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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Migratory birds in December 2020 Mount Abu mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Migratory Raptors, ducks and warblers were observed in December 2020.

The threat of COVID-19, spreading again, is forcing countries all over the world to go into another phase of LOCKDOWNS. I had planned this year to visit a few places in Gujarat to do a spot of birding, but the threat made me call off my plans. I will have to be content observing and recording birds of Mount Abu.

Birding during winters is exciting throughout the winter months. Migratory birds to Abu such as Common Pochard, Eurasian Coot, Eurasian Moorhen, Gadwall, Green-winged teal, Northern pintail, Northern Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Common Sandpiper, Common Snipe, a few varieties of sandpipers, wagtails and cormorants also photographed here. It's the time of year to photograph a variety of warblers, flycatchers and raptors.

The winter this year is going to be cold as the monsoon season departed much later than usual. Our night temperatures hover below 10 degrees. The lowest recorded so far has been 0 degrees. Appreciate my endeavour of recording the birds of Mount Abu.

1 Dec 2020.

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo

Common Buzzard 1 Dec 2020 Mt Abu.m4v

Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus

Long-legged Buzzard 1 Dec 2020 Mt Abu.m4v

Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides

Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca

Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Birding in December 2019 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birding in December 2019

It's the last month of the year 2019. Our winters have set in day temperatures hover between 15 and 20 degrees night temperatures fall below 10 degrees as December moves towards Christmas Abu can expect its frost and temperatures falling as low as -3 degrees. Birding during winters is exciting throughout the winter months. Abu gets a few migratory waterbirds such as Common Pochard, Eurasian Coot, Eurasian Moorhen, Gadwall, Green-winged teal, Northern pintail, Northern Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Common Sandpiper, Common Snipe, a few varieties of sandpipers, wagtails and cormorants also photographed here. It's the time of year to photograph a variety of warblers, flycatchers and raptors.

I love to do a spot of birding in Gujarat a visit is a must for die-hard birders. To view the places I have visited over the years, click the links below.

Thol Lake Sanctuary a birders delight.

Pareij wetlands an amazing birding destination Gujarat.

Banni Grassland Kutch Gujarat

Blackbuck National Park Velavadar Gujarat

1 December 2019.

Appreciate my birding in the abode of gods 'Mount Abu"

Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

(Winter visitor )

Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata

Common Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita

(Winter visitor )

Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei

(Winter visitor )

Hume's Warbler - Phylloscopus humei

Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Jungle Babbler - Turdoides striata

Long-legged Buzzard mobbed by Shikra

It was interesting to see the territorial dispute between the Shikras and the Long-legged Buzzard.

{Yesterday I had witnessed a pair of large-billed crows mobbing the same Buzzard}

The Shikras kept mobbing the Buzzard till they drove him out from their area.

Long-legged Buzzard mobbed by Shikra

Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus

Long-legged Buzzard mobbed by Shikra

Long-tailed Buzzard nicked by shikra

Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer

Shikra - Accipiter badius

2 December 2019

The Ashy Drongo, the Black drongo and plenty of White-bellied drongos can be seen at this time of the year. The Ashy Drongo and Blck drongo are local winter visitors.