MOUNT ABU BIRDS MY PERSONAL COLLECTION

As a nature lover, bird watching has always fascinated me. I’ve been taking pictures of birds since I was in school in Mount Abu, where I learned about the local birds and their nesting habits. I learned to identify birds chiefly by their calls. I’ve been taking pictures in the wild for several years."Explore the diverse bird life of Mt.Abu with my detailed blog post: See the rare species in their NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. Experience the ecosystem of this INCREDIBLE MONTAINOUS region" Welcome to Abu.

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Saturday, November 23, 2019

Birds Mount Abu November 2019 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birding in November 2019. Mount Abu

20 November 2019

Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius

Dusky Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne concolor

Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Jungle Babbler - Turdoides striata

Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis

Rock Pigeon - Columba livia

21 November 2019

Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei

Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Purple Sunbird Check out the slide show

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Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Birds of Mount Abu APRIL 2019 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birding in the First week of April 2019. Mt Abu

The end of March saw a steep spike in the rising temperature. The days of the first week of April have been hot, it seems early summer has set in for our part of the world. Most of our winter migrants have left. It's nesting season right now for most of our local birds. I do a spot of birding in the late evenings. Appreciate my collection of birds made during this month.

1 April 2019

Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea

House sparrow - Passer domesticus - Male

Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer

Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus

2 April 2019.

Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus - Male

House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus - Juvenile

3 April 2019

Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus - Male

Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus - Female

House sparrow - Passer domesticus - female

House sparrow - Passer domesticus - Male

4 April 2019.

Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea - Male in breeding plumage

Shaheen Falcon - Falco Peregrinus peregrinator

5 April 2019.

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea - Male in breeding plumage

Indian Silverbill - Lonchura malabarica

Long-legged buzzard - Buteo rufinus

Long-legged buzzard - mobbed by Jungle Crow

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Territorial Dispute The Jungle Crow rule the roost in this area.

Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus TRYING TO ATTACK DAMAN

Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus - injury-feigning

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Red-wattled Lapwing NO match for the Daman Snake

6 April 2019.

Went to the Duck Pond on the 6 April 19, probably for the last time this year to check and see how many of our winter visitors were still there. Was surprised to see a solitary Common Teal - Anas crecca - Female. There were a handful of black-winged stilts, a few Red-wattled lapwings, two woolly necked Storks, a few sandpipers and an Indian Pond Heron. Earlier in the day early morning visited another water body the Jawai catchment water body. The duck had also left from here. Here I photographed alone little egret and a little cormorant.

Common Teal - Anas crecca - Female

( The solitary Winter visitor still to depart )

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer

7 April 2019

Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus

( Passage migrants )

Eurasian Craig Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris - In flight

( Winter visitor )

Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus - At nest

Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus - injury-feigning

Shaheen Falcon - Falco Peregrinus peregrinator

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Birds of Mount Abu MARCH 2019 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birding In March Mount Abu

Mount Abu is no longer a birdwatcher's paradise, nor a sanctuary to spot wild animals. The sanctuary is well preserved but probably lacks adequate food and water for both birds and animals. This sanctuary has very limited animals and birds and for this reason; it is not a favoured hot spot for wildlife enthusiasts and avid birders.

This year my birding streak in the month of March has been an extremely happy one. I could bag a few species that were probably not photographed before. I spotted a few lifers, including the Little Ringed plover, Black Eagle, Common Snipe, Eurasian Craig Martin, Pallid Harrier, and spot-billed duck. I've observed the return of the Vultures which once soared in the skies in large numbers. Appreciate the collection I've drawn up.

11 March 2019.

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Common Teal - Anas crecca - Female

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

Gadwall Anas strepera

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

A Possible passing migrant, an unusual sighting for this part of India Vagrant. The first for Mount Abu and a lifer for me.

A LIFER for me, probably a record shot for MOUNT ABU. An unusual sighting for this part of the world. A passage migrant/ Vagrant

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

Short-toed snake eagle - Circaetus gallicus

Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula - Male

Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula

Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula - Female

Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula - Male

Wood sandpiper - Tringa glareola

13 March 2019.

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros - Female

( Winter visitor )

Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata

( Winter visitor )

Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata fasciata

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis

House sparrow - Passer domesticus - Male

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca

14 March 2019.

Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius

Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicatus - Female

Long-Tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Shaheen Falcon - Falco peregrinus peregrinator

15 March 2019

Black stork - Ciconia nigra

The Black stork is a rare Winter visitor to Mount Abu. It's only these last few years that I saw their number go up . I have observed them at quite a few places here in Abu . I have seen 6 birds flying in circles, a welcoming sight.