Recording the Migratory birds in the First week of November 2022.
The first week of November has flown by. There were thousands of tourists here for Diwali in October. The viral infection in our Abode had infected me, so I did not venture out. With joint pains and a sore throat with a persistent cough, it was a trying time. I birded around my area for short periods of time. The Eurasian Sparrow-hawk, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Eurasian Crag-Martin, Greenish Warbler, Hume's Warbler, Common Buzzard, and Gray Wagtail can all be seen among the winter visitors and migrant birds.
Despite snapping and recording a few raptors, their numbers seem low. Here is a compilation of my observations. Mount Abu's birds will delight you.
1 Nov 2022.
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| Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus |
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus: Winter visitor. I have observed this species over the years and have seen that they are not as common as the other migratory birds.
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| Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense Resident |
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| House Sparrow - Passer domesticus |
2 Nov 2022.
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| Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris “Not uncommon” in the winter |
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| Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
Common winter/passage migrant. Arrives as early as the first week of August.
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis |
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| Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis |
Yellow-throated Sparrow Resident. Not uncommon. In November numbers increased. Breeds in April / May. Butler (1875) found it “very abundant at Mount Aboo” and breeding in April.
3 Nov 2022.
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| Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros common Winter visitor |
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea winter visitor |
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| Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis Resident |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus Resident |
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| Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis |
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| Taiga Flycatcher - Ficedula albicilla |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis |
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| White-throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis |
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| Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis |
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| Yellow-throated Sparrow - Gymnoris xanthocollis |
4 Nov. 2022,
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| Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialist early morning dew bath |
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| Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros winter visitor common |
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| Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum winter visitor? |
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| Common House-Martin - Delichon urbicum |
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| Not uncommon in the cold weather winter visitor |
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| Gray Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea winter visitor found at most water bodies |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides Common winter/passage migrant |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca winter visitor |
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| Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca |
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| Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus |
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| Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis Resident |
5 Nov 2022.
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| Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
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| Long-tailed Shrike - Lanius schach |
6 Nov 2022.
Black-rumped Flameback - Dinopium benghalense Google Slides
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| Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
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| Eurasian Crag-Martin - Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
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| House Sparrow - Passer domesticus |
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| Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros |
7 Nov 2022.
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| Brahminy Starling - Sturnia pagodarum |
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| Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus |
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| Greenish Warbler - Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| House Sparrow - Passer domesticus |
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