgarh. I lovingly refer to it as THE DUCK POND OF MOUNT ABU. It's our miniature Bharatpur migratory sanctuary for our feathery buddy who comes from thousands of kilometres afar. This small body of water is home to a variety of wild ducks, including (Green-winged teals, Pochard, Eurasian Coot, Gadwall, Northern pintail, Northern Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Sandpiper,) as well as other winter visitors like Bluethroat, wagtails, Green Avadavat, Siberian Stonechat, pipits, and buntings.