Birding in September 2021 Mount Abu.
This year it seems the monsoons have gone on a hike, we had a few early showers in July, and August turned out to be bleak. Guess the Abuites did not appease the rain-gods, no time for the annual havans? Abuites are too busy reaping profits lost during the early pandemic. the influx of tourists during the month of August saw record numbers. This month also is going house full. The first week of September saw a few thundershowers. The birds, the beasts and the Abuites are sitting with fingers and toes crossed for some sign of the monsoon gods to shower this abode and fill our reservoirs.
Ducks a few arrived in the last week of August. We will probably have an early winter. I look forward to September; it is the time of year when winter migrants make their first appearance here in the abode of gods. The Alpine Swift, Barn swallow, Eurasian hobby, Harriers and a host of other raptors make their appearance here. I look forward to seeing the warblers and flycatchers. I have already observed and recorded the Sykes’s Warbler, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Gadwal, Green-winged Teal, Northern pintail, Northern shoveler, the Pied Cuckoo, and a few raptors. Hopefully, I’ll record the Alpine Swift in September. Enjoy my collection for the first week of September 2021. Click on any photograph to see the expanded view. Happy viewing.
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| Black-winged Kite - Elanus caeruleus |
Black-winged Kite Mount Abu Sept 2021.m4v
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| Ashy Prinia - Prinia social |
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| Ashy Prinia - Prinia social |
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| Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum |
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| Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum |
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| Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus sutorius |
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea |
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea |
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| Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus |
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| Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus |
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
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| Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis |
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| Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica |
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| Red-rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica |
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| Red-whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus |
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| Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata |
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| Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| Spot-breasted Fantail - Rhipidura albogularis |
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| Yellow-eyed Babbler - Chrysomma sinense |
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Yellow-eyed Babbler - Chrysomma sinense
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| Gadwall - Mareca strepera |
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| Green-winged Teal - Anas crecca |
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| Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| Northern Pintail - Anas acuta |
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| Northern Shoveler - Spatula clypeata |
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| Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayii |
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| Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayii |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
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