MOUNT ABU BIRDS MY PERSONAL COLLECTION

Birding in June 2017 Mount Abu

From a birder's point of view, Mount Abu is one hill station where the variety of birds falls short of expectations of viewing exotic birds like in other hill stations. June is a month when this small hill station crawls with visitors from all parts of India to escape the scorching summer of the plains. At this time of the year, birders are fortunate to get photographs of the endangered Green Avadavat (Munia). Other common birds native to Abu are Black-lored Tits, Brown-headed Barbet, Large-billed Crows, Shikras, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Black Bird and a variety of Prinia'.

I've put together a small collection of birds clicked in June hope you appreciate my handiwork.

Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis stewarti

Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys xanthogenys

Brahmny Myna Sturnia pagodarum

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis sinensis

Green Avadavat Amandava formosa

Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii hodgsonii

House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus - Female

House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus - Male

Indian Blackbird Turdus simillimus bourdilloni

Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus cambaiensis - Female

Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica

Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata - Juvenile

Laughing dove basking

Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus - Male in flight from below

Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis saularis - Adult

Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus palpebrosus

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus - With prey

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus - Female

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus - Male

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica - In flight

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus indicus - Subadult

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus abuensis - Adult

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata punctulata - Adult

Shikra Accipiter badius - In flight

White Throated fantail flycatcher Rhipidu - Adult

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus - taking off

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus episcopus - Adult in flight from below

Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense nasale

Mount Abu Birds May 2017.

After my short stint in Gujarat from January to April, I returned to Abu.
My brief stay had its moments of difficulty. I did some lovely birding trips. I engaged in swimming, but the disagreement with the people out there led to my banishment shortly after. My brief stay was a disaster, according to my bitter half. I came back in May, and it sure was a blessing, as Gujarat was boiling and Abu was paradise. Below are a few birds I snapped in May.
 